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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-24

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 24

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

322 head

▼ 177 vs last sale 499▲ 107 vs year ago 215 · +49.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 3.75 lower. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 7.25 lower on a lower quality set. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,270	90.00	1,143	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,637	71.19	1,166	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,503	69.94	1,051	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	56.37	837	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	54.55	667	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	47.91	535	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	101.11	1,383	44
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	103.55	1,478	89
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,267	103.50	1,311	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,320	69.83	922	3thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,240	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	750	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,267	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,311	2
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,360	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,013	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,375	95.78/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,317	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,416	103.79/cwt	100.50–107.50	1,470	69
Steers	—	Choice	1,518	108.59/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,648	11
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,551	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,290	104.53/cwt	101.50–107.50	1,348	20
Heifers	—	Choice	1,432	91.82/cwt	70.00–98.50	1,315	15
Heifers	—	Choice	1,433	108.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,562	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	64.05/cwt	58.00–67.50	860	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	73.16/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,266	9
Bulls	—	—	1,980	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,624	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	939	67.32/cwt	57.00–78.50	632	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	407	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	48.41/cwt	43.50–53.50	541	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	55.05/cwt	52.00–62.50	678	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	48.23/cwt	39.00–51.50	623	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	871	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	49.46/cwt	46.00–52.00	685	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,503	69.94/cwt	63.50–75.00	1,051	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	58.01/cwt	53.00–63.50	878	50
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	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 Nov 24, 2020

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

Receipts 322Last week 499Year ago 215

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,730	70.00–78.50	73.16
1	—	1,980	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,343	58.00–67.50	64.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	60.50	60.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	74.50	74.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,267	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,416	100.50–107.50	103.79
11	—	1,518	108.00–110.00	108.59
8	—	1,375	90.00–100.00	95.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	63.50–75.00	69.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,232	52.00–62.50	55.05
14	—	1,291	39.00–51.50	48.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,514	53.00–63.50	58.01
1	—	1,350	64.50	64.50
13	—	1,385	46.00–52.00	49.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,117	43.50–53.50	48.41
1	—	1,085	37.50	37.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	939	57.00–78.50	67.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,290	101.50–107.50	104.53
9	—	1,433	107.00–110.00	108.98
15	—	1,432	70.00–98.50	91.82

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.