Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. 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	—	High	1,742	112.57	1,961	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,441	127.38	1,836	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	97.50	1,515	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	93.71	1,130	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	81.69	862	28
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,340	170.45	2,284	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	156.80	1,949	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	991	116.51	1,155	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	171.26	2,453	73
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	161.36	2,041	10
Steers	Standard	Average	1,440	144.00	2,074	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,075	142.00	1,527	1thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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%	—	1,218	93.28/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,136	58
Bulls	—	—	2,008	125.84/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,527	5
Bulls	—	—	1,792	114.74/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,056	15
Bulls	—	—	1,481	100.22/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,484	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	83.26/cwt	76.00–87.00	972	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	101.28/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,351	7
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,075	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	159.98/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,168	2
Steers	Standard	—	1,440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,339	170.99/cwt	165.00–176.75	2,290	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,243	156.80/cwt	150.00–164.50	1,949	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,431	172.64/cwt	167.50–177.00	2,470	62
Steers	Choice	—	1,439	163.45/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,352	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	100.58/cwt	96.00–107.50	1,531	35
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	161.36/cwt	147.00–165.00	2,041	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	83.85/cwt	78.00–88.00	917	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	70.07/cwt	65.00–76.00	710	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	90.22/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,013	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,053	121.33/cwt	100.00–142.00	1,278	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	89.81/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,467	14
Heifers	Select	—	888	108.49/cwt	90.00–120.00	963	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,049	103.28/cwt	84.00–115.00	1,083	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	835	96.55/cwt	90.00–102.50	806	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,430	120.27/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,720	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,450	133.07/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,930	5

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Receipts 344Last week 337Year ago 254

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,218	88.00–99.00	93.28
10	—	1,168	76.00–87.00	83.26
7	—	1,334	100.00–103.00	101.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,522	96.00–107.50	100.58
14	—	1,633	83.00–96.00	89.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,094	78.00–88.00	83.85
9	—	1,013	65.00–76.00	70.07
6	—	1,123	89.00–92.00	90.22
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,049	84.00–115.00	103.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	90.00–102.50	96.55
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	114.00–125.00	120.27
5	—	1,450	130.00–147.00	133.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,008	122.00–129.00	125.84
15	—	1,792	111.00–119.00	114.74
8	—	1,481	90.00–108.00	100.22
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	142.00	142.00
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	144.00	144.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,431	167.50–177.00	172.64
11	—	1,439	155.00–165.00	163.45
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,265	147.00–165.00	161.36
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	155.00–164.00	159.98
39	—	1,339	165.00–176.75	170.99
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	150.00–164.50	156.80
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	100.00–142.00	121.33
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	90.00–120.00	108.49

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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