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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 14

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

238 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 164▼ 30 vs year ago 268 · −11.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.25 to 1.75 higher . Slaughter cows sold mixed, with

Breakers selling .50 lower, Boners 3.75 higher. and Leans lightly tested, but notably higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.75 higher. 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	—	High	1,772	92.75	1,644	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,395	79.39	1,107	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	63.84	921	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	63.17	796	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	47.89	490	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,244	100.11	1,245	50
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,052	89.54	942	7thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,377	101.21	1,394	66
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,281	89.38	1,145	6thin

Every lot

23 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	—	Select and Choice	1,240	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	880	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,289	93.05/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,199	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,303	96.24/cwt	96.00–96.50	1,254	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,378	101.14/cwt	97.50–103.75	1,394	59
Steers	—	Choice	1,397	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,453	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,052	89.54/cwt	82.00–94.50	942	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,222	100.19/cwt	96.50–103.00	1,224	38
Heifers	—	Choice	1,301	92.37/cwt	90.50–95.50	1,202	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,317	103.57/cwt	103.25–103.75	1,364	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	81.97/cwt	76.00–86.50	1,253	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	95.33/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,740	10
Bulls	—	—	1,998	101.43/cwt	100.00–103.00	2,027	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	35.69/cwt	27.00–41.50	343	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	52.04/cwt	46.00–56.00	526	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,113	69.62/cwt	68.00–71.00	775	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	57.88/cwt	57.00–59.00	662	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	53.07/cwt	52.00–54.00	670	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	63.82/cwt	57.00–67.50	811	27
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,337	68.61/cwt	60.00–75.00	917	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,383	94.39/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,305	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	64.43/cwt	59.00–68.00	929	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	713	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,503	82.35/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,238	3

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

Receipts 238Last week 164Year ago 268

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.25 to 1.75 higher . Slaughter cows sold mixed, with

Breakers selling .50 lower, Boners 3.75 higher. and Leans lightly tested, but notably higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.75 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	46.00–56.00	52.04
2	—	1,143	57.00–59.00	57.88
3	—	960	27.00–41.50	35.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,271	57.00–67.50	63.82
3	—	1,262	52.00–54.00	53.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	93.00–95.50	94.39
3	—	1,503	76.00–88.00	82.35
5	—	1,337	60.00–75.00	68.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	68.00–71.00	69.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	49.00	49.00
25	—	1,442	59.00–68.00	64.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	96.00–96.50	96.24
5	—	1,397	104.00	104.00
59	—	1,378	97.50–103.75	101.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,289	90.00–95.50	93.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	90.50–95.50	92.37
8	—	1,317	103.25–103.75	103.57
38	—	1,222	96.50–103.00	100.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,052	82.00–94.50	89.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,998	100.00–103.00	101.43
4	—	1,528	76.00–86.50	81.97
10	—	1,825	90.00–99.50	95.33

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.