Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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	1,683	124.96	2,103	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,432	147.74	2,116	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	120.35	1,756	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	108.36	1,358	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	85.03	928	39
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,295	156.00	2,020	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,248	187.14	2,335	92
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,038	173.70	1,803	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	948	146.37	1,388	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,405	189.57	2,663	112
Steers	Select	Average	864	187.08	1,616	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,131	180.42	2,041	10

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,722	130.74/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,251	11
Bulls	—	—	1,958	142.81/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	111.06/cwt	87.00–123.00	1,787	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,095	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	110.44/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,403	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	119.25/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,578	7
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	864	187.08/cwt	171.00–198.00	1,616	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,398	189.79/cwt	182.00–193.50	2,653	108
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	188.49/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,356	79
Heifers	Choice	—	1,233	178.97/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,207	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,315	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,341	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,020	2
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,100	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,079	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,730	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,131	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	101.87/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,225	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	73.78/cwt	30.00–86.00	772	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,139	178.27/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,030	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,023	1
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,060	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,929	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	943	177.66/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,675	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	120.73/cwt	115.00–126.50	1,740	38
Heifers	Select	—	953	115.08/cwt	95.00–137.50	1,097	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,035	172.51/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,785	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	128.99/cwt	127.00–132.50	2,007	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	106.42/cwt	100.00–114.50	1,540	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,476	132.40/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,954	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	91.14/cwt	87.50–97.00	1,021	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,434	160.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,296	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	96.75/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,185	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,012	128.38/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,299	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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Receipts 439Last week 151Year ago 298

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,722	126.00–135.00	130.74
3	—	1,958	138.00–149.00	142.81
9	—	1,609	87.00–123.00	111.06
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,270	105.00–116.00	110.44
7	—	1,323	117.00–124.00	119.25
20	—	1,225	84.00–104.00	96.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	99.00–106.00	101.87
17	—	1,046	30.00–86.00	73.78
17	—	1,120	87.50–97.00	91.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,441	115.00–126.50	120.73
8	—	1,556	127.00–132.50	128.99
6	—	1,447	100.00–114.50	106.42
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,476	129.00–135.00	132.40
8	—	1,434	155.00–165.00	160.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	123.00–135.00	128.38
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	171.00–198.00	187.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,398	182.00–193.50	189.79
1	—	1,315	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,550	195.00	195.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	189.00	189.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	180.00–182.00	180.98
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,139	174.00–180.00	178.27
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,250	183.00–194.00	188.49
13	—	1,233	171.00–181.00	178.97
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	174.00–181.00	177.66
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	95.00–137.50	115.08
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,035	167.00–178.00	172.51
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	156.00	156.00

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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