Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold sharply higher at 8.75 to 9.25 higher. Slaughter cows sold higher, but mixed, with Breakers .75 higher. Boners 2.25 higher, and Leans 5.75 higher. Slaughter bulls also sold higher at 6.75 higher. Trade was active with very 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	1,605	80.04	1,284	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,478	72.22	1,067	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	60.16	893	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	58.68	729	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	52.57	566	22
Heifers	Choice	High	1,310	112.92	1,480	80
Heifers	Select	Average	1,001	70.48	705	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	113.35	1,654	133
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,182	107.19	1,267	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,112	107.13	1,191	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,726	84.33/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,456	12
Bulls	—	—	1,658	92.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,536	6
Bulls	—	—	1,249	54.61/cwt	29.00–75.00	682	5
Heifers	Select	—	986	65.32/cwt	52.00–77.00	644	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,112	107.13/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,191	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,030	80.79/cwt	77.00–85.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	60.61/cwt	58.00–65.00	682	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	57.17/cwt	52.00–62.50	721	94
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,530	67.27/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,029	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	48.96/cwt	46.00–51.00	636	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,235	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	60.09/cwt	55.00–65.50	893	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	355	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,449	113.63/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,646	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	70	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,331	107.42/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,430	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	52.03/cwt	50.00–54.50	761	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,371	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	995	57.72/cwt	57.50–58.00	574	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,497	117.14/cwt	117.00–117.25	1,754	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	52.70/cwt	46.50–57.00	589	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,176	106.53/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,253	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,139	64.50/cwt	55.00–83.00	735	24
Heifers	Choice	—	1,296	107.20/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,389	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	66.74/cwt	66.00–67.50	1,025	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	64.35/cwt	63.00–66.00	826	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,270	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,168	1
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,202	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,316	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,296	113.29/cwt	109.00–115.50	1,468	69
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,738	104.74/cwt	98.00–107.50	1,820	5
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,683	102.69/cwt	97.00–108.50	1,728	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 2, 2021

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

Receipts 495Last week 380Year ago 412

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,726	79.00–89.00	84.33
6	—	1,658	90.00–95.00	92.66
5	—	1,249	29.00–75.00	54.61
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	52.00–77.00	65.32
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	77.00–85.00	80.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,371	116.50	116.50
4	—	1,296	102.00–108.50	107.20
69	—	1,296	109.00–115.50	113.29
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	97.00–108.50	102.69
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	103.00–109.50	107.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,449	110.00–116.50	113.63
4	—	1,331	105.00–109.50	107.42
9	—	1,497	117.00–117.25	117.14
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,176	102.00–109.00	106.53
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,202	109.50	109.50
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,738	98.00–107.50	104.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,125	58.00–65.00	60.61
1	—	825	43.00	43.00
1	—	695	10.00	10.00
13	—	1,118	46.50–57.00	52.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,262	52.00–62.50	57.17
5	—	1,298	46.00–51.00	48.96
9	—	1,283	63.00–66.00	64.35
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	63.00–70.00	67.27
1	—	1,270	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,486	55.00–65.50	60.09
3	—	1,463	50.00–54.50	52.03
4	—	1,536	66.00–67.50	66.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	57.50–58.00	57.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,139	55.00–83.00	64.50

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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