Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to slightly lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Trade was active with 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	1,621	123.15	1,997	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,353	136.38	1,845	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	110.22	1,615	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	102.84	1,197	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	84.90	878	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	160.00	2,320	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,205	186.19	2,244	81
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,101	169.35	1,865	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,135	150.50	1,708	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	186.20	2,451	139
Steers	Select	Average	1,068	172.33	1,841	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	166.44	1,994	13
Steers	Standard	Average	1,443	161.72	2,334	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,617	126.92/cwt	122.00–132.50	2,052	16
Bulls	—	—	1,923	137.45/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	112.63/cwt	90.00–121.00	1,898	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,038	131.34/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	106.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,221	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	113.67/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,460	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,309	186.47/cwt	180.00–191.50	2,441	127
Steers	Choice	—	1,456	193.12/cwt	192.50–194.00	2,812	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,353	176.44/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,387	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,198	166.44/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,994	13
Steers	Standard	—	1,443	161.72/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,334	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,320	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,045	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,839	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,201	187.03/cwt	180.00–191.50	2,246	77
Heifers	Select	—	1,225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,101	169.35/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,865	8
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	990	190.25/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,883	8
Steers	Select	—	1,193	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,714	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	100.09/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,457	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	72.71/cwt	64.00–81.00	721	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,363	129.28/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,762	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,333	150.58/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,007	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,413	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	162.36/cwt	140.00–174.00	2,099	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	90.75/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,064	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,043	127.41/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,329	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	87.63/cwt	82.00–92.00	928	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	95.21/cwt	93.00–99.00	964	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	112.01/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,623	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,933	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 Aug 29, 2023

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

Receipts 415Last week 205Year ago 365

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to slightly lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,617	122.00–132.50	126.92
2	—	1,923	137.00–138.00	137.45
10	—	1,685	90.00–121.00	112.63
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	127.00–136.00	131.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,147	100.00–111.00	106.44
6	—	1,284	112.00–116.00	113.67
21	—	1,172	75.00–99.00	90.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,456	93.00–104.00	100.09
22	—	1,449	106.00–115.00	112.01
3	—	1,602	120.00–122.00	120.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	64.00–81.00	72.71
11	—	1,059	82.00–92.00	87.63
3	—	1,012	93.00–99.00	95.21
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	122.00–134.00	129.28
2	—	1,333	150.00–151.00	150.58
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	119.00–140.00	127.41
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,309	180.00–191.50	186.47
5	—	1,456	192.50–194.00	193.12
7	—	1,353	175.00–177.00	176.44
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,198	150.00–179.00	166.44
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	154.00–169.00	161.72
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	990	160.00–200.00	190.25
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,193	140.00–147.00	143.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,201	180.00–191.50	187.03
1	—	1,250	193.00	193.00
3	—	1,293	140.00–174.00	162.36
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,101	150.00–177.50	169.35

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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