Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners selling 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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	1,654	116.24	1,923	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,460	135.65	1,980	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	101.39	1,553	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	96.88	1,213	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	88.07	921	53
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,335	169.28	2,260	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,213	159.42	1,934	10
Heifers	Select	Average	997	134.12	1,337	9thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,420	170.42	2,421	130
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,104	146.51	1,617	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,074	132.04	1,417	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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%	—	1,250	97.37/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,217	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	104.47/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	161.86/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,088	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,064	126.40/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,345	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	116.95/cwt	112.00–123.00	2,037	8
Bulls	—	—	1,928	126.10/cwt	124.50–129.00	2,431	3
Bulls	—	—	1,145	104.49/cwt	101.00–107.50	1,196	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	85.71/cwt	75.00–91.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,213	159.42/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,934	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	75.50/cwt	50.00–82.00	818	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	89.68/cwt	83.00–94.00	937	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	96.68/cwt	96.00–97.50	1,037	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,250	1
Steers	Select	—	1,043	124.39/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,297	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,104	146.51/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,617	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	838	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	989	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	113.16/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,734	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	92.65/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,348	171.37/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,310	32
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,165	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,806	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	170.56/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,422	129
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	101.38/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,548	59
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,578	122.46/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,932	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,198	132.32/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,585	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,439	144.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,084	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,423	112.06/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,595	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	913	143.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,313	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.

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Mar 28, 2023

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

Receipts 460Last week 607Year ago 431

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,250	92.00–103.00	97.37
2	—	1,405	104.00–105.00	104.47
12	—	1,257	75.00–91.00	85.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,083	50.00–82.00	75.50
38	—	1,045	83.00–94.00	89.68
2	—	1,073	96.00–97.50	96.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	115.00–121.00	117.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	112.50–114.00	113.16
4	—	1,603	89.00–95.00	92.65
59	—	1,527	96.00–106.00	101.38
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	116.00–130.00	122.46
8	—	1,439	144.00–150.00	144.84
2	—	1,423	111.00–113.00	112.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	125.00–141.00	132.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,290	160.00–162.50	161.86
32	—	1,348	166.00–175.00	171.37
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	121.00–130.00	126.40
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,213	149.00–163.00	159.42
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	913	140.00–145.00	143.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,742	112.00–123.00	116.95
3	—	1,928	124.50–129.00	126.10
3	—	1,145	101.00–107.50	104.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	152.00	152.00
129	—	1,420	165.00–175.00	170.56
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	115.00–128.00	124.39
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,104	138.00–148.00	146.51
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	155.00	155.00

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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