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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 31

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

242 head

▼ 207 vs last sale 449▲ 242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady, with the exception of Breakers which sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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	—	Average	1,608	98.66	1,587	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,454	111.55	1,622	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	93.43	1,423	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	86.54	1,117	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	69.53	817	9thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,240	144.90	1,797	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	127.21	1,530	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,105	96.88	1,071	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,432	144.83	2,074	81
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,344	130.49	1,754	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	997	103.00	1,027	2thin

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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	995	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,214	1
Steers	—	Select	999	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	839	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,344	130.49/cwt	122.00–138.50	1,754	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,366	136.70/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,867	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,441	145.97/cwt	142.00–149.50	2,103	71
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,105	96.88/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,071	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,160	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,479	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,203	127.21/cwt	113.00–137.00	1,530	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,236	143.86/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,778	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,264	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,899	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	104.65/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,576	8
Bulls	—	—	1,562	83.33/cwt	72.00–95.00	1,302	5
Bulls	—	—	2,133	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,410	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	51.14/cwt	44.00–59.00	527	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,053	101.36/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,067	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,130	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,153	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	68.70/cwt	65.00–74.50	832	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	86.82/cwt	82.50–92.00	1,119	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	94.99/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,245	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,037	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	77.79/cwt	71.00–97.50	1,037	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,739	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,473	107.94/cwt	97.00–112.50	1,590	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	96.81/cwt	92.50–102.50	1,456	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	84.82/cwt	75.50–90.00	1,296	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,728	102.91/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,778	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 May 31, 2022

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

Receipts 242Last week 449Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	101.00–108.00	104.65
2	—	2,133	113.00	113.00
5	—	1,562	72.00–95.00	83.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,289	82.50–92.00	86.82
11	—	1,311	93.00–99.00	94.99
18	—	1,333	71.00–97.50	77.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	97.00–112.50	107.94
1	—	1,380	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,504	92.50–102.50	96.81
2	—	1,728	102.00–104.00	102.91
12	—	1,528	75.50–90.00	84.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	65.00–74.50	68.70
1	—	1,330	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,030	44.00–59.00	51.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	95.00–113.00	101.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	150.25	150.25
9	—	1,236	141.00–146.00	143.86
1	—	1,160	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	92.00–103.00	96.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	113.00–137.00	127.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	999	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	122.00–138.50	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,366	130.00–140.50	136.70
71	—	1,441	142.00–149.50	145.97

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.