Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. 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	1,418	129.44	1,835	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,466	146.75	2,151	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	126.29	1,713	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	112.88	1,384	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	91.00	999	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	186.29	2,390	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,096	172.56	1,891	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	992	126.32	1,253	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,396	186.76	2,607	132
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	182.79	1,947	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,247	177.31	2,211	26

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	—	—	1,383	128.86/cwt	124.00–134.50	1,782	16
Bulls	—	—	1,583	141.61/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,242	8
Bulls	—	—	1,378	116.79/cwt	101.00–123.00	1,609	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	970	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,382	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	99.62/cwt	79.00–108.00	1,251	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	114.85/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,424	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,096	172.56/cwt	153.00–182.00	1,891	9
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,065	182.79/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,947	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	99.34/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,186	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	107.61/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,184	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,247	177.31/cwt	140.00–182.00	2,211	26
Steers	Choice	—	1,294	178.05/cwt	172.50–182.00	2,304	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,256	187.55/cwt	182.50–193.50	2,356	55
Heifers	Select	—	996	122.28/cwt	96.00–140.00	1,218	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	71.59/cwt	47.50–89.00	740	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,469	138.49/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,034	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,386	188.52/cwt	182.50–193.00	2,613	114
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,792	170.67/cwt	162.00–175.00	3,058	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	115.32/cwt	110.50–120.00	1,762	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	126.88/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,699	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,460	159.73/cwt	151.00–166.50	2,332	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,910	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	975	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,532	174.75/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,677	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	122.89/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,418	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,164	122.82/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,430	9

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 Aug 8, 2023

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

Receipts 423Last week 359Year ago 278

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,383	124.00–134.50	128.86
8	—	1,583	136.00–150.00	141.61
8	—	1,378	101.00–123.00	116.79
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	142.50	142.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,256	79.00–108.00	99.62
40	—	1,240	109.00–120.00	114.85
7	—	1,154	121.00–125.00	122.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	92.00–105.00	99.34
5	—	1,100	106.00–110.00	107.61
6	—	1,033	47.50–89.00	71.59
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,469	133.00–145.00	138.49
7	—	1,460	151.00–166.50	159.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	110.50–120.00	115.32
24	—	1,339	121.00–132.00	126.88
1	—	1,425	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,164	120.00–127.50	122.82
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,096	153.00–182.00	172.56
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,256	182.50–193.50	187.55
6	—	1,532	170.00–179.00	174.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	96.00–140.00	122.28
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	142.50	142.50
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	176.00–190.00	182.79
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,247	140.00–182.00	177.31
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,294	172.50–182.00	178.05
114	—	1,386	182.50–193.00	188.52
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,792	162.00–175.00	170.67

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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