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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 8

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

366 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 488▼ 30 vs year ago 396 · −7.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.50 to 4.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold .50 to 3.25 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.25 lower. Trade was active with soft to 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	—	High	1,550	97.50	1,511	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,669	69.21	1,155	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,285	72.96	937	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	53.03	808	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	49.49	628	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	41.92	454	22
Heifers	Choice	High	1,340	101.36	1,358	69
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,005	88.96	894	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,429	101.11	1,445	70
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	95.68	1,153	10
Steers	Standard	Average	1,181	67.01	791	4thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,072	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,067	2
Steers	—	Standard	1,145	61.34/cwt	57.50–70.00	702	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,238	94.72/cwt	85.50–100.00	1,173	8
Steers	—	Standard	1,290	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,084	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,360	94.71/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,288	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,480	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,382	104.06/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,438	49
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,736	92.38/cwt	80.00–101.50	1,604	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,005	88.96/cwt	88.00–90.00	894	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,337	103.73/cwt	99.50–107.00	1,387	52
Heifers	—	Choice	1,398	95.04/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,329	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,480	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,621	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,434	60.14/cwt	44.00–67.50	862	14
Bulls	—	—	1,772	73.08/cwt	68.50–78.00	1,295	13
Bulls	—	—	2,062	84.55/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,743	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	34.62/cwt	34.00–35.00	349	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	532	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	42.72/cwt	37.50–46.00	469	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	43.49/cwt	40.00–46.00	518	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,248	56.96/cwt	55.00–59.00	711	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,249	70.21/cwt	58.50–75.00	877	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	50.87/cwt	46.50–56.50	657	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	59.46/cwt	58.00–61.50	829	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	46.20/cwt	38.00–49.00	681	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	921	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	54.21/cwt	49.50–60.00	832	56
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,550	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,511	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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Receipts 366Last week 488Year ago 396

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,772	68.50–78.00	73.08
5	—	2,062	82.00–89.50	84.55
14	—	1,434	44.00–67.50	60.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,145	57.50–70.00	61.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,736	80.00–101.50	92.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	85.50–100.00	94.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,072	99.50	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,360	90.00–99.50	94.71
49	—	1,382	100.00–107.50	104.06
1	—	1,370	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	95.00	95.00
8	—	1,249	58.50–75.00	70.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	58.00–61.50	59.46
15	—	1,192	40.00–46.00	43.49
40	—	1,292	46.50–56.50	50.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,535	49.50–60.00	54.21
11	—	1,475	38.00–49.00	46.20
1	—	1,485	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	49.50	49.50
3	—	1,007	34.00–35.00	34.62
18	—	1,097	37.50–46.00	42.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	55.00–59.00	56.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	109.50	109.50
14	—	1,398	87.00–99.00	95.04
52	—	1,337	99.50–107.00	103.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	88.00–90.00	88.96

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.