Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher on a good kind. 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	1,741	126.17	2,197	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,460	150.00	2,190	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	112.47	1,690	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	103.20	1,327	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	87.75	961	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,223	185.82	2,272	36
Heifers	Select	Average	859	185.62	1,594	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,133	171.52	1,943	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	187.52	2,669	123
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	173.76	2,208	6thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,787	131.23/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,345	10
Bulls	—	—	2,052	143.93/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,953	3
Bulls	—	—	1,542	111.32/cwt	80.00–122.00	1,717	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	105.85/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,370	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	114.84/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,596	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	93.35/cwt	73.00–100.50	1,172	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,223	186.59/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,282	32
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,133	171.52/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,943	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,421	187.81/cwt	182.00–190.50	2,669	121
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,824	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	173.76/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,208	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,439	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	117.94/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,808	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,231	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	90.49/cwt	86.00–97.00	994	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	99.85/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,221	179.67/cwt	177.50–180.50	2,194	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	859	185.62/cwt	169.00–204.00	1,594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,005	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	878	101.15/cwt	95.00–108.00	888	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	72.76/cwt	45.00–85.00	788	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,512	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	105.10/cwt	95.00–112.50	1,508	16

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 26, 2023

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

Receipts 336Last week 381Year ago 311

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher on a good kind. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,787	125.00–136.00	131.23
3	—	2,052	138.00–150.00	143.93
7	—	1,542	80.00–122.00	111.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,294	101.00–112.00	105.85
5	—	1,390	113.00–117.00	114.84
20	—	1,256	73.00–100.50	93.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,533	113.00–124.00	117.94
2	—	1,785	125.00	125.00
16	—	1,435	95.00–112.50	105.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,099	86.00–97.00	90.49
7	—	1,166	98.00–103.00	99.85
10	—	1,083	45.00–85.00	72.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	95.00–108.00	101.15
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,570	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,223	182.00–190.00	186.59
4	—	1,221	177.50–180.50	179.67
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	164.00–180.00	171.52
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	859	169.00–204.00	185.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,421	182.00–190.50	187.81
1	—	1,355	180.00	180.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	160.00	160.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,271	165.00–179.00	173.76

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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