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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 6

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

325 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 327▲ 325 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 6.25 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold .50 to 1.50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.25 higher. Trade was active with very 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	—	Average	1,543	89.18	1,376	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,455	90.21	1,312	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	71.38	855	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	69.92	1,047	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	63.54	662	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,311	119.81	1,571	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	102.92	1,117	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,006	87.94	885	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	122.84	1,793	55
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	111.13	1,495	2thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,489	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,345	111.13/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,495	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,459	122.68/cwt	118.00–124.75	1,790	47
Steers	—	Choice	1,490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,863	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	993	82.01/cwt	81.00–83.00	814	2
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,015	91.89/cwt	87.00–100.00	933	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,085	102.92/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,117	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,225	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,513	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,290	114.17/cwt	112.00–115.50	1,473	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,329	120.54/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,602	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,272	80.82/cwt	73.00–84.50	1,028	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	102.55/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	91.78/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,565	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	905	81.92/cwt	78.00–90.00	741	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	52.29/cwt	52.00–52.50	523	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	68.43/cwt	67.00–69.00	708	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,040	90.26/cwt	78.00–107.00	939	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	61.68/cwt	56.50–65.00	654	28
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,165	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,153	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	61.51/cwt	55.00–64.50	732	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	76.17/cwt	76.00–76.50	912	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	69.86/cwt	65.00–75.50	859	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	63.41/cwt	59.50–65.00	944	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,491	89.11/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,329	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	70.86/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,061	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	79.52/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,213	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Receipts 325Last week 327Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,705	87.00–97.00	91.78
2	—	1,623	100.00–104.00	102.55
6	—	1,272	73.00–84.50	80.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	81.00–83.00	82.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	87.00–100.00	91.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,329	116.00–122.50	120.54
2	—	1,225	123.50	123.50
3	—	1,290	112.00–115.50	114.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	92.00–115.00	102.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	108.00–114.00	111.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,459	118.00–124.75	122.68
7	—	1,490	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,295	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	78.00–90.00	81.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	99.00	99.00
8	—	1,491	85.00–95.00	89.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	76.00–76.50	76.17
17	—	1,190	55.00–64.50	61.51
73	—	1,230	65.00–75.50	69.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,498	66.00–76.00	70.86
2	—	1,525	77.00–82.00	79.52
10	—	1,489	59.50–65.00	63.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,040	78.00–107.00	90.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	52.00–52.50	52.29
28	—	1,061	56.50–65.00	61.68
4	—	1,034	67.00–69.00	68.43

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.