Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A lower market across the board today, with the exception of the Premium White cows. Slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, with Boners taking the larger loss, Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,667	118.31	1,973	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,560	153.83	2,400	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	113.39	1,772	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	103.32	1,282	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	85.31	955	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,486	155.50	2,311	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	168.49	2,463	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	184.05	2,346	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,050	180.00	1,890	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,035	159.61	1,652	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	186.73	2,765	69
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	168.52	2,191	8thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,891	123.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,331	10
Bulls	—	—	2,023	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,710	3
Bulls	—	—	1,429	107.10/cwt	91.50–117.00	1,530	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	985	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	101.96/cwt	96.00–107.50	1,296	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	110.05/cwt	107.50–118.50	1,381	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	168.52/cwt	154.00–176.00	2,191	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,486	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,311	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,635	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,624	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,375	172.48/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,372	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,035	159.61/cwt	145.00–189.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,284	185.93/cwt	182.00–190.50	2,387	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,690	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,830	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,510	175.85/cwt	160.00–180.50	2,655	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	115.24/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,842	37
Steers	Choice	—	1,469	189.08/cwt	182.00–192.50	2,778	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	68.60/cwt	40.00–80.00	716	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	96.61/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,023	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	86.96/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,006	43
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,544	161.03/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,486	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	90.62/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,081	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,242	177.29/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,202	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,142	138.36/cwt	125.00–172.50	1,580	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	113.46/cwt	87.50–140.00	1,010	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	104.24/cwt	89.00–109.50	1,501	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,678	129.99/cwt	122.00–140.00	2,181	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	125.29/cwt	122.50–128.50	2,057	5

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 19, 2023

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

Receipts 381Last week 439Year ago 394

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,891	120.00–130.00	123.27
3	—	2,023	133.00–135.00	133.98
11	—	1,429	91.50–117.00	107.10
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,271	96.00–107.50	101.96
9	—	1,255	107.50–118.50	110.05
23	—	1,193	80.00–95.00	90.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,598	110.00–121.50	115.24
14	—	1,440	89.00–109.50	104.24
5	—	1,642	122.50–128.50	125.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,044	40.00–80.00	68.60
5	—	1,059	94.00–99.50	96.61
43	—	1,157	82.00–93.00	86.96
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	151.00–170.00	161.03
3	—	1,678	122.00–140.00	129.99
1	—	1,320	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,142	125.00–172.50	138.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	87.50–140.00	113.46
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	154.00–176.00	168.52
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	165.00–170.00	167.46
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,510	160.00–180.50	175.85
58	—	1,469	182.00–192.50	189.08
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,486	155.50	155.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	160.50	160.50
2	—	1,375	172.00–173.00	172.48
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	145.00–189.00	159.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,284	182.00–190.50	185.93
5	—	1,242	170.00–181.00	177.29
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	180.00	180.00

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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