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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 28

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

398 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 206▲ 398 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded unevenly steady. No test to last week for slaughter dairy steers. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, with Boners and Leans selling 9.00 to 9.50 higher. Slaughter Breakers sold 4.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold .75 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bullocks	—	Average	1,730	77.50	1,341	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,653	78.05	1,290	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	61.41	914	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	58.59	719	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	43.86	440	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,662	89.18	1,482	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	78.00	948	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,060	63.50	673	2thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,320	121.96	1,610	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,131	112.34	1,270	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	123.06	1,793	74
Steers	Select	Average	1,115	113.36	1,264	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,226	112.83	1,383	10

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,115	113.36/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,264	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,226	112.83/cwt	104.00–118.50	1,383	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,350	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,613	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,455	123.13/cwt	120.00–126.25	1,792	71
Steers	—	Choice	1,480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,887	1
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,690	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,986	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,040	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,009	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	113.04/cwt	100.00–118.50	1,283	22
Heifers	—	Choice	1,280	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,616	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,310	111.73/cwt	91.00–118.50	1,464	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,324	123.83/cwt	119.00–125.75	1,640	50
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	917	73.73/cwt	60.00–88.00	676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,521	66.66/cwt	65.50–68.00	1,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	75.26/cwt	71.00–81.50	1,214	16
Bulls	—	—	1,895	85.41/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,619	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	136	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	35.39/cwt	30.00–41.00	346	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	48.25/cwt	43.00–53.50	493	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,027	70.58/cwt	59.50–80.00	725	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	49.89/cwt	39.50–53.50	597	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	59.30/cwt	54.00–64.50	739	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	69.51/cwt	65.00–85.00	944	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	62.20/cwt	57.00–67.50	924	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	51.90/cwt	45.50–56.50	771	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	68.87/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,064	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,060	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	673	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,215	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	948	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,662	89.18/cwt	84.50–90.00	1,482	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,730	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,341	1

This sale against other markets

Illinois weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Jan 28, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 398Last week 206Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	65.50–68.00	66.66
14	—	1,895	82.00–92.00	85.41
16	—	1,613	71.00–81.50	75.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	60.00–88.00	73.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	65.00–85.00	69.51
19	—	1,197	39.50–53.50	49.89
55	—	1,247	54.00–64.50	59.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	68.00–70.00	68.87
6	—	1,486	45.50–56.50	51.90
44	—	1,485	57.00–67.50	62.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	16.00	16.00
16	—	1,021	43.00–53.50	48.25
5	—	977	30.00–41.00	35.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,027	59.50–80.00	70.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,455	120.00–126.25	123.13
1	—	1,350	119.50	119.50
1	—	1,480	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,226	104.00–118.50	112.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,115	105.00–117.50	113.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,662	84.50–90.00	89.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	126.25	126.25
10	—	1,310	91.00–118.50	111.73
50	—	1,324	119.00–125.75	123.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,135	100.00–118.50	113.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	97.00	97.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.