Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls also traded 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	—	Average	1,783	122.84	2,190	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,341	123.93	1,662	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	103.03	1,531	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	99.11	1,222	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	82.59	858	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,290	129.00	1,664	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	180.12	2,347	65
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	144.42	1,690	29
Heifers	Select	Average	1,007	117.49	1,183	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	178.92	2,544	72
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,192	154.29	1,839	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,085	124.50	1,351	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,885	124.38/cwt	119.00–129.00	2,345	13
Bulls	—	—	2,038	135.46/cwt	133.00–137.50	2,761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	114.58/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,699	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	106.96/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,511	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	89.17/cwt	77.00–92.50	1,074	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	98.68/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,214	43
Heifers	Select	—	1,085	112.47/cwt	102.00–128.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	144.42/cwt	130.00–167.00	1,690	29
Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	180.75/cwt	175.00–184.50	2,348	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	87.81/cwt	81.00–92.00	933	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	98.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,273	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,339	1
Steers	Select	—	1,085	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,351	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,192	154.29/cwt	144.00–170.00	1,839	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,058	125.38/cwt	106.00–142.50	1,327	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	868	88.47/cwt	82.00–94.00	768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,958	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	180.39/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,583	62
Steers	Choice	—	1,306	169.81/cwt	163.00–172.50	2,218	9
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,128	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,352	127.09/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,718	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	94.49/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,425	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	70.98/cwt	55.00–78.00	693	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	105.91/cwt	100.00–111.50	1,557	29
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	890	125.02/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,170	1

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 Apr 18, 2023

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

Receipts 360Last week 287Year ago 290

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,885	119.00–129.00	124.38
3	—	2,038	133.00–137.50	135.46
7	—	1,483	108.00–118.00	114.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	105.00–108.00	106.96
10	—	1,205	77.00–92.50	89.17
43	—	1,230	93.00–104.00	98.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,063	81.00–92.00	87.81
3	—	1,293	95.00–100.00	98.48
15	—	976	55.00–78.00	70.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	105.00	105.00
6	—	1,352	125.00–134.00	127.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	106.00–142.50	125.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	82.00–94.00	88.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	113.50	113.50
11	—	1,508	87.00–99.00	94.49
29	—	1,470	100.00–111.50	105.91
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	102.00–128.00	112.47
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,170	130.00–167.00	144.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,299	175.00–184.50	180.75
1	—	1,550	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	110.00–138.00	125.02
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	124.50	124.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,192	144.00–170.00	154.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,432	176.00–185.00	180.39
9	—	1,306	163.00–172.50	169.81
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	129.00	129.00

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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