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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 8

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

254 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 437▼ 121 vs year ago 375 · −32.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows, with Breakers and Boners selling 2.00 to 3.00 higher and Leans 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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	—	Low	1,770	102.88	1,821	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,382	102.09	1,411	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	88.83	1,361	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	76.48	980	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	66.06	700	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,965	120.33	2,364	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	143.24	1,909	36
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,080	128.22	1,385	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,068	90.98	972	7thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,462	144.08	2,107	55
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,264	130.66	1,652	4thin
Steers	Select	Low	965	79.88	771	3thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	820	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	443	1
Steers	—	Select	1,038	92.82/cwt	89.00–97.00	963	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,232	134.55/cwt	128.50–138.00	1,658	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,618	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,460	143.99/cwt	139.50–147.50	2,102	54
Steers	—	Choice	1,580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,354	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,052	89.64/cwt	79.00–100.00	943	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,080	128.22/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,385	3
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,165	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,153	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,330	143.78/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,912	34
Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,856	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	93.23/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,280	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	102.31/cwt	98.00–106.50	1,932	6
Bulls	—	—	1,946	111.27/cwt	109.00–114.50	2,165	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	52.43/cwt	30.00–62.50	549	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	72.33/cwt	68.00–78.50	762	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,070	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	995	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,413	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	81.22/cwt	76.00–86.50	993	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	980	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,265	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,126	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	89.64/cwt	89.00–90.50	1,190	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	62.90/cwt	45.00–74.50	875	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,411	105.36/cwt	103.50–108.00	1,487	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	77.73/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,114	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	88.53/cwt	83.50–93.50	1,378	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	96.38/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,557	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,965	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,364	3

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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Receipts 254Last week 437Year ago 375

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	80.00	80.00
13	—	1,053	68.00–78.50	72.33
7	—	1,047	30.00–62.50	52.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	75.00–83.00	77.73
5	—	1,615	95.00–98.50	96.38
25	—	1,556	83.50–93.50	88.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,411	103.50–108.00	105.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,391	45.00–74.50	62.90
4	—	1,328	89.00–90.50	89.64
22	—	1,223	76.00–86.50	81.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	149.00	149.00
54	—	1,460	139.50–147.50	143.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,038	89.00–97.00	92.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,232	128.50–138.00	134.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,052	79.00–100.00	89.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,330	139.00–147.50	143.78
2	—	1,385	133.00–135.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	115.00–137.00	128.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,965	120.00–121.00	120.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	89.00–96.50	93.23
5	—	1,946	109.00–114.50	111.27
6	—	1,888	98.00–106.50	102.31

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.