Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers saw a price adjustment as they sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, with the exception of Leans that sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade was active with moderate 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	—	High	1,592	119.02	1,895	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,302	147.19	1,917	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	106.87	1,582	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	102.44	1,227	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	86.43	928	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,324	181.55	2,405	55
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,089	168.45	1,834	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,005	100.00	1,005	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,396	186.00	2,597	154
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,183	169.71	2,008	14
Steers	Standard	Average	1,890	134.00	2,533	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,803	132.33/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,376	109.05/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,501	13
Bulls	—	—	1,728	124.63/cwt	119.00–129.00	2,154	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	88.04/cwt	75.00–96.00	1,091	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	104.28/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,261	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	112.76/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,351	184.94/cwt	180.00–191.50	2,499	37
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	175.75/cwt	165.00–179.50	2,417	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	72.12/cwt	57.50–82.00	772	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,273	156.83/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,996	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,183	169.71/cwt	141.00–178.50	2,008	14
Steers	Standard	—	1,890	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,533	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,005	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,089	168.45/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,834	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	112.43/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,676	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	101.01/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,485	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,389	186.50/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,590	132
Steers	Choice	—	1,533	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,966	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	90.94/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,017	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	101.56/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,149	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,412	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,033	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,026	115.46/cwt	89.00–150.00	1,185	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	174.59/cwt	161.00–178.50	2,217	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,115	116.35/cwt	116.35–116.35	1,297	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	888	93.57/cwt	87.00–102.00	831	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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Jun 13, 2023

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

Receipts 440Last week 596Year ago 210

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	130.00–136.00	132.33
13	—	1,376	90.00–118.00	109.05
16	—	1,728	119.00–129.00	124.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,239	75.00–96.00	88.04
55	—	1,209	97.00–111.00	104.28
4	—	1,259	112.00–113.00	112.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,071	57.50–82.00	72.12
12	—	1,118	86.00–96.00	90.94
4	—	1,131	99.00–103.00	101.56
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	152.00–162.00	156.83
2	—	1,412	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,200	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,491	109.00–120.00	112.43
19	—	1,470	90.00–108.00	101.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,026	89.00–150.00	115.46
1	—	1,115	116.35	116.35
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	888	87.00–102.00	93.57
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,351	180.00–191.50	184.94
18	—	1,270	161.00–178.50	174.59
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,089	150.00–176.00	168.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,375	165.00–179.50	175.75
132	—	1,389	180.00–191.00	186.50
9	—	1,533	193.50	193.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,183	141.00–178.50	169.71
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	134.00	134.00

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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