Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers steady, Boners 5.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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	1,496	112.88	1,689	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	100.72	1,482	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	94.68	1,186	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	76.78	838	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	152.50	2,097	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,299	187.92	2,441	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	169.11	1,852	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,468	188.48	2,767	101
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,257	172.03	2,162	15

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	—	1,327	123.69/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,641	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	143.78/cwt	143.50–144.00	2,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,484	102.38/cwt	80.00–118.00	1,519	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	82.77/cwt	73.50–88.00	1,101	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	94.63/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,172	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	106.69/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,198	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,392	180.36/cwt	180.00–180.50	2,511	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	82.75/cwt	78.00–88.00	908	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,097	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	93.89/cwt	85.50–98.00	1,335	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	187.92/cwt	184.00–192.50	2,441	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	169.11/cwt	152.00–178.00	1,852	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,471	188.81/cwt	182.50–191.50	2,777	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	67.93/cwt	55.00–75.00	751	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,257	172.03/cwt	150.00–180.00	2,162	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	105.44/cwt	100.50–111.00	1,588	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,123	139.67/cwt	124.00–152.50	1,568	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	938	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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Receipts 292Last week 233Year ago 245

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,327	119.00–130.00	123.69
2	—	1,895	143.50–144.00	143.78
10	—	1,484	80.00–118.00	102.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,330	73.50–88.00	82.77
33	—	1,238	89.50–100.00	94.63
3	—	1,123	102.00–110.00	106.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,097	78.00–88.00	82.75
13	—	1,105	55.00–75.00	67.93
1	—	1,020	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,422	85.50–98.00	93.89
13	—	1,506	100.50–111.00	105.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	124.00–152.50	139.67
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,392	180.00–180.50	180.36
97	—	1,471	182.50–191.50	188.81
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,257	150.00–180.00	172.03
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,299	184.00–192.50	187.92
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	152.00–178.00	169.11

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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