Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.75 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.25 higher, with Boners gaining the most. Slaughter bulls sold 1.25 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	1,448	89.08	1,290	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,280	86.00	1,101	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	64.45	950	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	64.42	771	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	57.15	578	27
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,332	109.68	1,461	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	99.54	1,125	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	863	99.40	858	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	111.05	1,590	70
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	101.52	1,221	5thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	902	90.21/cwt	86.00–95.00	814	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	92.60/cwt	87.50–96.50	1,483	9
Bulls	—	—	1,388	78.10/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,084	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,348	104.23/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,405	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	99.54/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,125	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	839	102.74/cwt	83.00–119.00	862	17
Heifers	Select	—	1,000	80.48/cwt	71.00–90.00	805	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,326	111.75/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,482	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,411	112.27/cwt	108.50–116.00	1,584	62
Steers	Choice	—	1,300	105.61/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,373	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,203	101.52/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,221	5
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,763	99.17/cwt	90.00–103.50	1,748	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	53.69/cwt	45.00–57.50	638	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	60.32/cwt	59.00–62.00	550	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	70.61/cwt	69.00–73.00	945	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	65.32/cwt	60.00–70.50	965	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,311	83.14/cwt	75.50–91.00	1,090	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	57.90/cwt	57.00–59.00	853	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,264	98.99/cwt	93.00–105.50	1,251	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	70.67/cwt	69.00–71.50	1,024	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,235	67.15/cwt	65.50–69.00	829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,002	81.44/cwt	74.00–93.00	816	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	958	63.61/cwt	59.50–71.00	609	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.01/cwt	58.00–68.50	769	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	53.73/cwt	48.00–58.00	571	16

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Jun 2, 2020

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

Receipts 308Last week 224Year ago 315

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	86.00–95.00	90.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,602	87.50–96.50	92.60
4	—	1,388	76.00–83.50	78.10
1	—	1,945	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,348	103.00–106.00	104.23
21	—	1,326	107.00–114.50	111.75
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	98.00–102.00	99.54
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	839	83.00–119.00	102.74
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	71.00–90.00	80.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,411	108.50–116.00	112.27
3	—	1,300	105.00–106.00	105.61
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,203	98.50–105.00	101.52
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,763	90.00–103.50	99.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,189	45.00–57.50	53.69
7	—	1,338	69.00–73.00	70.61
45	—	1,220	58.00–68.50	63.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	59.00–62.00	60.32
16	—	1,063	48.00–58.00	53.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,478	60.00–70.50	65.32
7	—	1,474	57.00–59.00	57.90
4	—	1,449	69.00–71.50	70.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	75.50–91.00	83.14
4	—	1,264	93.00–105.50	98.99
2	—	1,235	65.50–69.00	67.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,002	74.00–93.00	81.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	59.50–71.00	63.61

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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