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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 15

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

374 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 254▲ 192 vs year ago 182 · +105.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 3.00 higher, Boners steady, and Leans 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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	1,754	104.46	1,832	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,406	116.82	1,642	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,578	88.11	1,390	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	81.51	1,042	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	65.14	717	44
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,356	145.52	1,973	72
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,106	125.83	1,392	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	983	106.56	1,047	7thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,441	144.62	2,083	63
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	128.60	1,807	4thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,105	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,519	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,405	128.60/cwt	119.00–135.50	1,807	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,446	144.73/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,093	62
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	795	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	604	1
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,256	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,014	111.65/cwt	98.00–122.00	1,132	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,106	125.83/cwt	119.00–137.00	1,392	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,361	145.81/cwt	138.00–148.75	1,984	71
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,409	93.36/cwt	79.00–100.00	1,315	6
Bulls	—	—	1,907	118.07/cwt	114.50–120.00	2,252	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	107.03/cwt	102.50–111.00	2,050	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	815	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	839	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	52.58/cwt	50.00–58.00	545	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	64.83/cwt	59.00–69.50	718	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	70.94/cwt	70.00–72.50	829	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,185	96.31/cwt	84.00–109.50	1,141	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	70.67/cwt	50.00–75.50	858	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	80.91/cwt	76.00–86.50	1,056	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	88.46/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,184	16
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,402	124.62/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,747	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,411	107.06/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,511	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	80.04/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,244	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	91.45/cwt	86.50–96.50	1,445	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	98.42/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,649	4

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 15, 2022

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

Receipts 374Last week 254Year ago 182

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,107	59.00–69.50	64.83
5	—	1,037	50.00–58.00	52.58
6	—	1,169	70.00–72.50	70.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,554	74.00–84.50	80.04
4	—	1,675	97.50–100.00	98.42
36	—	1,580	86.50–96.50	91.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,214	50.00–75.50	70.67
16	—	1,338	88.00–93.50	88.46
33	—	1,305	76.00–86.50	80.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	123.00–129.00	124.62
4	—	1,411	99.00–112.00	107.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,185	84.00–109.50	96.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	119.00–135.50	128.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	137.50	137.50
62	—	1,446	139.00–149.00	144.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	119.00–137.00	125.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,361	138.00–148.75	145.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,014	98.00–122.00	111.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,409	79.00–100.00	93.36
3	—	1,907	114.50–120.00	118.07
10	—	1,915	102.50–111.00	107.03

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.