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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 21

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

336 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 298▼ 52 vs year ago 388 · −13.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 lower, with slaughter steers under 1300 lbs selling between 118.00 and 124.00 and slaughter steers over 1300 lbs selling between 120.00 and 126.50. Slaughter heifers traded steady to .25 higher. Slaughter cows sold from 3.75 higher to 9.00 higher with Leans having the lower gain. Slaughter bulls sold .75 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,608	88.54	1,423	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,575	99.98	1,575	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	72.71	1,115	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	67.18	827	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	55.45	618	18
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,290	122.45	1,579	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,065	112.00	1,193	1thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,005	85.85	863	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	122.57	1,707	95
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	113.63	1,436	10
Steers	Select	Average	946	97.82	926	4thin

Every lot

29 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	935	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	804	1
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	950	101.76/cwt	101.00–102.00	967	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,264	113.63/cwt	109.50–119.00	1,436	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,371	122.73/cwt	118.00–126.50	1,683	78
Steers	—	Choice	1,426	117.56/cwt	112.00–119.50	1,676	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,524	127.38/cwt	127.00–127.50	1,941	8
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,977	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Heifers	—	Select	935	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	598	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,040	96.78/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,007	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,065	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,193	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,292	127.07/cwt	126.50–127.50	1,642	19
Heifers	—	Choice	1,296	114.89/cwt	110.50–117.00	1,489	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	122.51/cwt	119.50–124.75	1,590	33
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,366	80.14/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,095	10
Bulls	—	—	1,623	89.47/cwt	84.00–93.50	1,452	9
Bulls	—	—	2,063	103.65/cwt	95.00–108.00	2,138	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	39.76/cwt	27.00–47.00	349	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	54.44/cwt	50.00–57.50	612	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,145	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	870	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	57.37/cwt	53.00–61.00	680	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	76.03/cwt	73.00–80.50	928	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	62.46/cwt	61.00–65.00	770	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,248	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	917	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	68.80/cwt	62.00–72.50	864	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,324	63.03/cwt	62.00–65.00	835	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	72.52/cwt	66.00–76.50	1,120	41
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,575	99.98/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,575	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	81.98/cwt	77.50–86.00	1,325	5

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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Receipts 336Last week 298Year ago 388

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,623	84.00–93.50	89.47
5	—	2,063	95.00–108.00	103.65
10	—	1,366	75.00–83.00	80.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,256	62.00–72.50	68.80
12	—	1,185	53.00–61.00	57.37
7	—	1,220	73.00–80.50	76.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	27.00–47.00	39.76
10	—	1,125	50.00–57.50	54.44
3	—	1,232	61.00–65.00	62.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	95.00–105.00	99.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	73.50	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,616	77.50–86.00	81.98
4	—	1,324	62.00–65.00	63.03
41	—	1,544	66.00–76.50	72.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,371	118.00–126.50	122.73
8	—	1,426	112.00–119.50	117.56
8	—	1,524	127.00–127.50	127.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	101.00–102.00	101.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,264	109.50–119.00	113.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,296	110.50–117.00	114.89
33	—	1,298	119.50–124.75	122.51
19	—	1,292	126.50–127.50	127.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	85.00–110.00	96.78

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.