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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 28

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

242 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 336▼ 122 vs year ago 364 · −33.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower with Boners taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,660	78.45	1,302	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,280	87.68	1,122	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	71.82	1,122	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	61.66	784	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	51.30	574	10
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,295	119.98	1,553	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,135	85.33	969	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,070	82.11	879	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	124.13	1,855	77
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,339	113.08	1,514	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	850	90.67	770	3thin

Every lot

24 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	787	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	614	2
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	975	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,131	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,312	118.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,549	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,339	113.08/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,514	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,510	124.65/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,882	71
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,025	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,076	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,079	77.53/cwt	60.00–86.00	837	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,085	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,172	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,160	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	858	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,288	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,582	15
Heifers	—	Choice	1,320	109.35/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,443	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,481	73.14/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,083	6
Bulls	—	—	1,839	83.76/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,540	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,045	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	679	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	50.67/cwt	45.00–55.00	564	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	664	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	54.35/cwt	52.00–56.00	660	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,241	83.35/cwt	78.50–93.00	1,034	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	61.86/cwt	56.50–66.50	791	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	69.58/cwt	68.50–70.50	935	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	62.26/cwt	61.00–64.00	867	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,507	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	70.87/cwt	64.50–75.00	1,082	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,736	78.63/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,365	7

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 242Last week 336Year ago 364

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,839	81.00–87.50	83.76
6	—	1,481	68.00–76.00	73.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,279	56.50–66.50	61.86
4	—	1,344	68.50–70.50	69.58
6	—	1,215	52.00–56.00	54.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,527	64.50–75.00	70.87
7	—	1,736	77.00–81.00	78.63
3	—	1,393	61.00–64.00	62.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	78.50–93.00	83.35
1	—	1,435	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	45.00–55.00	50.67
1	—	1,165	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,085	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	97.00–114.00	109.35
15	—	1,288	120.00–125.00	122.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	60.00–86.00	77.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,510	120.00–126.50	124.65
6	—	1,312	115.00–119.00	118.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,339	105.00–116.00	113.08

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.