Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with the exception of Boners that sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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	1,770	74.52	1,319	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,467	82.91	1,216	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	61.97	914	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	57.60	726	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	50.88	529	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,712	115.50	1,977	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	780	48.00	374	2thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,357	139.02	1,887	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,218	118.48	1,443	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,113	89.81	1,000	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	138.00	2,042	86
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,226	125.48	1,538	7thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	2,091	83.55/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,747	5
Bulls	—	—	1,610	70.01/cwt	50.00–77.00	1,127	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	56.27/cwt	50.00–60.50	712	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	63.96/cwt	62.00–67.50	856	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	45.15/cwt	35.00–49.50	586	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	65.31/cwt	61.00–71.50	962	31
Steers	Choice	—	1,500	138.39/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,076	56
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,226	125.48/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,538	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,712	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,977	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	780	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	374	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,882	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,369	138.49/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,896	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	118.98/cwt	108.00–128.00	1,517	5
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,322	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,554	143.72/cwt	142.00–144.50	2,233	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	723	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,313	131.80/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,731	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	49.00/cwt	44.00–53.50	517	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,477	77.91/cwt	71.00–90.00	1,151	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,113	89.81/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,136	75.49/cwt	64.00–94.00	858	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,703	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	880	74.56/cwt	48.00–87.00	656	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,425	68.05/cwt	67.50–68.50	970	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,478	112.77/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,667	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	73.56/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,269	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	54.70/cwt	43.50–60.00	787	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	35.47/cwt	30.00–41.00	388	4

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 Nov 23, 2021

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

Receipts 339Last week 500Year ago 322

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,091	81.00–88.00	83.55
10	—	1,610	50.00–77.00	70.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,266	50.00–60.50	56.27
9	—	1,339	62.00–67.50	63.96
19	—	1,297	35.00–49.50	45.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,473	61.00–71.50	65.31
3	—	1,725	72.00–75.00	73.56
19	—	1,439	43.50–60.00	54.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	66.00	66.00
13	—	1,056	44.00–53.50	49.00
4	—	1,093	30.00–41.00	35.47
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	71.00–90.00	77.91
2	—	1,425	67.50–68.50	68.05
2	—	1,478	106.00–122.00	112.77
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,136	64.00–94.00	75.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	48.00–87.00	74.56
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,500	134.00–140.00	138.39
14	—	1,554	142.00–144.50	143.72
15	—	1,313	130.00–133.50	131.80
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	121.00–129.00	125.48
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	115.50	115.50
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	48.00	48.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,325	142.00	142.00
25	—	1,369	135.00–140.50	138.49
1	—	1,295	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	108.00–128.00	118.98
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	83.00–98.00	89.81
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	116.00	116.00

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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