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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 4

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

257 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 275▼ 95 vs year ago 352 · −27.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 1.00 lower, Boners 1.00 higher, and Leans steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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	—	Low	1,805	85.83	1,549	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,370	94.12	1,289	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	69.47	1,076	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	63.47	781	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	46.58	480	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	139.23	2,012	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,058	122.58	1,297	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	981	83.44	818	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	139.51	2,098	55
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,409	131.04	1,846	4thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,409	131.04/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,846	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	139.57/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,087	49
Steers	—	Choice	1,545	131.44/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,031	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,557	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,258	3
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,312	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	800	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,011	79.51/cwt	74.00–85.00	804	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,058	122.58/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,297	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,409	140.62/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,981	22
Heifers	—	Choice	1,494	131.62/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,966	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,555	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	2,278	3
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,081	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	56.43/cwt	28.00–76.00	725	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	86.20/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,477	10
Bulls	—	—	2,115	96.40/cwt	92.50–100.00	2,039	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	31.86/cwt	24.00–43.00	301	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	49.75/cwt	45.00–55.00	520	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,081	74.83/cwt	64.00–94.00	809	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	59.59/cwt	57.00–62.00	678	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	62.26/cwt	57.00–67.00	739	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	70.57/cwt	68.00–73.00	934	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,370	94.12/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,289	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	50.88/cwt	40.00–56.00	699	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	59.13/cwt	55.00–63.00	885	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	70.19/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,066	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	78.82/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,349	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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Receipts 257Last week 275Year ago 352

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,712	76.00–83.00	78.82
24	—	1,519	64.00–74.00	70.19
8	—	1,497	55.00–63.00	59.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,081	64.00–94.00	74.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	57.00–62.00	59.59
15	—	1,045	45.00–55.00	49.75
5	—	944	24.00–43.00	31.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	91.00–97.00	94.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,187	57.00–67.00	62.26
10	—	1,374	40.00–56.00	50.88
9	—	1,323	68.00–73.00	70.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	125.00–136.00	131.62
22	—	1,409	137.00–145.00	140.62
3	—	1,555	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	115.00–129.00	122.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,011	74.00–85.00	79.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,495	137.00–141.00	139.57
3	—	1,557	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,545	130.00–133.00	131.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	129.00–132.00	131.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	28.00–76.00	56.43
8	—	2,115	92.50–100.00	96.40
10	—	1,713	81.00–90.00	86.20

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.