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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 25

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

224 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 299▲ 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.25 lower. Slaughter dairy steers were lightly tested as were slaughter bulls. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.75 higher, Boners 2.00 lower, and Leans 2.75 lower. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,798	81.74	1,470	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,655	78.00	1,291	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	66.22	988	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	59.33	705	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	41.44	421	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,182	79.87	944	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,152	72.69	837	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,317	113.51	1,494	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,242	112.09	1,392	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	993	76.47	759	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,422	117.47	1,670	45
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	110.72	1,431	4thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,165	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,153	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,292	110.72/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,431	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,398	118.02/cwt	114.50–120.50	1,650	39
Steers	—	Choice	1,598	121.24/cwt	121.00–121.50	1,937	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,701	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,939	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	967	72.62/cwt	70.00–77.00	702	3
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,070	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	942	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,224	106.68/cwt	96.00–112.50	1,306	9
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,242	112.09/cwt	110.00–113.75	1,392	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	116.91/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,536	15
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	122.32/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,688	3
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,657	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,748	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	79.07/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,392	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	92.29/cwt	89.00–95.50	1,684	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	963	87.55/cwt	78.00–99.00	843	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	46.89/cwt	44.00–50.00	466	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	25.10/cwt	21.00–31.00	271	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	48.29/cwt	38.00–53.00	577	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	58.69/cwt	53.50–64.00	704	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	68.32/cwt	64.50–74.50	857	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	56.41/cwt	53.50–59.50	783	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	66.76/cwt	61.50–72.00	1,000	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	73.61/cwt	72.50–74.50	1,156	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,595	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,268	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,715	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,312	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,152	72.69/cwt	72.00–74.00	837	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,182	79.87/cwt	76.00–86.00	944	9

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

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Receipts 224Last week 299Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	99.00	99.00
39	—	1,398	114.50–120.50	118.02
2	—	1,598	121.00–121.50	121.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,292	109.00–113.00	110.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,701	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	79.50	79.50
1	—	1,715	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,498	61.50–72.00	66.76
4	—	1,388	53.50–59.50	56.41
4	—	1,571	72.50–74.50	73.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	78.00–99.00	87.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,255	64.50–74.50	68.32
14	—	1,194	38.00–53.00	48.29
33	—	1,200	53.50–64.00	58.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	21.00–31.00	25.10
9	—	993	44.00–50.00	46.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,182	76.00–86.00	79.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	72.00–74.00	72.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	70.00–77.00	72.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	96.00–112.50	106.68
15	—	1,314	114.00–119.50	116.91
3	—	1,380	121.50–124.00	122.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,242	110.00–113.75	112.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,657	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,760	77.00–81.50	79.07
2	—	1,825	89.00–95.50	92.29

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.