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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 24

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

327 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 382▲ 97 vs year ago 230 · +42.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.75 to 3.75 higher with heifers having the larger gain. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers .50 higher, Boners 4.50 lower, and Leans .50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.25 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	1,395	87.88	1,226	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,457	100.07	1,458	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	74.56	1,154	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	67.82	818	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	63.11	686	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	130.52	1,720	88
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,066	115.80	1,234	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	924	89.63	828	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	130.45	1,824	99
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	121.95	1,512	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,148	94.61	1,086	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,317	86.00	1,133	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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,148	94.61/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,086	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,240	121.95/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,512	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,295	124.72/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,615	5
Steers	—	Standard	1,317	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,133	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,389	130.64/cwt	127.50–133.50	1,815	86
Steers	—	Choice	1,511	133.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,023	7
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,890	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	2,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Select	975	82.56/cwt	67.00–97.00	805	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,066	115.80/cwt	101.00–122.00	1,234	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,300	131.33/cwt	127.50–133.75	1,707	80
Heifers	—	Choice	1,436	123.24/cwt	119.50–126.00	1,770	6
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,678	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,013	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,041	79.81/cwt	73.50–85.00	831	7
Bulls	—	—	1,671	93.86/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,568	7
Bulls	—	—	1,935	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,983	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	955	81.28/cwt	73.00–88.50	776	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	463	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,026	71.35/cwt	63.00–76.00	732	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	61.56/cwt	55.00–65.00	687	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	61.83/cwt	56.00–63.50	723	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	68.90/cwt	64.50–74.50	849	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,073	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,398	94.11/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,316	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	66.67/cwt	62.00–69.00	983	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	76.42/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,195	17
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,764	1

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 Aug 24, 2021

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

Receipts 327Last week 382Year ago 230

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,671	88.00–97.50	93.86
1	—	1,935	102.50	102.50
7	—	1,041	73.50–85.00	79.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,232	64.50–74.50	68.90
1	—	1,285	83.50	83.50
10	—	1,170	56.00–63.50	61.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	62.00–69.00	66.67
17	—	1,564	70.00–80.50	76.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,116	55.00–65.00	61.56
1	—	985	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,026	63.00–76.00	71.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	73.00–88.50	81.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	93.00–95.00	94.11
1	—	1,575	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	975	67.00–97.00	82.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	101.00–122.00	115.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,300	127.50–133.75	131.33
6	—	1,436	119.50–126.00	123.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	119.00–121.00	119.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,389	127.50–133.50	130.64
7	—	1,511	130.00–135.00	133.90
5	—	1,295	122.00–126.00	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	91.00–98.00	94.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,240	109.00–126.00	121.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,317	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	118.50	118.50

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.