Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Boners 2.00 lower, and Leans trading steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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	—	Low	1,523	89.14	1,357	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,401	97.44	1,365	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	77.74	1,192	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	70.80	904	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	57.34	592	36
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	143.62	1,957	65
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,139	114.99	1,310	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,020	86.26	880	12
Steers	Choice	Low	1,473	141.46	2,084	73
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	131.22	1,729	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,060	74.43	789	5thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	85.82/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,425	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,411	93.80/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,324	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	78.89/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,209	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	863	66.28/cwt	61.00–71.00	572	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,011	81.01/cwt	68.00–95.00	819	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	942	103.80/cwt	83.00–120.00	978	5
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,735	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,264	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	49.14/cwt	42.00–53.00	482	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	66.10/cwt	65.50–67.00	720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	59.65/cwt	54.00–64.50	639	20
Heifers	Select	—	1,076	73.74/cwt	56.00–88.00	793	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,378	135.25/cwt	129.00–138.50	1,864	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,153	117.49/cwt	109.00–132.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,964	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	145.86/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,965	47
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,085	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,139	1
Steers	Select	—	1,060	74.43/cwt	61.00–91.00	789	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,434	137.10/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,966	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	149.43/cwt	149.00–149.50	2,264	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,461	142.40/cwt	139.00–147.50	2,080	46
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	131.22/cwt	113.00–136.00	1,729	15
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,783	133.26/cwt	127.00–137.50	2,376	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	58.36/cwt	52.00–62.00	743	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	78.72/cwt	76.50–81.00	1,057	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	69.66/cwt	64.00–76.00	896	71
Bulls	—	—	1,320	78.79/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,040	14
Bulls	—	—	1,798	100.75/cwt	99.50–102.50	1,811	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	70.06/cwt	65.00–73.50	1,045	15
Bulls	—	—	1,585	93.11/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,476	19

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 1, 2022

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

Receipts 463Last week 354Year ago 495

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,660	85.00–87.00	85.82
58	—	1,532	74.00–84.50	78.89
15	—	1,491	65.00–73.50	70.06
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	89.00–100.00	93.80
1	—	1,360	112.00	112.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	61.00–71.00	66.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,011	68.00–95.00	81.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	980	42.00–53.00	49.14
3	—	1,090	65.50–67.00	66.10
20	—	1,071	54.00–64.50	59.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	52.00–62.00	58.36
15	—	1,343	76.50–81.00	78.72
71	—	1,286	64.00–76.00	69.66
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	942	83.00–120.00	103.80
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	130.00–131.00	130.49
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	56.00–88.00	73.74
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,378	129.00–138.50	135.25
4	—	1,318	149.00	149.00
47	—	1,347	139.00–148.00	145.86
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	109.00–132.00	117.49
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	105.00	105.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	61.00–91.00	74.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,434	126.00–138.50	137.10
7	—	1,515	149.00–149.50	149.43
46	—	1,461	139.00–147.50	142.40
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,318	113.00–136.00	131.22
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,783	127.00–137.50	133.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,320	72.00–86.00	78.79
6	—	1,798	99.50–102.50	100.75
19	—	1,585	89.00–98.50	93.11

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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