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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 5

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

531 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 431▲ 206 vs year ago 325 · +63.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows traded steady, with the exception of Leans selling 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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	1,822	101.67	1,853	52
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,475	117.75	1,737	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	87.02	1,309	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	77.92	975	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	65.21	675	53
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	145.52	1,926	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	129.35	1,526	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	970	104.08	1,010	14
Steers	Choice	Low	1,462	146.12	2,137	98
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	134.49	1,643	5thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,222	134.49/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,643	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,453	146.61/cwt	142.00–150.50	2,130	93
Steers	—	Choice	1,520	138.18/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,100	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,715	136.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,337	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	938	78.18/cwt	71.00–89.00	733	4
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	983	114.44/cwt	104.00–127.00	1,125	10
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,155	115.88/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,338	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,188	133.84/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,590	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,323	146.49/cwt	141.50–150.00	1,938	47
Heifers	—	Choice	1,327	137.90/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,830	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	91.98/cwt	77.00–99.00	1,520	19
Bulls	—	—	1,843	104.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,929	23
Bulls	—	—	2,097	113.19/cwt	110.50–118.00	2,374	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	854	81.85/cwt	73.00–99.00	699	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	954	100.41/cwt	92.00–108.00	958	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	54.99/cwt	41.00–64.00	563	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,090	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	807	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	70.85/cwt	65.00–75.00	773	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	69.48/cwt	57.00–74.00	863	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	79.55/cwt	74.50–85.00	1,002	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	86.85/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,179	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,429	111.19/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,589	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	78.20/cwt	55.00–84.00	1,128	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	89.64/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,362	63
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,537	126.50/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,944	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	96.54/cwt	95.50–98.50	1,562	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Receipts 531Last week 431Year ago 325

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	92.00–108.00	100.41
1	—	1,090	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	854	73.00–99.00	81.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	125.00–129.00	126.50
4	—	1,429	106.00–115.00	111.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,442	55.00–84.00	78.20
4	—	1,618	95.50–98.50	96.54
63	—	1,519	84.50–95.00	89.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,091	65.00–75.00	70.85
23	—	1,023	41.00–64.00	54.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,242	57.00–74.00	69.48
10	—	1,357	86.00–89.00	86.85
79	—	1,259	74.50–85.00	79.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,323	141.50–150.00	146.49
6	—	1,327	133.00–141.00	137.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	983	104.00–127.00	114.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	125.00–141.00	133.84
2	—	1,155	114.00–118.00	115.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	71.00–89.00	78.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	135.00–141.00	138.18
93	—	1,453	142.00–150.50	146.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	128.00–141.00	134.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	130.00–140.00	136.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,653	77.00–99.00	91.98
10	—	2,097	110.50–118.00	113.19
23	—	1,843	100.00–109.00	104.66

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.