Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 5.00 higher. 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	1,511	90.54	1,368	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,369	106.52	1,459	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,522	73.69	1,122	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	63.76	814	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	51.94	572	47
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,745	127.00	2,216	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,367	153.92	2,104	66
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	135.01	1,519	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	922	114.82	1,059	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	153.50	2,269	104
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	132.72	1,696	17
Steers	Standard	Average	1,430	125.50	1,795	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,104	105.95	1,170	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,741	101.93/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,775	5
Bulls	—	—	1,288	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,417	4
Bulls	—	—	1,494	81.56/cwt	60.00–95.00	1,219	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	67.53/cwt	64.00–75.00	883	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,590	77.13/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	56.90/cwt	37.00–63.00	724	68
Steers	Select	—	1,097	99.26/cwt	65.00–118.00	1,089	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,744	141.70/cwt	128.00–147.50	2,471	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,006	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,457	154.93/cwt	147.50–158.00	2,257	91
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	132.72/cwt	123.00–144.00	1,696	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,492	145.59/cwt	144.50–146.00	2,172	6
Steers	Standard	—	1,430	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,795	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	921	133.41/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,229	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,434	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	135.01/cwt	127.50–145.00	1,519	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,263	139.08/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,359	154.67/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,102	62
Heifers	Select	—	923	96.24/cwt	85.00–109.00	888	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	66.34/cwt	57.00–73.00	984	17
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,125	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	88.08/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,588	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	57.99/cwt	53.00–64.00	656	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	41.56/cwt	22.50–50.00	451	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,353	100.04/cwt	87.00–117.50	1,354	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	78.24/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,183	18
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,710	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,488	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	989	87.56/cwt	60.00–127.50	866	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	983	67.32/cwt	57.00–87.00	662	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	615	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,435	132.44/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,901	3

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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Receipts 494Last week 534Year ago 536

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,741	96.00–106.00	101.93
4	—	1,288	110.00	110.00
15	—	1,494	60.00–95.00	81.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,307	64.00–75.00	67.53
2	—	1,590	76.00–78.00	77.13
68	—	1,272	37.00–63.00	56.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,484	57.00–73.00	66.34
3	—	1,803	86.00–90.00	88.08
18	—	1,512	74.00–85.00	78.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,131	53.00–64.00	57.99
19	—	1,085	22.50–50.00	41.56
1	—	1,060	58.00	58.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,353	87.00–117.50	100.04
3	—	1,435	121.00–138.00	132.44
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	989	60.00–127.50	87.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	57.00–87.00	67.32
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	65.00–118.00	99.26
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,744	128.00–147.50	141.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,457	147.50–158.00	154.93
6	—	1,492	144.50–146.00	145.59
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,278	123.00–144.00	132.72
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	125.50	125.50
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,790	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	126.00–136.00	133.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,125	127.50–145.00	135.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	134.00–145.00	139.08
62	—	1,359	147.00–158.00	154.67
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	85.00–109.00	96.24
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	145.50	145.50

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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