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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 18

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

299 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 258▲ 299 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 sold 1.50 lower. Slaughter cows sold from 2.50 to 4.75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.50 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
Bulls	—	Low	1,421	79.14	1,125	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,260	85.50	1,077	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,534	65.07	998	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	60.16	783	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	47.03	507	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	79.20	984	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,313	118.64	1,558	56
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,082	104.29	1,128	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,003	88.87	891	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	118.90	1,724	52
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,217	112.85	1,373	16
Steers	Select	Average	995	107.23	1,067	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	995	107.23/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,067	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,217	112.85/cwt	104.50–114.50	1,373	16
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	118.90/cwt	115.50–121.25	1,724	52
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	930	99.18/cwt	93.00–106.00	922	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,080	110.08/cwt	103.00–113.50	1,189	5
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,084	97.05/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,052	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,148	68.26/cwt	60.00–76.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,264	112.79/cwt	109.50–114.50	1,426	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,318	119.21/cwt	115.00–121.50	1,571	51
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,026	69.75/cwt	64.00–73.50	716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,737	86.66/cwt	83.50–91.00	1,505	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	970	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	631	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	49.80/cwt	43.50–53.50	522	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	34.30/cwt	28.00–39.00	377	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,113	83.26/cwt	75.00–93.00	927	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	56.28/cwt	55.00–59.00	632	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,165	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,212	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,230	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,046	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	60.79/cwt	54.50–65.00	777	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	48.92/cwt	36.00–54.00	635	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,385	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	935	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	67.96/cwt	66.00–69.50	981	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	65.03/cwt	58.50–68.50	983	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	71.15/cwt	69.50–74.00	1,106	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,656	54.71/cwt	51.50–56.50	906	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,243	79.20/cwt	79.00–80.00	984	5

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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Receipts 299Last week 258Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.50 lower. Slaughter cows sold from 2.50 to 4.75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.50 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,450	115.50–121.25	118.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	105.00–109.00	107.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,217	104.50–114.50	112.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	94.00–104.00	97.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	60.00–76.00	68.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	93.00–106.00	99.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	109.50–114.50	112.79
51	—	1,318	115.00–121.50	119.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	103.00–113.50	110.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	64.00–73.50	69.75
5	—	1,737	83.50–91.00	86.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	79.00–80.00	79.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,165	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,230	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	55.00–59.00	56.28
7	—	1,099	28.00–39.00	34.30
9	—	1,048	43.50–53.50	49.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	51.50–56.50	54.71
7	—	1,555	69.50–74.00	71.15
29	—	1,512	58.50–68.50	65.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,298	36.00–54.00	48.92
28	—	1,278	54.50–65.00	60.79
9	—	1,444	66.00–69.50	67.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	75.00–93.00	83.26

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.