Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 3.00 higher, Boners .25 higher, and Leans trading steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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	—	Average	1,803	87.01	1,568	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,534	85.61	1,314	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	69.22	1,075	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	62.05	727	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	46.79	474	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,343	111.82	1,501	44
Heifers	Select	Average	936	83.74	783	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,357	117.06	1,589	89
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,080	105.94	1,144	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	53.14/cwt	52.00–54.00	546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	76.08/cwt	73.00–79.50	1,236	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,485	96.21/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,429	4
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,858	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,080	105.94/cwt	100.00–111.50	1,144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	54.55/cwt	52.00–56.50	655	5
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,587	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,738	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,354	117.18/cwt	112.50–118.75	1,587	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	69.90/cwt	67.00–73.50	950	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	36.21/cwt	26.00–43.50	358	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,292	115.03/cwt	113.50–118.00	1,486	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,507	119.72/cwt	119.50–119.75	1,804	7
Bulls	—	—	1,749	88.15/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,542	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	67.53/cwt	60.50–71.50	1,037	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	105.70/cwt	83.00–110.00	1,401	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,092	107.74/cwt	102.50–111.00	1,177	3
Bulls	—	—	2,103	73.46/cwt	72.50–74.00	1,545	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,578	86.66/cwt	80.00–92.50	1,367	16
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	883	95.45/cwt	87.00–106.00	843	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,945	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	57.58/cwt	56.00–59.50	822	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,451	75.74/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Select	—	988	72.02/cwt	60.00–81.00	712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	62.27/cwt	57.00–66.00	710	28

How this sale compares

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,027	52.00–54.00	53.14
3	—	988	26.00–43.50	36.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,625	73.00–79.50	76.08
13	—	1,536	60.50–71.50	67.53
4	—	1,428	56.00–59.50	57.58
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	95.00–97.50	96.21
16	—	1,578	80.00–92.50	86.66
6	—	1,451	70.00–78.00	75.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,201	52.00–56.50	54.55
4	—	1,359	67.00–73.50	69.90
28	—	1,140	57.00–66.00	62.27
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,587	109.50	109.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,292	113.50–118.00	115.03
12	—	1,325	83.00–110.00	105.70
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	87.00–106.00	95.45
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	60.00–81.00	72.02
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	100.00–111.50	105.94
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,354	112.50–118.75	117.18
7	—	1,507	119.50–119.75	119.72
3	—	1,092	102.50–111.00	107.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,749	82.00–92.00	88.15
2	—	2,103	72.50–74.00	73.46
1	—	2,005	97.00	97.00

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.

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