Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade was active with good demand on a hot and humid day.

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	1,613	119.07	1,921	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,359	157.21	2,136	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	112.89	1,597	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	105.50	1,231	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	84.77	895	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	141.00	1,791	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	185.41	2,442	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,080	169.00	1,825	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	870	133.75	1,164	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	955	192.00	1,834	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,433	184.51	2,644	23
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	171.00	1,830	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,796	127.31/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,286	6
Bulls	—	—	1,430	110.83/cwt	103.00–116.50	1,585	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	115.17/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,367	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	93.71/cwt	78.50–99.00	1,083	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	107.24/cwt	101.00–112.50	1,272	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	112.79/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,597	25
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,765	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,106	1
Heifers	Select	—	890	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	912	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,080	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	104.25/cwt	103.50–105.00	1,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	87.76/cwt	83.00–95.50	965	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	99.21/cwt	97.50–103.00	1,110	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,495	165.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,467	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,070	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,830	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,791	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,068	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	970	120.40/cwt	112.50–129.00	1,168	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	67.74/cwt	42.50–82.00	646	9
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	955	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,834	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,413	186.78/cwt	182.50–190.00	2,639	20
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,715	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,053	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,446	168.10/cwt	161.00–177.00	2,431	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,140	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,482	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	122.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,741	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,261	187.48/cwt	182.50–190.50	2,364	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,627	1

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 Aug 22, 2023

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

Receipts 205Last week 356Year ago 471

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,796	124.00–130.00	127.31
6	—	1,430	103.00–116.50	110.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,187	113.00–119.00	115.17
20	—	1,156	78.50–99.00	93.71
40	—	1,186	101.00–112.50	107.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,416	107.00–118.00	112.79
2	—	1,395	103.50–105.00	104.25
2	—	1,418	120.00–126.00	122.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,100	83.00–95.50	87.76
6	—	1,119	97.50–103.00	99.21
9	—	953	42.50–82.00	67.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	109.50	109.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	112.50–129.00	120.40
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,446	161.00–177.00	168.10
2	—	1,140	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,261	182.50–190.50	187.48
1	—	1,545	170.00	170.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	160.00–170.00	165.05
20	—	1,413	182.50–190.00	186.78
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	171.00	171.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	192.00	192.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	178.00	178.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	141.00	141.00

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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