Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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	1,525	120.48	1,837	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,429	139.11	1,988	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	118.34	1,778	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	104.72	1,307	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	85.84	860	26
Heifers	Choice	High	1,305	178.87	2,334	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,129	153.82	1,736	11
Heifers	Select	Average	900	142.39	1,282	3thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,434	177.46	2,544	42
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	151.78	1,838	5thin
Steers	Select	Low	1,167	112.00	1,307	3thin

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
Steers	Select	—	1,135	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	121.83/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,946	5
Bulls	—	—	1,776	134.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,390	6
Bulls	—	—	1,258	107.43/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,351	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	106.95/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,364	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	112.09/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,387	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	93.37/cwt	79.00–99.00	1,132	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,570	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,920	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,361	184.61/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,513	7
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,421	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	179.43/cwt	173.00–183.50	2,510	33
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,211	151.78/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,838	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,511	168.40/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,545	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	88.36/cwt	84.00–94.00	951	11
Steers	Select	—	1,350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,418	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	900	142.39/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	178.53/cwt	172.50–183.00	2,285	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,132	151.60/cwt	136.00–166.00	1,716	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,455	163.50/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,379	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,439	133.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,916	6
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,705	167.80/cwt	160.00–175.50	2,861	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	106.44/cwt	98.50–111.00	1,559	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	127.45/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,023	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	73.25/cwt	40.00–83.00	667	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	101.24/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,131	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	117.78/cwt	112.00–123.50	1,743	44
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,095	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,927	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,088	122.57/cwt	112.50–145.00	1,334	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,200	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	895	98.99/cwt	96.00–104.00	886	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,410	151.02/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,129	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 May 23, 2023

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

Receipts 333Last week 525Year ago 449

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was active with very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,350	105.00	105.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	186.00	186.00
33	—	1,399	173.00–183.50	179.43
6	—	1,511	164.00–172.50	168.40
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	140.00	140.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	140.00–169.00	151.78
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	160.00–175.50	167.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	117.00–127.00	121.83
6	—	1,776	130.00–139.00	134.58
7	—	1,258	94.00–115.00	107.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,275	100.00–112.00	106.95
7	—	1,237	99.00–116.00	112.09
22	—	1,212	79.00–99.00	93.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,076	84.00–94.00	88.36
9	—	910	40.00–83.00	73.25
3	—	1,117	99.00–104.00	101.24
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,439	130.00–139.00	133.15
3	—	1,410	145.00–160.00	151.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,465	98.50–111.00	106.44
22	—	1,587	124.00–131.00	127.45
44	—	1,480	112.00–123.50	117.78
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	112.50–145.00	122.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	121.00	121.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	96.00–104.00	98.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,361	184.00–186.00	184.61
28	—	1,280	172.50–183.00	178.53
2	—	1,455	160.00–167.00	163.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	137.50–145.00	142.39
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,132	136.00–166.00	151.60
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	176.00	176.00

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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