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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 19

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

315 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 300▲ 101 vs year ago 214 · +47.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 6.50 lower, Boners 2.50 higher, and Leans 11.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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	1,537	80.95	1,245	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,378	83.13	1,146	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	64.89	956	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	59.39	744	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	35.79	385	12
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,266	127.26	1,611	27
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,149	112.21	1,289	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,052	78.77	829	6thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,422	127.14	1,808	59
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	114.79	1,498	24

Every lot

22 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	1,305	114.79/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,498	24
Steers	—	Choice	1,414	134.41/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,901	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,421	128.61/cwt	127.00–132.50	1,828	34
Steers	—	Choice	1,429	119.91/cwt	104.00–125.50	1,714	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,052	78.77/cwt	62.00–96.00	829	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,149	112.21/cwt	100.00–123.50	1,289	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,197	121.95/cwt	116.50–123.00	1,460	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,299	129.28/cwt	125.00–130.50	1,679	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,341	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,817	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,244	68.30/cwt	52.50–78.50	850	9
Bulls	—	—	1,708	85.79/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,465	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	93.47/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,636	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	37.14/cwt	33.00–43.00	385	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,082	94.80/cwt	70.00–112.50	1,026	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	618	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	26.12/cwt	20.00–30.00	301	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	59.49/cwt	54.00–64.50	757	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	47.42/cwt	36.00–53.50	605	30
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,378	83.13/cwt	73.00–91.00	1,146	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	54.55/cwt	52.00–56.50	752	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	62.81/cwt	57.00–67.50	903	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	72.09/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,136	15

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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Receipts 315Last week 300Year ago 214

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,708	82.00–88.00	85.79
6	—	1,750	91.00–97.50	93.47
9	—	1,244	52.50–78.50	68.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,273	54.00–64.50	59.49
30	—	1,276	36.00–53.50	47.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,438	57.00–67.50	62.81
15	—	1,576	69.00–76.00	72.09
4	—	1,379	52.00–56.50	54.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,037	33.00–43.00	37.14
1	—	1,145	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,152	20.00–30.00	26.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,082	70.00–112.50	94.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	73.00–91.00	83.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,429	104.00–125.50	119.91
34	—	1,421	127.00–132.50	128.61
9	—	1,414	134.00–135.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,305	101.00–120.00	114.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,197	116.50–123.00	121.95
14	—	1,299	125.00–130.50	129.28
3	—	1,341	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,052	62.00–96.00	78.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,149	100.00–123.50	112.21

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.