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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 26

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

331 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 315▲ 70 vs year ago 261 · +26.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 6.00 higher, Boners steady, and Leans 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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	1,714	81.88	1,404	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,409	76.83	1,082	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	65.29	986	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	59.48	741	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	50.42	538	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,329	127.24	1,691	54
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,189	119.41	1,420	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	129.70	1,909	138
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,286	112.72	1,450	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,170	90.50	1,059	2thin

Every lot

26 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,070	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,038	1
Steers	—	Select	1,270	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,067	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,286	112.72/cwt	97.00–126.50	1,450	20
Steers	—	Choice	1,360	124.23/cwt	114.00–127.50	1,690	31
Steers	—	Choice	1,493	131.57/cwt	128.00–134.50	1,964	101
Steers	—	Choice	1,558	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,134	3
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,832	116.04/cwt	113.50–121.00	2,126	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	995	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	925	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,189	119.41/cwt	105.00–126.50	1,420	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,283	118.71/cwt	101.00–125.50	1,523	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,334	129.31/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,725	43
Heifers	—	Choice	1,562	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,093	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	93.91/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	69.40/cwt	61.50–77.50	1,095	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	85.58/cwt	81.50–90.00	1,590	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	58.73/cwt	54.00–63.50	558	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,032	72.46/cwt	59.50–86.00	748	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	48.57/cwt	42.00–52.00	531	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	59.28/cwt	55.00–65.50	751	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	48.93/cwt	41.50–54.50	634	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	988	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	67.08/cwt	66.00–69.00	893	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,406	65.99/cwt	63.00–69.50	928	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,412	87.66/cwt	81.50–96.00	1,238	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	55.98/cwt	46.50–61.50	826	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	68.55/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,059	11

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 26, 2021

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

Receipts 331Last week 315Year ago 261

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,858	81.50–90.00	85.58
2	—	1,485	93.00–95.00	93.91
4	—	1,578	61.50–77.50	69.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	66.00–69.00	67.08
11	—	1,296	41.50–54.50	48.93
27	—	1,267	55.00–65.50	59.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,094	42.00–52.00	48.57
2	—	950	54.00–63.50	58.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	46.50–61.50	55.98
1	—	1,300	76.00	76.00
11	—	1,545	64.00–74.00	68.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,406	63.00–69.50	65.99
3	—	1,412	81.50–96.00	87.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,032	59.50–86.00	72.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	113.50–121.00	116.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,493	128.00–134.50	131.57
3	—	1,558	137.00	137.00
31	—	1,360	114.00–127.50	124.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,286	97.00–126.50	112.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,334	127.00–133.50	129.31
2	—	1,562	134.00	134.00
8	—	1,283	101.00–125.50	118.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,189	105.00–126.50	119.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	93.00	93.00

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.