Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00to 5.00 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	1,696	111.67	1,893	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,387	125.82	1,745	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	100.46	1,551	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	95.97	1,192	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	83.95	947	46
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	137.50	2,049	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	129.00	1,593	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,326	170.75	2,265	151
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	161.34	1,845	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	981	114.86	1,127	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	170.61	2,451	119
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,312	164.29	2,155	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,068	117.52	1,255	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,816	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.50	2,177	8
Bulls	—	—	1,558	102.31/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,594	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	99.25/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,226	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	106.72/cwt	106.50–107.00	1,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	89.51/cwt	74.00–94.50	1,123	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,941	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,490	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,049	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	171.54/cwt	169.00–174.50	2,285	136
Heifers	Select	—	989	108.77/cwt	99.00–120.00	1,076	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,435	171.04/cwt	167.50–175.50	2,454	114
Steers	Choice	—	1,350	163.70/cwt	159.00–165.50	2,210	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	68.85/cwt	55.00–76.00	818	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,428	140.40/cwt	137.50–145.00	2,005	4
Steers	Select	—	1,068	117.52/cwt	113.00–122.50	1,255	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,312	164.29/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,155	11
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,140	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,276	163.57/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,087	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,175	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,199	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	93.17/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,502	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,872	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,940	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,891	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,288	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,577	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	102.76/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,560	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	84.07/cwt	77.50–88.00	928	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	91.12/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,068	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,403	100.07/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,404	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	958	133.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,275	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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Receipts 607Last week 365Year ago 238

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00to 5.00 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
8	—	1,816	115.00–125.50	119.86
7	—	1,558	90.00–112.00	102.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,235	95.00–106.00	99.25
2	—	1,303	106.50–107.00	106.72
50	—	1,255	74.00–94.50	89.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	113.50	113.50
21	—	1,612	87.00–97.00	93.17
61	—	1,518	98.00–109.00	102.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	55.00–76.00	68.85
31	—	1,104	77.50–88.00	84.07
10	—	1,172	89.00–96.00	91.12
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	137.50–145.00	140.40
2	—	1,288	120.00–125.00	122.42
2	—	1,403	99.00–101.00	100.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	102.00	102.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	137.50	137.50
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,332	169.00–174.50	171.54
15	—	1,276	150.00–167.00	163.57
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	989	99.00–120.00	108.77
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	162.00–165.00	163.51
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	130.00–135.00	133.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,435	167.50–175.50	171.04
4	—	1,350	159.00–165.50	163.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	113.00–122.50	117.52
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,312	160.00–167.00	164.29
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	149.00	149.00

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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