Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher on a much better set than last week. 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	1,568	101.17	1,586	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,530	127.28	1,947	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	90.15	1,367	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	79.98	1,014	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	63.46	680	47
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,086	104.50	1,135	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	162.13	2,223	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	140.96	1,635	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,026	113.95	1,169	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	162.62	2,362	119
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,213	152.15	1,846	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	111.66	1,273	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	—	—	1,799	108.24/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,947	13
Bulls	—	—	2,140	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,461	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	90.31/cwt	73.00–99.00	1,075	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	79.93/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,002	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	90.17/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,274	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	70.09/cwt	55.00–74.50	915	31
Steers	Select	—	1,140	111.66/cwt	96.00–120.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	140.96/cwt	122.50–152.50	1,635	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,045	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	914	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,813	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,819	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,449	163.00/cwt	155.00–166.75	2,362	110
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,213	152.15/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,846	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,491	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	2,494	4
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	995	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,443	1
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,107	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,204	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,029	104.26/cwt	90.00–120.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,396	163.27/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,279	44
Heifers	Choice	—	1,178	146.33/cwt	132.00–153.00	1,724	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	80.55/cwt	69.50–84.50	1,184	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,278	147.34/cwt	136.00–152.50	1,883	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	99.37/cwt	96.50–103.50	1,627	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	69.41/cwt	65.00–76.00	776	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	55.41/cwt	25.00–63.00	564	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,470	105.59/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,552	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	90.41/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,359	51
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,020	133.32/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,057	103.51/cwt	75.00–135.00	1,094	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	860	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	80.19/cwt	78.00–82.00	994	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,570	141.74/cwt	133.00–147.00	2,225	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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Receipts 485Last week 246Year ago 300

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,799	104.00–113.00	108.24
2	—	2,140	115.00	115.00
11	—	1,190	73.00–99.00	90.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,253	75.00–86.50	79.93
12	—	1,413	87.00–96.00	90.17
31	—	1,305	55.00–74.50	70.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,470	69.50–84.50	80.55
10	—	1,637	96.50–103.50	99.37
51	—	1,503	85.00–96.00	90.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,118	65.00–76.00	69.41
24	—	1,018	25.00–63.00	55.41
4	—	1,240	78.00–82.00	80.19
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	99.00–111.00	105.59
3	—	1,570	133.00–147.00	141.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,057	75.00–135.00	103.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	82.50	82.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	96.00–120.00	111.66
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	155.00–156.00	155.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,449	155.00–166.75	163.00
4	—	1,491	167.25	167.25
3	—	1,278	136.00–152.50	147.34
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	148.00–154.00	152.15
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,160	122.50–152.50	140.96
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	167.00	167.00
44	—	1,396	156.00–166.00	163.27
3	—	1,178	132.00–153.00	146.33
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	90.00–120.00	104.26
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	132.00–135.00	133.32
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	87.50	87.50
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,107	113.00	113.00

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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