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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 11

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

396 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 337▲ 231 vs year ago 165 · +140.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.75 to 4.75 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 1.50 higher, Boners steady, and Leans 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold .25 higher. 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	1,692	87.12	1,474	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,246	90.66	1,130	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	68.31	1,028	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	66.68	793	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	59.46	593	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	103.71	1,454	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,055	76.50	807	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	114.65	1,494	65
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,138	103.91	1,182	14
Heifers	Select	Average	806	73.82	595	6thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,408	118.78	1,673	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,194	108.89	1,300	10
Steers	Standard	Average	1,378	96.21	1,326	2thin

Every lot

27 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	—	Select and Choice	1,194	108.89/cwt	102.00–114.50	1,300	10
Steers	—	Standard	1,378	96.21/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,326	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,390	118.30/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,644	48
Steers	—	Choice	1,413	106.90/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,510	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	123.47/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,846	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	733	89.97/cwt	80.00–100.00	659	2
Heifers	—	Select	843	65.74/cwt	51.00–81.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,138	103.91/cwt	95.00–113.50	1,182	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,274	117.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,501	42
Heifers	—	Choice	1,343	108.81/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,461	22
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	74.01/cwt	52.50–85.00	1,072	6
Bulls	—	—	1,774	92.74/cwt	87.00–97.50	1,645	11
Bulls	—	—	2,260	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,350	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	45.22/cwt	20.00–53.50	393	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,001	77.71/cwt	64.00–88.00	778	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	62.22/cwt	58.00–67.00	635	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	769	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	66.62/cwt	62.00–72.00	799	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	75.04/cwt	73.50–78.00	913	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,246	90.66/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,130	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	58.10/cwt	52.00–61.00	728	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	78.76/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,083	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	69.19/cwt	63.50–74.00	1,041	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	61.10/cwt	56.50–63.00	939	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,055	76.50/cwt	76.00–77.00	807	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,402	103.71/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,454	10

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 May 11, 2021

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

Receipts 396Last week 337Year ago 165

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,774	87.00–97.50	92.74
1	—	2,260	104.00	104.00
6	—	1,448	52.50–85.00	74.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	843	51.00–81.00	65.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	80.00–100.00	89.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,274	115.00–120.00	117.82
22	—	1,343	98.00–114.00	108.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,138	95.00–113.50	103.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	76.00–77.00	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,402	97.00–105.00	103.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	95.00–97.50	96.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,495	122.00–124.00	123.47
2	—	1,413	105.00–108.50	106.90
48	—	1,390	115.00–121.00	118.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,194	102.00–114.50	108.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,253	52.00–61.00	58.10
77	—	1,199	62.00–72.00	66.62
3	—	1,217	73.50–78.00	75.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	20.00–53.50	45.22
1	—	1,115	69.00	69.00
12	—	1,020	58.00–67.00	62.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,001	64.00–88.00	77.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,504	63.50–74.00	69.19
2	—	1,375	75.50–83.00	78.76
9	—	1,537	56.50–63.00	61.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	85.00–95.00	90.66

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.