Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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	1,732	105.55	1,828	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,365	116.40	1,589	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	88.88	1,336	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	78.84	981	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	66.66	754	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,253	144.15	1,806	49
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,081	132.50	1,432	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	988	116.63	1,152	5thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,349	146.96	1,982	84
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	133.38	1,621	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,516	131.38	1,991	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,105	108.20	1,196	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	—	1,618	95.02/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,537	3
Bulls	—	—	1,784	106.53/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,900	12
Bulls	—	—	1,593	115.43/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,839	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	86.19/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,083	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	64.26/cwt	60.00–69.00	779	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	76.14/cwt	70.00–81.00	946	41
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	133.38/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,621	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,022	103.05/cwt	96.00–117.00	1,053	3
Steers	Standard	—	1,558	137.07/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,136	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,264	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,356	148.57/cwt	143.00–152.50	2,015	63
Steers	Choice	—	1,294	139.34/cwt	129.00–142.50	1,803	17
Steers	Select	—	1,105	108.20/cwt	97.00–119.00	1,196	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	63.27/cwt	58.00–67.00	714	16
Steers	Standard	—	1,448	122.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,770	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,344	99.91/cwt	91.00–113.00	1,343	7
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	937	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,257	146.62/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,843	32
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	139.51/cwt	131.00–141.50	1,737	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,384	130.82/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,811	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,081	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,432	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	88.21/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,294	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	95.16/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,519	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	74.79/cwt	69.50–80.00	1,153	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	75.69/cwt	74.00–81.00	862	6

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 26, 2022

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

Receipts 371Last week 299Year ago 240

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	93.00–98.00	95.02
12	—	1,784	101.00–111.00	106.53
2	—	1,593	113.00–118.00	115.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,256	82.00–92.00	86.19
6	—	1,212	60.00–69.00	64.26
41	—	1,242	70.00–81.00	76.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,129	58.00–67.00	63.27
6	—	1,139	74.00–81.00	75.69
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,344	91.00–113.00	99.91
8	—	1,384	125.00–134.00	130.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,467	82.00–92.50	88.21
13	—	1,596	93.00–98.00	95.16
4	—	1,541	69.50–80.00	74.79
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,215	120.00–141.00	133.38
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,558	132.00–139.00	137.07
5	—	1,448	120.00–126.00	122.27
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	154.00	154.00
63	—	1,356	143.00–152.50	148.57
17	—	1,294	129.00–142.50	139.34
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	97.00–119.00	108.20
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	96.00–117.00	103.05
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	937	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,257	142.00–152.00	146.62
17	—	1,245	131.00–141.50	139.51
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,081	132.50	132.50

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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