Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.25 to 4.25 lower. No price comparisons for slaughter dairy steer to last week. Slaughter cows sold .50 to 1.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.25 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	1,789	87.22	1,561	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,264	82.16	1,039	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	67.56	964	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	65.68	809	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	59.61	595	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,344	89.90	1,208	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,248	103.15	1,288	70
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,050	92.40	970	14
Heifers	Select	Average	930	79.03	735	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	103.80	1,417	102
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,173	95.10	1,116	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,018	86.06	876	7thin

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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,059	92.53/cwt	85.00–99.00	980	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,005	76.04/cwt	73.50–79.00	764	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,253	104.38/cwt	101.00–107.25	1,308	58
Heifers	Choice	—	1,226	97.18/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,191	12
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,017	91.91/cwt	86.00–96.00	935	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	65.52/cwt	60.50–71.00	808	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	61.51/cwt	56.00–65.50	621	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	73.54/cwt	72.00–75.00	887	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	68.81/cwt	68.00–69.50	748	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	57.88/cwt	56.00–59.50	721	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	34.40/cwt	32.00–36.00	273	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	67.65/cwt	63.50–74.00	973	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	59.85/cwt	56.50–63.50	733	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	76.29/cwt	75.50–78.50	1,131	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,264	82.16/cwt	76.50–86.00	1,039	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,400	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,358	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,338	89.11/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,192	9
Bulls	—	—	1,874	89.26/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,673	22
Bulls	—	—	1,520	79.05/cwt	72.50–84.00	1,202	7
Bulls	—	—	1,815	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,806	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	973	91.20/cwt	81.00–122.00	887	5
Steers	Select	—	1,130	73.21/cwt	64.00–81.00	827	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,364	104.63/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,427	87
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,196	95.89/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,147	13
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,473	109.38/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,611	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,333	95.19/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,269	11

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Receipts 414Last week 230Year ago 377

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,059	85.00–99.00	92.53
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	73.50–79.00	76.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,253	101.00–107.25	104.38
12	—	1,226	90.00–100.50	97.18
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	86.00–96.00	91.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,233	60.50–71.00	65.52
7	—	1,206	72.00–75.00	73.54
6	—	1,246	56.00–59.50	57.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,010	56.00–65.50	61.51
3	—	1,087	68.00–69.50	68.81
2	—	793	32.00–36.00	34.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,439	63.50–74.00	67.65
4	—	1,225	56.50–63.50	59.85
3	—	1,482	75.50–78.50	76.29
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	76.50–86.00	82.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	97.00	97.00
9	—	1,338	82.00–90.00	89.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,874	84.50–95.00	89.26
7	—	1,520	72.50–84.00	79.05
1	—	1,815	99.50	99.50
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	81.00–122.00	91.20
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	64.00–81.00	73.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,364	102.00–108.50	104.63
4	—	1,473	109.00–110.00	109.38
11	—	1,333	80.00–100.00	95.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,196	83.00–100.00	95.89
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	90.00	90.00

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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