Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.00 higher, Boners 4.00 higher, and Leans 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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	1,396	109.17	1,524	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,407	119.30	1,679	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	99.26	1,468	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	88.59	1,093	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	67.07	677	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,583	130.16	2,060	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,228	147.68	1,813	89
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,113	136.12	1,515	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,000	118.79	1,188	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	150.89	2,066	122
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,171	136.25	1,595	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,062	106.73	1,133	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
Bulls	—	—	1,359	110.23/cwt	104.50–114.00	1,498	14
Bulls	—	—	1,508	121.90/cwt	119.50–127.00	1,838	18
Bulls	—	—	1,278	77.69/cwt	50.00–102.00	993	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	94.75/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,146	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	104.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,339	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,348	152.21/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,052	73
Steers	Choice	—	1,335	145.91/cwt	130.00–157.50	1,948	32
Steers	Select	—	1,062	106.73/cwt	89.00–118.00	1,133	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,583	130.16/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,124	139.22/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,565	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,252	139.18/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,743	15
Heifers	Select	—	993	114.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,139	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,700	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,516	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,400	159.21/cwt	158.50–159.50	2,229	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,423	109.45/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,557	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,171	136.25/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,595	35
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	986	112.42/cwt	96.00–120.00	1,108	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,015	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,289	1
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,063	121.68/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,228	150.54/cwt	147.00–155.50	1,849	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	79.67/cwt	61.00–89.00	999	26
Heifers	Choice	—	1,316	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,079	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,583	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	90.77/cwt	76.00–99.00	1,304	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	75.09/cwt	70.00–81.00	780	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	58.25/cwt	44.00–67.00	563	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	85.85/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,009	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,911	1

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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Receipts 471Last week 289Year ago 327

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,359	104.50–114.00	110.23
18	—	1,508	119.50–127.00	121.90
8	—	1,278	50.00–102.00	77.69
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,209	90.00–100.00	94.75
4	—	1,275	102.00–108.00	104.99
26	—	1,254	61.00–89.00	79.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	100.00–119.00	109.45
1	—	1,375	139.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,507	100.00–110.00	105.07
13	—	1,437	76.00–99.00	90.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,039	70.00–81.00	75.09
17	—	966	44.00–67.00	58.25
2	—	1,175	83.00–88.00	85.85
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,348	148.00–156.00	152.21
32	—	1,335	130.00–157.50	145.91
10	—	1,400	158.50–159.50	159.21
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	89.00–118.00	106.73
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,700	148.00	148.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,171	126.00–147.00	136.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	126.00–134.00	130.16
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,124	120.00–144.00	139.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,252	135.00–144.00	139.18
67	—	1,228	147.00–155.50	150.54
4	—	1,316	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	110.00–119.00	114.69
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	986	96.00–120.00	112.42
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	121.00–122.00	121.68

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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