Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,509	118.79	1,792	40
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,423	137.37	1,955	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	113.34	1,709	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	99.95	1,230	150
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	82.95	835	80
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,292	180.38	2,331	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	162.30	1,818	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,020	127.14	1,297	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	182.48	2,591	126
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,178	171.96	2,026	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,063	147.20	1,565	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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%	—	1,155	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,351	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,178	171.96/cwt	140.00–176.50	2,026	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,422	183.52/cwt	177.50–187.50	2,610	117
Bulls	—	—	1,597	126.36/cwt	120.00–131.50	2,018	16
Bulls	—	—	1,903	135.04/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,570	6
Bulls	—	—	1,326	105.86/cwt	70.00–119.00	1,404	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	104.63/cwt	98.00–111.50	1,297	99
Heifers	Choice	—	1,306	182.86/cwt	177.50–186.50	2,388	47
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	172.61/cwt	156.00–175.00	2,158	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,084	167.87/cwt	160.00–175.50	1,820	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,056	164.60/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,738	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	88.61/cwt	82.00–93.00	976	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	96.12/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,128	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,393	168.92/cwt	140.00–176.50	2,353	9
Steers	Select	—	1,085	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,031	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,373	135.37/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,859	19
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	90.33/cwt	69.00–97.00	1,097	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,013	84.66/cwt	75.00–93.00	858	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,113	120.71/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,344	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	730	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	518	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	112.55/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,650	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	93.61/cwt	74.00–104.50	1,576	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	121.52/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,905	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	73.51/cwt	55.00–81.00	637	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,742	150.00/cwt	147.50–152.50	2,613	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 Jun 27, 2023

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

Receipts 589Last week 579Year ago 529

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	117.00	117.00
99	—	1,240	98.00–111.50	104.63
50	—	1,214	69.00–97.00	90.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,102	82.00–93.00	88.61
10	—	1,174	94.00–99.00	96.12
33	—	867	55.00–81.00	73.51
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,373	120.00–140.00	135.37
3	—	1,742	147.50–152.50	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	75.00–93.00	84.66
1	—	730	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,466	106.00–117.00	112.55
4	—	1,684	74.00–104.50	93.61
13	—	1,568	118.00–125.00	121.52
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,178	140.00–176.50	171.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,422	177.50–187.50	183.52
9	—	1,393	140.00–176.50	168.92
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,056	164.00–166.00	164.60
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,597	120.00–131.50	126.36
6	—	1,903	132.00–140.00	135.04
17	—	1,326	70.00–119.00	105.86
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,306	177.50–186.50	182.86
15	—	1,250	156.00–175.00	172.61
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	160.00–175.50	167.87
1	—	1,265	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	115.00–125.50	120.71

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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