Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.75 higher. Slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter dairy steers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Boners selling 2.00 to 4.00 higher and Leans trading steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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	1,746	84.47	1,475	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,359	102.78	1,397	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	66.17	1,017	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	58.18	738	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	40.67	429	57
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	112.15	1,654	2thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,311	138.08	1,811	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,186	122.84	1,457	13
Heifers	Select	Average	883	92.35	815	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	142.49	2,120	111
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,144	122.41	1,400	14

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,722	85.74/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,476	11
Bulls	—	—	2,121	94.65/cwt	91.00–99.00	2,008	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	70.81/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,016	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	59.74/cwt	54.00–64.50	795	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	67.92/cwt	65.00–73.00	945	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	47.72/cwt	35.00–53.50	565	38
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,219	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	141.06/cwt	138.00–143.50	2,137	43
Steers	Choice	—	1,481	147.53/cwt	144.50–152.00	2,185	52
Steers	Choice	—	1,417	129.99/cwt	108.00–135.00	1,842	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,144	122.41/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,400	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,475	112.15/cwt	107.50–116.50	1,654	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,379	147.14/cwt	144.00–150.50	2,029	12
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	720	118.86/cwt	115.00–121.00	856	3
Heifers	Select	—	944	82.41/cwt	68.00–86.00	778	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	130.68/cwt	124.50–133.50	1,701	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,186	122.84/cwt	104.00–132.00	1,457	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	75.40/cwt	73.50–79.00	1,229	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	55.37/cwt	30.00–62.00	783	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,310	94.15/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,233	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	38.44/cwt	25.00–43.50	388	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	14.44/cwt	7.00–19.00	127	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	138.40/cwt	134.00–141.50	1,802	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,144	78.25/cwt	54.00–101.00	895	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	49.02/cwt	44.00–54.50	566	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	56.11/cwt	55.00–57.50	679	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,368	115.65/cwt	109.00–123.50	1,582	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,650	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,419	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	68.03/cwt	62.50–73.00	1,061	50

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 30, 2021

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

Receipts 525Last week 339Year ago 488

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,722	80.00–90.00	85.74
4	—	2,121	91.00–99.00	94.65
4	—	1,435	67.00–77.00	70.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,330	54.00–64.50	59.74
13	—	1,392	65.00–73.00	67.92
38	—	1,185	35.00–53.50	47.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,630	73.50–79.00	75.40
18	—	1,415	30.00–62.00	55.37
50	—	1,560	62.50–73.00	68.03
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,310	85.00–101.00	94.15
6	—	1,368	109.00–123.50	115.65
1	—	1,650	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,009	25.00–43.50	38.44
5	—	880	7.00–19.00	14.44
20	—	1,154	44.00–54.50	49.02
2	—	1,210	55.00–57.50	56.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,144	54.00–101.00	78.25
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	129.00	129.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,515	138.00–143.50	141.06
52	—	1,481	144.50–152.00	147.53
15	—	1,417	108.00–135.00	129.99
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,144	115.00–131.00	122.41
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	107.50–116.50	112.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,379	144.00–150.50	147.14
14	—	1,302	124.50–133.50	130.68
41	—	1,302	134.00–141.50	138.40
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	115.00–121.00	118.86
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	944	68.00–86.00	82.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,186	104.00–132.00	122.84

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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