Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed , with Breakers steady, Boners 2.00 lower, and Leans 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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	1,616	96.32	1,557	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,418	106.08	1,504	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	78.96	1,206	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	67.30	834	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	55.70	556	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,541	127.97	1,972	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	114.00	1,431	1thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,520	90.59	1,377	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,321	153.94	2,034	58
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	130.65	1,506	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	120.20	1,275	9thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,459	153.43	2,239	99
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	134.00	1,644	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,392	106.45	1,482	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,641	101.92/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,673	6
Bulls	—	—	1,988	115.97/cwt	109.00–121.00	2,305	6
Bulls	—	—	1,458	86.22/cwt	59.00–95.00	1,257	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	57.09/cwt	46.00–63.00	671	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	68.78/cwt	64.00–74.00	882	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	79.54/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,009	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,573	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,281	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,761	144.22/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,540	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,227	134.00/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,644	13
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,220	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,321	154.26/cwt	147.50–159.50	2,038	49
Heifers	Choice	—	1,341	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,193	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,541	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,972	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,431	1
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,520	90.59/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,377	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	65.52/cwt	64.00–68.00	699	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	69.15/cwt	65.00–73.00	947	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	78.99/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,212	23
Steers	Choice	—	1,512	161.60/cwt	160.00–163.50	2,443	17
Steers	Select	—	1,392	106.45/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,482	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,413	152.75/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,158	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	520	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	88.44/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,418	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,168	98.11/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,307	143.15/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,871	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,083	93.70/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,148	130.98/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,504	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	40.24/cwt	38.00–42.00	432	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,415	128.34/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,816	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	54.73/cwt	50.00–56.00	529	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,382	74.78/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,033	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,457	107.69/cwt	93.00–118.00	1,569	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,054	127.77/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,347	7

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Receipts 352Last week 272Year ago 420

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,641	97.00–106.00	101.92
6	—	1,988	109.00–121.00	115.97
15	—	1,458	59.00–95.00	86.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,176	46.00–63.00	57.09
29	—	1,282	64.00–74.00	68.78
9	—	1,268	75.00–86.00	79.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	64.00–68.00	65.52
2	—	1,073	38.00–42.00	40.24
6	—	966	50.00–56.00	54.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	65.00–73.00	69.15
23	—	1,534	74.00–84.00	78.99
2	—	1,603	88.00–89.00	88.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	95.00–101.00	98.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	125.00–133.00	128.34
3	—	1,382	70.00–84.00	74.78
3	—	1,457	93.00–118.00	107.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	145.00	145.00
17	—	1,512	160.00–163.50	161.60
72	—	1,413	147.00–159.00	152.75
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,761	134.00–148.00	144.22
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,227	125.00–143.00	134.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	102.00–110.00	106.45
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,321	147.50–159.50	154.26
4	—	1,341	163.50	163.50
5	—	1,307	138.00–145.00	143.15
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	91.00–97.00	93.70
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,148	124.00–140.00	130.98
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	120.00–132.00	127.77
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	126.00–130.00	127.97
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	81.00–99.00	90.59

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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