Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, with Breakers and

Boners gaining the higher amounts. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher, Trade was active with 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	1,645	107.68	1,771	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,504	134.35	2,021	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,544	93.73	1,447	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	85.39	1,052	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	63.95	668	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	164.57	2,181	87
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,194	145.05	1,732	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,031	114.46	1,180	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	164.75	2,472	54
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,575	144.52	2,276	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,095	136.67	1,497	3thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,692	111.78/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,891	10
Bulls	—	—	1,892	122.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,322	3
Bulls	—	—	1,442	93.32/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,346	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	88.51/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,129	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	96.31/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	75.65/cwt	65.00–83.00	925	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	166.71/cwt	159.00–170.50	2,451	44
Steers	Choice	—	1,422	158.17/cwt	157.50–158.50	2,249	6
Steers	Select	—	1,105	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,348	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,575	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,276	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,341	165.44/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,219	79
Heifers	Select	—	1,063	109.28/cwt	92.00–122.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,194	145.05/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,732	7
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,957	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,994	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	82.84/cwt	66.00–92.00	1,288	9
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,090	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,570	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	54.84/cwt	32.50–64.00	576	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	82.49/cwt	81.00–84.00	873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	299	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	991	97.90/cwt	81.00–123.00	970	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,167	156.03/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,821	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	955	77.95/cwt	76.00–80.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	379	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	71.37/cwt	66.00–77.00	742	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,590	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,733	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,490	138.57/cwt	130.00–154.00	2,065	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	97.18/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,496	25

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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Receipts 333Last week 485Year ago 335

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, with Breakers and

Boners gaining the higher amounts. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher, Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,692	107.00–118.00	111.78
3	—	1,892	120.00–127.00	122.73
6	—	1,442	87.00–102.00	93.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,276	84.00–95.00	88.51
3	—	1,470	96.00–97.00	96.31
27	—	1,223	65.00–83.00	75.65
1	—	1,010	37.50	37.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,555	66.00–92.00	82.84
1	—	1,555	105.50	105.50
25	—	1,539	93.00–104.00	97.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	32.50–64.00	54.84
2	—	1,058	81.00–84.00	82.49
1	—	1,195	25.00	25.00
10	—	1,040	66.00–77.00	71.37
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	991	81.00–123.00	97.90
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	76.00–80.00	77.95
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	109.00	109.00
6	—	1,490	130.00–154.00	138.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,470	159.00–170.50	166.71
6	—	1,422	157.50–158.50	158.17
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	122.00	122.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	144.00–145.00	144.52
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,957	153.00	153.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,341	159.00–170.00	165.44
8	—	1,167	154.00–157.50	156.03
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	92.00–122.00	109.28
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	140.00–153.00	145.05

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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