Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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	—	Average	1,694	104.82	1,776	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,229	118.80	1,460	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	95.63	1,382	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	90.56	1,136	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	77.29	839	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,710	140.30	2,399	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,401	170.71	2,392	70
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,147	152.30	1,747	11
Heifers	Select	Average	982	139.53	1,370	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	170.18	2,552	38
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,259	151.62	1,909	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	990	126.95	1,257	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	—	—	1,841	115.03/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,118	8
Bulls	—	—	2,155	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	95.29/cwt	70.00–106.00	1,472	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	79.36/cwt	50.00–87.00	983	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	199	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	93.06/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,205	43
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	990	126.95/cwt	91.00–147.00	1,257	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	171.25/cwt	166.50–174.50	2,526	35
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,259	151.62/cwt	130.00–161.50	1,909	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,710	140.30/cwt	129.00–144.00	2,399	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,426	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	2,506	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,495	161.53/cwt	160.50–163.50	2,415	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,155	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,147	152.30/cwt	131.00–160.00	1,747	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,391	171.28/cwt	164.00–174.50	2,383	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	99.90/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,430	29
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,788	157.74/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,820	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	61.88/cwt	42.50–74.00	674	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	82.04/cwt	76.00–87.00	894	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	103.63/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,244	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	939	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,349	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,104	108.98/cwt	87.00–125.50	1,203	6
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	967	108.73/cwt	97.00–117.00	1,051	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,468	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,227	113.40/cwt	101.00–122.50	1,391	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,667	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	88.05/cwt	77.00–94.00	1,300	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	96.47/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,134	2

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 28, 2023

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

Receipts 337Last week 274Year ago 437

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,841	110.00–119.00	115.03
1	—	2,155	128.00	128.00
11	—	1,545	70.00–106.00	95.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,239	50.00–87.00	79.36
1	—	995	20.00	20.00
43	—	1,295	88.00–99.00	93.06
5	—	1,200	101.00–108.00	103.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,431	95.00–106.00	99.90
2	—	1,340	109.00–110.00	109.52
20	—	1,477	77.00–94.00	88.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,089	42.50–74.00	61.88
24	—	1,090	76.00–87.00	82.04
2	—	1,175	95.00–98.00	96.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,104	87.00–125.50	108.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	97.00–117.00	108.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	101.00–122.50	113.40
1	—	1,235	135.00	135.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	91.00–147.00	126.95
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,475	166.50–174.50	171.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,259	130.00–161.50	151.62
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	150.00–162.00	157.74
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	129.00–144.00	140.30
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,426	175.75	175.75
3	—	1,495	160.50–163.50	161.53
63	—	1,391	164.00–174.50	171.28
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,147	131.00–160.00	152.30
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	939	140.00–147.50	143.66
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	147.00	147.00

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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