Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, with the exception of Leans that sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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	—	Average	1,841	112.18	2,065	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,485	126.00	1,871	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	97.92	1,464	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	87.91	1,090	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	68.23	718	20
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,286	150.15	1,931	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,118	135.03	1,510	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	945	123.53	1,167	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,367	149.76	2,048	56
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,262	139.22	1,757	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,087	116.67	1,268	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
Bulls	—	—	1,950	114.39/cwt	109.00–119.00	2,231	12
Bulls	—	—	1,876	125.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,363	4
Bulls	—	—	1,598	98.56/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,575	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	89.74/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,142	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	76.50/cwt	49.00–83.50	856	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	101.28/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,535	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,118	135.03/cwt	124.50–143.50	1,510	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,225	139.83/cwt	135.50–145.00	1,713	8
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	990	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,337	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,715	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	90.49/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,308	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	70.11/cwt	64.00–75.00	756	8
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,680	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,503	2
Steers	Select	—	1,135	107.50/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,220	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,262	139.22/cwt	129.00–143.50	1,757	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	910	88.07/cwt	82.00–94.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	99.78/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,142	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	78.91/cwt	77.00–83.00	902	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,317	149.56/cwt	146.00–154.50	1,970	44
Steers	Choice	—	1,560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,434	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,474	143.01/cwt	141.50–144.50	2,108	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	51.99/cwt	31.00–63.00	521	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,694	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,057	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	942	129.30/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,218	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	151.71/cwt	147.50–155.75	1,965	53
Heifers	Select	—	955	100.45/cwt	91.00–110.00	959	2

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Sep 6, 2022

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

Receipts 304Last week 365Year ago 238

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,950	109.00–119.00	114.39
4	—	1,876	124.00–130.00	125.98
6	—	1,598	92.00–107.00	98.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,273	85.00–95.00	89.74
11	—	1,119	49.00–83.50	76.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,516	95.00–106.50	101.28
2	—	1,588	107.00–109.00	108.00
14	—	1,445	83.00–95.00	90.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,079	64.00–75.00	70.11
4	—	1,143	77.00–83.00	78.91
6	—	1,003	31.00–63.00	51.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	82.00–94.00	88.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	95.00–104.00	99.78
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,570	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	124.50–143.50	135.03
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,225	135.50–145.00	139.83
53	—	1,295	147.50–155.75	151.71
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	942	122.00–131.00	129.30
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	91.00–110.00	100.45
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	135.00	135.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	149.00	149.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	100.00–115.00	107.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,262	129.00–143.50	139.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,317	146.00–154.50	149.56
6	—	1,560	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,474	141.50–144.50	143.01

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More