Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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	—	Low	1,778	104.34	1,855	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,463	120.05	1,757	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	87.75	1,350	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	80.29	974	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	67.55	756	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,350	133.50	1,802	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,113	83.38	928	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,354	143.45	1,943	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,128	120.35	1,357	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,030	82.70	852	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,441	144.37	2,080	96
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,188	132.92	1,579	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,060	108.75	1,153	3thin

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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,425	115.57/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,647	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	80.13/cwt	73.50–84.00	1,163	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	96.85/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,622	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	90.04/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,406	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	59.24/cwt	52.50–63.00	635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	77.81/cwt	77.00–78.50	873	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,392	134.82/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,877	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	936	92.86/cwt	74.00–110.00	869	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,152	122.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,030	82.70/cwt	72.00–91.00	852	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	145.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,962	50
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,987	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,305	134.10/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,750	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	69.09/cwt	65.00–74.50	795	7
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,018	111.62/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,136	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,288	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,444	144.90/cwt	140.00–148.50	2,092	91
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,055	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,929	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,113	83.38/cwt	80.00–87.00	928	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,350	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,802	1
Steers	Select	—	1,145	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,179	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,188	132.92/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,579	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	87.77/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,154	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	70.24/cwt	60.00–74.00	817	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	80.37/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,009	38
Bulls	—	—	1,495	90.36/cwt	79.00–102.00	1,351	7
Bulls	—	—	1,956	117.62/cwt	116.00–119.50	2,301	5
Bulls	—	—	1,899	107.84/cwt	104.00–113.00	2,048	9

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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Receipts 353Last week 531Year ago 327

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	115.00–116.00	115.57
1	—	1,540	129.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,452	73.50–84.00	80.13
2	—	1,675	96.00–98.00	96.85
32	—	1,562	85.00–95.50	90.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	52.50–63.00	59.24
3	—	1,122	77.00–78.50	77.81
7	—	1,151	65.00–74.50	69.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	74.00–110.00	92.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,315	86.00–92.50	87.77
13	—	1,163	60.00–74.00	70.24
38	—	1,255	75.00–85.50	80.37
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,392	130.00–138.50	134.82
50	—	1,347	140.00–148.00	145.68
3	—	1,290	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	119.00–125.00	122.46
1	—	1,055	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	72.00–91.00	82.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	129.00–139.00	134.10
91	—	1,444	140.00–148.50	144.90
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	107.00–116.00	111.62
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	137.00	137.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	103.00	103.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	120.00–138.00	132.92
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	80.00–87.00	83.38
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	133.50	133.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	79.00–102.00	90.36
5	—	1,956	116.00–119.50	117.62
9	—	1,899	104.00–113.00	107.84

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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