Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 5.00 lower and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with the exception of Leans trading steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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	1,607	92.91	1,493	37
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,648	118.43	1,952	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	75.20	1,143	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	69.65	859	156
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	50.47	549	58
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	154.98	2,186	57
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,103	133.73	1,475	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	944	122.43	1,156	7thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,503	157.82	2,372	80
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	146.31	1,950	22
Steers	Standard	Average	1,826	115.25	2,105	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,796	101.04/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,815	17
Bulls	—	—	1,855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,022	1
Bulls	—	—	1,424	84.79/cwt	68.00–94.00	1,207	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	65.73/cwt	60.00–72.00	818	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	74.23/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,000	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	55.09/cwt	46.00–59.00	670	18
Steers	StandardHeavy Weight	—	2,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,288	3
Steers	Standard	—	1,445	123.13/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,779	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,387	145.85/cwt	132.50–153.00	2,023	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,491	159.80/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,383	67
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,673	155.00/cwt	142.00–160.50	2,593	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,333	146.31/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,950	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,385	160.96/cwt	155.00–165.50	2,229	40
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	144.67/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,963	13
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Select	—	845	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	866	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,103	133.73/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,475	8
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,975	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,745	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,632	129.64/cwt	122.00–144.00	2,116	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,674	100.49/cwt	92.00–117.00	1,682	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	76.58/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,136	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,779	88.02/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,566	5
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,883	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,354	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	961	125.75/cwt	102.00–135.00	1,208	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,104	93.65/cwt	66.00–127.50	1,034	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	760	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	67.29/cwt	51.00–71.50	1,050	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	52.77/cwt	46.00–57.00	591	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	60.71/cwt	58.00–66.00	692	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	38.11/cwt	20.00–45.00	383	14

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Receipts 534Last week 548Year ago 425

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,796	96.00–106.00	101.04
1	—	1,855	109.00	109.00
19	—	1,424	68.00–94.00	84.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,244	60.00–72.00	65.73
19	—	1,347	73.00–79.00	74.23
18	—	1,216	46.00–59.00	55.09
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,632	122.00–144.00	129.64
5	—	1,674	92.00–117.00	100.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,484	72.00–83.00	76.58
5	—	1,779	85.00–91.00	88.02
18	—	1,561	51.00–71.50	67.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,104	66.00–127.50	93.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,120	46.00–57.00	52.77
7	—	1,140	58.00–66.00	60.71
14	—	1,005	20.00–45.00	38.11
Steers — Standard · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,080	110.00	110.00
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	115.00–135.00	123.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,387	132.50–153.00	145.85
67	—	1,491	154.00–165.00	159.80
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,673	142.00–160.50	155.00
2	—	1,975	139.00	139.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,333	130.00–152.50	146.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,385	155.00–165.50	160.96
13	—	1,357	130.00–154.00	144.67
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,883	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	120.00–146.00	133.73
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	961	102.00–135.00	125.75

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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