Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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	—	High	1,482	105.25	1,559	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,312	125.76	1,650	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	97.35	1,456	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	87.07	1,098	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	69.97	738	13
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	113.00	1,588	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,665	130.00	2,165	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,308	148.36	1,940	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,122	135.79	1,524	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,020	115.58	1,178	12
Steers	Choice	Low	1,444	147.46	2,129	119
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	133.41	1,674	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,069	128.50	1,374	9thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,754	119.88/cwt	115.50–126.00	2,103	5
Bulls	—	—	1,269	92.55/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,174	9
Bulls	—	—	1,532	108.98/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,670	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	88.85/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,141	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	96.80/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,256	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	79.73/cwt	68.00–83.00	950	18
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,405	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,588	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,113	110.87/cwt	97.50–130.00	1,234	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,439	142.52/cwt	140.00–144.50	2,051	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	148.41/cwt	145.00–153.50	2,125	94
Steers	Choice	—	1,392	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	2,147	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,348	121.35/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,636	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,205	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,675	1
Steers	Select	—	1,152	115.05/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,325	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	133.41/cwt	123.50–143.00	1,674	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,125	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,122	135.79/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	54.76/cwt	52.00–57.00	491	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	100.75/cwt	96.50–107.00	1,538	25
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,736	135.33/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,349	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	966	145.32/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,404	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	112.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,016	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	90.20/cwt	84.00–95.50	1,272	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	73.54/cwt	69.00–78.00	804	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	985	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	926	120.29/cwt	88.00–129.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,313	148.54/cwt	145.00–150.25	1,950	36

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 30, 2022

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

Receipts 365Last week 471Year ago 361

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,754	115.50–126.00	119.88
9	—	1,269	84.00–101.00	92.55
11	—	1,532	102.50–113.00	108.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,284	84.00–94.00	88.85
5	—	1,298	95.00–99.50	96.80
18	—	1,192	68.00–83.00	79.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	109.00–129.00	121.35
1	—	1,205	139.00	139.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	52.00–57.00	54.76
9	—	1,093	69.00–78.00	73.54
1	—	1,180	83.50	83.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,527	96.50–107.00	100.75
2	—	1,798	110.00–115.00	112.15
16	—	1,410	84.00–95.50	90.20
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	97.50–130.00	110.87
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	142.00	142.00
36	—	1,313	145.00–150.25	148.54
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	135.00–137.50	135.79
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	926	88.00–129.00	120.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,439	140.00–144.50	142.52
94	—	1,432	145.00–153.50	148.41
6	—	1,392	154.25	154.25
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	107.00–120.00	115.05
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,255	123.50–143.00	133.41
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	126.00–138.00	135.33
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	138.00–148.00	145.32

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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