Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady, while slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher, with Boners gaining the most. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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	1,772	113.99	2,020	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,255	124.03	1,557	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	102.15	1,557	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	99.34	1,277	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	77.30	827	16
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,381	172.95	2,389	80
Heifers	Select	Average	1,079	111.21	1,199	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	172.35	2,500	121
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	163.20	1,934	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,153	131.29	1,514	3thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	1,713	114.11/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,955	8
Bulls	—	—	1,988	124.12/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,468	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	103.66/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,710	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	107.18/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,581	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	100.72/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,288	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	89.14/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,133	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,449	172.83/cwt	167.00–177.50	2,504	118
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,153	131.29/cwt	117.50–144.00	1,514	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	163.20/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,934	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,507	153.45/cwt	135.00–165.50	2,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	91.34/cwt	91.00–92.00	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	84.35/cwt	80.00–89.00	884	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,278	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,109	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	952	120.36/cwt	112.50–132.50	1,146	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	173.48/cwt	167.00–176.50	2,408	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,205	102.06/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,230	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,263	131.54/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,661	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,240	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,352	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	103.41/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,555	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,793	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	91.99/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,509	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	50.91/cwt	30.00–67.00	595	4

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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Receipts 365Last week 344Year ago 374

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,713	111.00–119.00	114.11
5	—	1,988	121.00–127.00	124.12
5	—	1,650	97.00–107.00	103.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	107.00–107.50	107.18
53	—	1,279	95.00–105.00	100.72
10	—	1,271	83.00–94.00	89.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	91.00–92.00	91.34
9	—	1,048	80.00–89.00	84.35
4	—	1,168	30.00–67.00	50.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	105.00	105.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	130.00–133.00	131.54
1	—	1,240	109.00	109.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,504	99.00–109.00	103.41
1	—	1,630	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,640	88.00–94.00	91.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,449	167.00–177.50	172.83
3	—	1,507	135.00–165.50	153.45
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	117.50–144.00	131.29
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	159.00–166.00	163.20
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,278	164.00–166.00	165.00
75	—	1,388	167.00–176.50	173.48
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	112.50–132.50	120.36
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	99.00–104.00	102.06

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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