Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners selling 1.00 to 4,00 lower and Leans selling 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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	1,647	108.68	1,790	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	93.37	1,350	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	86.50	1,081	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	73.06	783	31
Heifers	Choice	High	1,260	148.69	1,874	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,144	126.75	1,450	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,053	121.13	1,275	10
Steers	Choice	Low	1,451	151.45	2,197	88
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	133.25	1,703	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	2,085	112.32/cwt	108.00–117.00	2,342	4
Bulls	—	—	1,759	124.31/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,187	4
Bulls	—	—	1,207	93.27/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,126	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	87.56/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,094	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	94.79/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,180	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	79.06/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,000	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,442	157.85/cwt	157.50–158.00	2,276	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,540	142.00/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,187	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	150.98/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,902	32
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	980	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,009	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,433	150.79/cwt	145.00–155.50	2,161	70
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	133.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,703	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,088	132.13/cwt	124.50–140.00	1,438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	79.69/cwt	78.00–83.00	863	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	60.26/cwt	58.00–63.00	630	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,487	157.35/cwt	156.50–158.00	2,340	13
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,708	150.49/cwt	149.50–151.50	2,570	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	86.53/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,245	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,001	127.21/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,273	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	73.00/cwt	67.00–76.00	783	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	102.28/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,173	130.36/cwt	100.00–143.50	1,529	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,130	112.02/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,266	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,060	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,113	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	94.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,336	41

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 Sep 27, 2022

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

Receipts 311Last week 394Year ago 242

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,085	108.00–117.00	112.32
4	—	1,759	123.00–126.00	124.31
5	—	1,207	85.00–104.00	93.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,249	83.00–93.00	87.56
5	—	1,245	94.00–96.00	94.79
15	—	1,265	73.00–82.00	79.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	78.00–83.00	79.69
3	—	1,045	58.00–63.00	60.26
22	—	1,073	67.00–76.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	82.00–89.00	86.53
4	—	1,763	101.00–104.00	102.28
41	—	1,416	90.00–100.00	94.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	157.50–158.00	157.85
32	—	1,260	145.00–155.50	150.98
3	—	1,173	100.00–143.50	130.36
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,088	124.50–140.00	132.13
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,001	120.00–131.00	127.21
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	108.00–120.00	112.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	138.00–144.00	142.00
70	—	1,433	145.00–155.50	150.79
13	—	1,487	156.50–158.00	157.35
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	130.00–135.00	133.25
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	149.50–151.50	150.49

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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