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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 20

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

349 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 327▲ 201 vs year ago 148 · +135.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .25 to .75 lower. Slaughter cows sold higher, with Breaker and Boners selling .50 to 1.50 higher and Leans 8.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.25 lower. Trade was active with 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	1,592	86.28	1,373	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,455	107.00	1,557	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	67.79	1,013	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	67.69	831	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	58.67	602	17
Heifers	Choice	High	1,304	125.20	1,633	54
Heifers	Select	Average	918	79.84	733	3thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,409	125.19	1,764	108
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,322	117.57	1,554	8thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,322	117.57/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,554	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,394	119.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,660	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,408	125.42/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,766	97
Steers	—	Choice	1,447	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,852	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	875	71.26/cwt	70.00–72.00	624	2
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,005	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	975	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,225	109.43/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,341	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,306	125.76/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,642	51
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,766	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	75.48/cwt	67.00–80.50	1,108	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	89.85/cwt	85.50–93.50	1,456	15
Bulls	—	—	1,905	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,857	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	48.17/cwt	30.00–55.00	438	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,038	88.87/cwt	77.00–98.00	922	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	62.46/cwt	57.00–67.00	669	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	785	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	66.99/cwt	62.00–72.00	823	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	58.29/cwt	54.00–61.50	760	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	73.25/cwt	73.00–73.50	978	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	76.16/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,091	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,455	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,557	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	59.81/cwt	57.00–63.00	880	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	68.81/cwt	63.50–73.50	1,037	45

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 20, 2021

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

Receipts 349Last week 327Year ago 148

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,620	85.50–93.50	89.85
1	—	1,905	97.50	97.50
6	—	1,468	67.00–80.50	75.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	70.00–72.00	71.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,225	107.00–112.00	109.43
51	—	1,306	121.00–127.50	125.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,322	105.00–120.00	117.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	128.00	128.00
6	—	1,394	115.00–120.00	119.06
97	—	1,408	121.00–127.50	125.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,229	62.00–72.00	66.99
12	—	1,303	54.00–61.50	58.29
2	—	1,335	73.00–73.50	73.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	74.50–79.00	76.16
45	—	1,507	63.50–73.50	68.81
11	—	1,472	57.00–63.00	59.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	69.50	69.50
5	—	909	30.00–55.00	48.17
11	—	1,071	57.00–67.00	62.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	77.00–98.00	88.87

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.