Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers selling 5.00 higher, with a much higher undertone. Boners sold 2.00 higher and Leans 1.00 lower. Bulls 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	1,527	113.25	1,729	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,492	135.30	2,019	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	108.28	1,605	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	96.40	1,190	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	77.97	824	38
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,332	174.46	2,325	46
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,147	160.77	1,844	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,090	116.14	1,266	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,391	176.04	2,448	115
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,189	154.89	1,841	17
Steers	Standard	Average	1,566	142.77	2,236	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,756	124.14/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,180	14
Bulls	—	—	2,064	132.16/cwt	130.00–135.50	2,728	4
Bulls	—	—	1,294	103.33/cwt	80.00–117.50	1,337	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	104.87/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,348	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	97.70/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,211	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	84.10/cwt	45.00–91.50	1,028	29
Steers	Standard	—	1,566	142.77/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,236	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	159.43/cwt	147.00–164.00	2,261	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,201	156.01/cwt	130.00–167.50	1,874	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,147	160.77/cwt	133.50–167.50	1,844	15
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	995	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,363	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,382	176.17/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,435	103
Steers	Choice	—	1,315	150.27/cwt	116.00–167.50	1,976	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	63.57/cwt	32.50–73.00	625	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,518	183.10/cwt	183.00–183.50	2,779	9
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	945	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,295	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	948	139.64/cwt	137.50–142.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,449	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,681	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,283	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,598	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,413	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,116	111.87/cwt	98.00–125.00	1,248	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	873	100.64/cwt	93.50–107.50	879	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	105.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,562	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	89.99/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,209	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	115.51/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,760	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,471	132.16/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,944	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	91.10/cwt	88.50–93.50	1,061	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,148	114.91/cwt	105.00–142.50	1,319	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,225	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	79.84/cwt	74.00–85.00	867	24

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 May 16, 2023

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

Receipts 525Last week 422Year ago 213

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,756	118.00–129.00	124.14
4	—	2,064	130.00–135.50	132.16
23	—	1,294	80.00–117.50	103.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,285	104.00–106.00	104.87
94	—	1,239	92.00–103.00	97.70
29	—	1,222	45.00–91.50	84.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	983	32.50–73.00	63.57
3	—	1,165	88.50–93.50	91.10
24	—	1,086	74.00–85.00	79.84
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	150.00–152.00	151.01
10	—	1,471	120.00–146.00	132.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	93.50–107.50	100.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,481	100.00–110.00	105.47
8	—	1,343	75.00–99.00	89.99
34	—	1,524	112.00–121.00	115.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,148	105.00–142.50	114.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	113.00	113.00
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,566	140.00–146.00	142.77
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,201	130.00–167.50	156.01
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	137.00	137.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,382	170.00–181.00	176.17
3	—	1,315	116.00–167.50	150.27
9	—	1,518	183.00–183.50	183.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	147.00–164.00	159.43
8	—	1,449	185.00	185.00
32	—	1,302	170.00–180.00	175.35
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,147	133.50–167.50	160.77
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	137.50–142.00	139.64
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,116	98.00–125.00	111.87

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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