Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 12.00 lower with Breakers taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,669	106.78	1,782	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,422	119.49	1,699	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	97.29	1,513	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	89.69	1,137	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	73.91	831	51
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,403	122.80	1,723	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	933	85.77	800	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,299	148.31	1,926	69
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,104	139.97	1,545	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,005	94.39	949	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,388	150.87	2,095	141
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	137.79	1,633	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,061	121.00	1,284	3thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Heifers	Select	—	1,005	94.39/cwt	79.00–107.00	949	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,273	142.45/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,813	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,312	149.86/cwt	146.50–154.50	1,966	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	64.81/cwt	63.00–66.00	741	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	84.03/cwt	80.00–90.00	944	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	73.75/cwt	68.00–78.00	827	39
Steers	Select	—	1,077	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,222	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,414	140.26/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,983	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	2,309	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	89.73/cwt	73.00–95.50	1,372	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	101.43/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,591	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,075	106.66/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,147	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	933	85.77/cwt	83.00–87.00	800	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,403	122.80/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,723	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	137.79/cwt	126.00–145.50	1,633	7
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	1,015	126.07/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,280	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,480	143.60/cwt	142.50–144.50	2,125	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,393	107.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,496	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,384	151.07/cwt	147.50–154.50	2,091	131
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,030	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,104	139.97/cwt	113.00–145.00	1,545	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	81.94/cwt	69.00–85.00	1,006	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	99.25/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,455	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	91.49/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,175	79
Bulls	—	—	1,350	92.20/cwt	80.00–102.00	1,245	11
Bulls	—	—	1,849	119.42/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,208	8
Bulls	—	—	1,790	110.26/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,974	17

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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Receipts 544Last week 529Year ago 344

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	79.00–107.00	94.39
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	137.00–146.00	142.45
59	—	1,312	146.50–154.50	149.86
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	119.00–133.00	126.07
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,104	113.00–145.00	139.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,144	63.00–66.00	64.81
6	—	1,123	80.00–90.00	84.03
39	—	1,122	68.00–78.00	73.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,529	73.00–95.50	89.73
42	—	1,569	96.00–107.00	101.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	100.00–115.00	106.66
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	142.50–144.50	143.60
4	—	1,393	100.00–110.00	107.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,228	69.00–85.00	81.94
4	—	1,466	98.00–101.00	99.25
79	—	1,284	86.00–97.00	91.49
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,077	113.50	113.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,414	135.00–145.50	140.26
5	—	1,478	156.25	156.25
131	—	1,384	147.50–154.50	151.07
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,185	126.00–145.50	137.79
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	83.00–87.00	85.77
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	121.00–124.50	122.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,350	80.00–102.00	92.20
8	—	1,849	116.00–126.00	119.42
17	—	1,790	103.00–114.00	110.26

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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