Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady to .25 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 2.00 higher, Boners .50 lower, and Leans 4.50 lower.. Slaughter bulls sold 8.50 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	1,673	77.26	1,292	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,490	72.57	1,081	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,629	61.77	1,006	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	54.23	701	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	35.33	394	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,322	120.15	1,589	38
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,131	100.08	1,132	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	947	79.69	755	10
Steers	Choice	Low	1,437	119.93	1,723	52
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,107	113.50	1,256	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	947	90.00	852	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	46.25/cwt	39.00–50.50	589	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	54.15/cwt	47.50–57.50	823	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	21.69/cwt	15.00–32.00	221	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,518	65.75/cwt	63.00–67.00	998	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	856	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,863	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,295	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	49.26/cwt	49.00–49.50	595	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,435	86.20/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,237	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	258	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	56.84/cwt	52.00–62.50	737	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	62.64/cwt	58.00–68.50	1,022	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	44.98/cwt	38.50–48.50	533	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,329	115.02/cwt	113.50–115.50	1,529	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,107	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	82.96/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,441	7
Bulls	—	—	1,614	64.49/cwt	47.00–73.50	1,041	5
Bulls	—	—	1,595	89.25/cwt	89.00–89.50	1,424	2
Heifers	Select	—	770	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	462	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,131	100.08/cwt	94.00–113.50	1,132	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	120.87/cwt	116.50–122.75	1,608	35
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	963	85.43/cwt	77.00–100.00	823	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,231	111.69/cwt	105.00–115.50	1,375	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,000	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	535	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,451	120.57/cwt	118.50–122.75	1,749	46
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	947	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	852	2

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

Tue Feb 11, 2020

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,273	39.00–50.50	46.25
2	—	1,338	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,230	21.00	21.00
45	—	1,297	52.00–62.50	56.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	47.50–57.50	54.15
2	—	1,863	69.50	69.50
26	—	1,632	58.00–68.50	62.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	15.00–32.00	21.69
2	—	1,208	49.00–49.50	49.26
7	—	1,186	38.50–48.50	44.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	63.00–67.00	65.75
2	—	1,435	85.00–88.00	86.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,329	113.50–115.50	115.02
46	—	1,451	118.50–122.75	120.57
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,107	113.50	113.50
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	947	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,737	78.00–88.00	82.96
5	—	1,614	47.00–73.50	64.49
2	—	1,595	89.00–89.50	89.25
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,000	53.50	53.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	94.00–113.50	100.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,330	116.50–122.75	120.87
3	—	1,231	105.00–115.50	111.69
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	963	77.00–100.00	85.43

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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