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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 7

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

425 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 525▲ 59 vs year ago 366 · +16.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 3.50 higher. Slaughter dairy steers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.50 to 2.50 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.50 lower. 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	1,732	81.12	1,405	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,383	89.90	1,244	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	63.14	953	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	59.35	758	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	42.25	445	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,248	111.75	1,394	2thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,394	140.83	1,963	32
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,114	110.52	1,231	6thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,035	78.73	815	8thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,473	141.85	2,090	80
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	121.65	1,536	6thin
Steers	Select	Low	1,050	61.50	646	2thin

Every lot

33 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	1,025	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	390	1
Steers	—	Select	1,075	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	914	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,263	121.65/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,536	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,418	134.31/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,905	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,473	142.54/cwt	138.00–146.50	2,100	72
Steers	—	Choice	1,480	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,183	1
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,383	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	933	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,059	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,064	73.66/cwt	60.00–81.00	784	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,078	54.07/cwt	53.00–55.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,114	110.52/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,231	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,302	134.60/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,752	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,408	141.79/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,996	26
Heifers	—	Choice	1,480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,176	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,471	71.22/cwt	51.00–77.00	1,048	11
Bulls	—	—	1,808	84.38/cwt	79.50–89.50	1,526	26
Bulls	—	—	2,183	93.12/cwt	92.25–94.00	2,033	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	164	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	885	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	29.71/cwt	20.00–35.00	300	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	43.94/cwt	39.50–50.00	472	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	52.71/cwt	51.00–55.00	576	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,144	86.19/cwt	76.00–104.00	986	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	51.04/cwt	44.00–53.50	653	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	58.17/cwt	54.00–64.50	746	94
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,355	108.68/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,473	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,394	82.86/cwt	68.00–91.00	1,155	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	67.75/cwt	65.00–72.00	951	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	56.16/cwt	51.00–59.50	814	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	74.44/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,141	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	65.53/cwt	60.00–70.50	1,005	53
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,200	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,260	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,295	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,535	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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Receipts 425Last week 525Year ago 366

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,808	79.50–89.50	84.38
2	—	2,183	92.25–94.00	93.12
11	—	1,471	51.00–77.00	71.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,279	44.00–53.50	51.04
94	—	1,282	54.00–64.50	58.17
6	—	1,403	65.00–72.00	67.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,075	39.50–50.00	43.94
5	—	1,011	20.00–35.00	29.71
3	—	1,093	51.00–55.00	52.71
1	—	865	19.00	19.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,449	51.00–59.50	56.16
53	—	1,533	60.00–70.50	65.53
3	—	1,533	71.00–78.00	74.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,144	76.00–104.00	86.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	105.00–112.00	108.68
8	—	1,394	68.00–91.00	82.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	132.00–137.00	134.31
72	—	1,473	138.00–146.50	142.54
1	—	1,480	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	38.00	38.00
1	—	1,075	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	110.00–134.00	121.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	147.00	147.00
5	—	1,302	132.00–136.00	134.60
26	—	1,408	138.00–146.00	141.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	105.00–127.00	110.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	53.00–55.00	54.07
4	—	1,064	60.00–81.00	73.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	112.00–115.00	113.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,295	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.