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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 13

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

327 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 325▲ 327 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 5.50 higher. No comparison for slaughter dairy steers. Slaughter cows sold 2.50 to 7.00 lower with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 2.25 higher. Trade was active with good demand on slaughter steers and heifers, and bulls, but moderate on slaughter cows.

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	1,696	92.69	1,572	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,384	108.38	1,500	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	65.22	826	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,579	65.13	1,028	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	55.06	589	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	96.00	1,420	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,307	124.21	1,624	65
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,164	109.56	1,275	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,099	88.70	974	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	125.75	1,762	65
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	120.26	1,461	16

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,215	120.26/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,461	16
Steers	—	Choice	1,370	114.42/cwt	113.50–115.50	1,568	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,402	126.11/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,768	63
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	960	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	989	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,097	86.24/cwt	74.00–93.00	946	6
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,103	96.06/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,060	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,164	109.56/cwt	98.00–122.00	1,275	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,297	114.93/cwt	105.00–122.50	1,491	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	125.91/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,656	56
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	79.70/cwt	73.50–85.50	1,166	5
Bulls	—	—	1,706	93.90/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,602	13
Bulls	—	—	1,956	105.01/cwt	100.50–107.00	2,054	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	54.69/cwt	49.50–58.00	575	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	61.21/cwt	60.50–62.00	667	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,102	83.70/cwt	75.00–94.00	922	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	466	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,255	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,054	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	57.08/cwt	37.00–63.00	723	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	66.61/cwt	60.00–72.00	859	33
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,410	113.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,597	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	53.95/cwt	29.00–61.50	851	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	67.25/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,062	37
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,479	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,420	6

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 13, 2021

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

Receipts 327Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,706	89.00–99.50	93.90
4	—	1,956	100.50–107.00	105.01
5	—	1,463	73.50–85.50	79.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	74.00–93.00	86.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	95.00–97.00	96.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,315	123.00–129.50	125.91
8	—	1,297	105.00–122.50	114.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,164	98.00–122.00	109.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,479	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,410	110.00–117.00	113.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,267	37.00–63.00	57.08
33	—	1,290	60.00–72.00	66.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,577	29.00–61.50	53.95
37	—	1,579	63.00–73.00	67.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	40.00	40.00
9	—	1,052	49.50–58.00	54.69
3	—	1,090	60.50–62.00	61.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	75.00–94.00	83.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,215	107.00–122.00	120.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,402	123.00–129.50	126.11
2	—	1,370	113.50–115.50	114.42

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.