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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 26

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

389 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 290▲ 212 vs year ago 177 · +119.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher with Breakers having the advantage. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower on yet a week quality set. 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	1,587	98.38	1,561	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,433	115.00	1,647	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	85.37	1,320	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	78.53	1,000	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	64.00	659	36
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,381	145.07	2,004	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,129	129.28	1,460	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	926	109.47	1,014	5thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,437	146.70	2,107	109
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,470	130.18	1,914	5thin

Every lot

25 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	—	Choice	1,397	140.00/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,956	20
Steers	—	Choice	1,440	147.93/cwt	143.50–151.00	2,130	81
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,470	130.18/cwt	123.00–137.50	1,914	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,471	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,243	7
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,387	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	882	121.02/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,067	3
Heifers	—	Select	993	92.14/cwt	90.00–94.00	915	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,129	129.28/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,460	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,378	139.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,923	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,382	146.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,022	50
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,269	93.36/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,185	6
Bulls	—	—	1,778	101.39/cwt	98.00–108.50	1,803	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	938	94.73/cwt	87.00–100.00	889	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	965	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	762	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	64.92/cwt	60.00–70.00	645	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	53.46/cwt	46.00–59.00	585	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	73.84/cwt	72.00–78.00	813	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	70.50/cwt	62.00–74.50	881	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	79.91/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,024	54
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,423	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	88.40/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,308	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	80.02/cwt	73.50–84.00	1,191	20
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,888	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	88.49/cwt	84.50–95.50	1,386	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,838	96.80/cwt	96.00–97.50	1,779	2

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 26, 2022

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

Receipts 389Last week 290Year ago 177

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	124.00–139.00	129.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	115.00–128.00	121.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,378	137.00–140.00	139.54
50	—	1,382	142.00–150.00	146.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	90.00–94.00	92.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,471	152.50	152.50
81	—	1,440	143.50–151.00	147.93
20	—	1,397	132.00–142.50	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	123.00–137.50	130.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,510	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,566	84.50–95.50	88.49
20	—	1,489	73.50–84.00	80.02
2	—	1,838	96.00–97.50	96.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,101	72.00–78.00	73.84
22	—	993	60.00–70.00	64.92
8	—	1,094	46.00–59.00	53.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	87.00–100.00	94.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,249	62.00–74.50	70.50
3	—	1,480	87.00–90.00	88.40
54	—	1,282	75.00–85.50	79.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,269	91.00–95.00	93.36
10	—	1,778	98.00–108.50	101.39

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.