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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 2

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

361 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 440▼ 31 vs year ago 392 · −7.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.25 to 3.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.75 to 7.00 lower, with Leans taking the largest loss. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Trade was active with soft to moderate

demand on a lower market.

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	1,708	91.02	1,555	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,689	82.82	1,399	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,412	81.83	1,155	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	61.83	940	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	57.95	723	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	51.49	576	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,334	113.28	1,511	96
Heifers	Select	Average	962	105.89	1,019	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,196	100.55	1,203	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	112.61	1,648	53
Steers	Select	Average	1,041	102.70	1,069	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	101.00	1,253	7thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,041	102.70/cwt	96.00–111.50	1,069	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,241	101.00/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,253	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,375	107.70/cwt	104.00–109.50	1,481	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,438	113.78/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,636	42
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,668	108.42/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,808	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	962	105.89/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,019	7
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,196	100.55/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,203	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,304	104.23/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,359	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,337	114.10/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,526	88
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	64.59/cwt	29.00–75.50	940	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	82.69/cwt	77.00–87.50	1,402	10
Bulls	—	—	1,786	91.07/cwt	88.50–94.50	1,627	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	979	61.17/cwt	57.00–70.00	599	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	42.48/cwt	42.00–44.00	423	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,145	69.12/cwt	63.00–81.50	791	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	50.32/cwt	44.50–55.00	580	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	48.03/cwt	35.00–52.50	585	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	58.30/cwt	54.00–64.50	741	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	843	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	56.07/cwt	55.50–57.00	736	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,355	69.05/cwt	68.00–70.00	936	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,468	94.61/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,389	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,038	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	62.54/cwt	56.50–67.00	948	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	52.26/cwt	44.50–55.00	823	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,708	91.02/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,555	2

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Receipts 361Last week 440Year ago 392

demand on a lower market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,695	77.00–87.50	82.69
9	—	1,786	88.50–94.50	91.07
4	—	1,455	29.00–75.50	64.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	87.50–95.00	91.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	962	96.00–110.00	105.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,337	110.00–116.50	114.10
8	—	1,304	102.00–107.00	104.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	97.00–107.50	100.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	96.00–111.50	102.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,668	107.00–111.00	108.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	96.00–107.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	104.00–109.50	107.70
42	—	1,438	110.00–116.50	113.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	57.00–70.00	61.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	92.00–97.00	94.61
2	—	1,355	68.00–70.00	69.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	66.00	66.00
11	—	1,219	35.00–52.50	48.03
42	—	1,271	54.00–64.50	58.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	44.50–55.00	52.26
44	—	1,516	56.50–67.00	62.54
1	—	1,505	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	63.00–81.50	69.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	55.50–57.00	56.07
4	—	996	42.00–44.00	42.48
14	—	1,153	44.50–55.00	50.32

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.