Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold sharply higher, with steers 6.00 higher and heifers 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly higher with Breakers and Boners 2.00 to 4.00 higher and Leans 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher to last week's light test on bulls. Trade was active with very 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	—	Low	1,592	88.51	1,409	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,421	96.24	1,368	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	80.38	1,234	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	71.57	890	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	54.99	565	72
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	128.09	1,748	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	140.00	2,227	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,336	165.65	2,213	63
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,080	142.00	1,534	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	992	119.70	1,187	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	164.83	2,457	57
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	148.54	1,854	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,208	119.32	1,441	3thin

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	—	—	1,523	78.59/cwt	55.00–93.50	1,197	19
Bulls	—	—	1,740	101.15/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,760	5
Bulls	—	—	2,045	112.21/cwt	111.00–114.00	2,295	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	965	103.70/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	78.54/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,016	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	70.01/cwt	64.00–75.50	878	60
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	148.54/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,854	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	154.16/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,942	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,227	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,772	151.16/cwt	151.00–151.50	2,679	3
Steers	Select	—	1,208	119.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,441	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,205	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,844	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	165.83/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,454	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	80.70/cwt	74.00–85.50	1,221	49
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,365	128.09/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,748	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	70.76/cwt	70.00–72.00	795	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	945	126.84/cwt	92.50–137.50	1,199	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	167.82/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,266	53
Heifers	Select	—	1,050	110.77/cwt	77.00–125.00	1,163	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	30.51/cwt	25.00–35.00	260	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,080	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,534	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,503	108.11/cwt	99.00–123.00	1,625	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	59.80/cwt	55.00–66.00	642	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	406	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	89.26/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,473	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,376	89.65/cwt	81.00–97.50	1,234	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	69.91/cwt	65.00–73.50	1,068	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	59.17/cwt	53.00–63.00	731	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,053	102.00/cwt	77.00–135.00	1,074	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	843	62.90/cwt	50.00–73.00	530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	49.25/cwt	40.00–54.00	488	31

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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Receipts 438Last week 121Year ago 257

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,523	55.00–93.50	78.59
5	—	1,740	96.00–105.00	101.15
4	—	2,045	111.00–114.00	112.21
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	102.50–105.00	103.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,293	76.00–82.00	78.54
60	—	1,254	64.00–75.50	70.01
1	—	1,250	32.50	32.50
16	—	1,235	53.00–63.00	59.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,513	74.00–85.50	80.70
10	—	1,650	86.00–94.00	89.26
10	—	1,527	65.00–73.50	69.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,124	70.00–72.00	70.76
2	—	853	25.00–35.00	30.51
34	—	1,074	55.00–66.00	59.80
31	—	991	40.00–54.00	49.25
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	99.00–123.00	108.11
9	—	1,376	81.00–97.50	89.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,053	77.00–135.00	102.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	50.00–73.00	62.90
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,248	130.00–155.00	148.54
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	151.00–151.50	151.16
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	115.00–125.00	119.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	153.00	153.00
53	—	1,480	160.00–171.00	165.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,260	151.00–157.50	154.16
53	—	1,350	158.00–171.00	167.82
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	92.50–137.50	126.84
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	77.00–125.00	110.77
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,591	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	126.00–130.00	128.09

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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