Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .25 to .50 lower. Slaughter dairy steers traded steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold mixed , with Breakers 2.00 higher, Boners 1.25 lower, and Leans .75 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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	1,694	69.13	1,171	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,303	68.50	892	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	54.24	817	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	46.48	583	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,170	36.96	432	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	85.00	1,237	2thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,294	116.57	1,509	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,133	109.15	1,237	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	882	86.09	759	8thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,388	117.13	1,625	89
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	108.05	1,354	18
Steers	Select	Average	944	102.86	970	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,239	111.96/cwt	111.00–113.50	1,387	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,237	2
Steers	Select	—	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	948	111.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,060	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	108.05/cwt	94.00–112.50	1,354	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,543	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,890	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,391	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,631	81
Heifers	Select	—	1,052	81.88/cwt	76.00–89.00	861	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	795	111.70/cwt	105.00–122.00	888	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,133	109.15/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	121.75/cwt	121.50–122.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,274	111.41/cwt	107.00–113.50	1,419	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,298	117.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,522	51
Heifers	Select	—	757	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	409	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	59.28/cwt	50.50–64.50	863	5
Bulls	—	—	1,802	73.61/cwt	67.50–78.00	1,326	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,270	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	64.89/cwt	61.50–68.00	1,066	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,335	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	854	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	47.55/cwt	44.50–49.50	680	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	54.46/cwt	50.50–60.00	820	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	57.21/cwt	56.50–58.00	810	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	161	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	40.49/cwt	35.00–43.50	510	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	27.20/cwt	22.00–31.50	323	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	47.93/cwt	44.00–53.50	596	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	39.15/cwt	34.50–45.00	462	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	832	1

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
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	111.00–113.50	111.96
3	—	1,543	122.50	122.50
81	—	1,391	114.00–120.50	117.25
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	76.00	76.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	110.00–115.00	111.81
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,253	94.00–112.50	108.05
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	76.00–89.00	81.88
2	—	757	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	105.00–122.00	111.70
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,133	98.00–113.00	109.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	121.50–122.00	121.75
9	—	1,274	107.00–113.50	111.41
51	—	1,298	114.00–120.00	117.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	50.50–64.50	59.28
11	—	1,802	67.50–78.00	73.61
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,335	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,643	61.50–68.00	64.89
14	—	1,431	44.50–49.50	47.55
39	—	1,506	50.50–60.00	54.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	56.50–58.00	57.21
22	—	1,260	35.00–43.50	40.49
56	—	1,243	44.00–53.50	47.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	18.00	18.00
3	—	1,188	22.00–31.50	27.20
22	—	1,180	34.50–45.00	39.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	65.00	65.00

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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