Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, slaughter heifers, and slaughter bulls traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 higher.

Trade was active with good to 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	—	Average	1,545	91.90	1,420	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,434	114.02	1,635	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	86.71	1,309	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	78.89	1,005	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	64.65	713	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	159.85	2,177	74
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,178	144.98	1,708	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	929	101.16	940	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	160.73	2,398	105
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	138.74	1,816	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,258	104.42	1,314	2thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	78.53/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,008	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	85.71/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,143	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	66.25/cwt	58.00–72.00	809	10
Bulls	—	—	1,873	103.51/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,939	8
Bulls	—	—	1,880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,143	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	86.68/cwt	64.00–97.00	1,222	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,488	161.64/cwt	155.00–166.50	2,405	94
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,885	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,771	1
Steers	Select	—	1,258	104.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,314	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,590	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,679	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	143.56/cwt	137.00–154.50	2,039	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,309	138.74/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,816	7
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	973	105.00/cwt	85.50–125.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	161.18/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,187	69
Heifers	Choice	—	1,228	141.10/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,178	144.98/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,708	7
Heifers	Select	—	925	106.39/cwt	102.50–110.00	984	2
Heifers	Select	—	850	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	96.02/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,551	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	78.27/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,122	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	66.74/cwt	62.00–73.00	751	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	78.05/cwt	77.00–79.00	968	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	51.71/cwt	35.00–61.00	533	7
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,735	142.01/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,464	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,073	94.05/cwt	82.00–117.50	1,009	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,583	134.94/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,136	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,279	92.00/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,177	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,388	107.79/cwt	99.00–120.00	1,496	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	88.14/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,340	49

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 24, 2023

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

Receipts 440Last week 476Year ago 354

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, slaughter heifers, and slaughter bulls traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 higher.

Trade was active with good to very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,283	73.00–84.00	78.53
13	—	1,334	85.00–87.00	85.71
10	—	1,221	58.00–72.00	66.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	87.00–100.00	96.02
16	—	1,433	71.00–82.00	78.27
49	—	1,520	83.00–94.00	88.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,126	62.00–73.00	66.74
2	—	1,240	77.00–79.00	78.05
7	—	1,031	35.00–61.00	51.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	82.00–117.50	94.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	129.00–142.00	134.94
4	—	1,279	88.00–95.00	92.00
6	—	1,388	99.00–120.00	107.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,873	98.00–108.00	103.51
1	—	1,880	114.00	114.00
22	—	1,410	64.00–97.00	86.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,488	155.00–166.50	161.64
4	—	1,590	168.50	168.50
6	—	1,420	137.00–154.50	143.56
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	147.00	147.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	100.00–108.00	104.42
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	130.00–150.00	138.74
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	85.50–125.00	105.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,357	155.00–166.00	161.18
3	—	1,228	131.00–147.00	141.10
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,178	120.00–150.00	144.98
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	102.50–110.00	106.39
1	—	850	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	138.00–146.00	142.01

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.

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