Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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	—	Low	1,782	113.55	2,024	37
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,451	126.40	1,834	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	106.67	1,664	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	97.16	1,247	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	75.42	840	38
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	177.09	2,387	52
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,149	167.69	1,926	22
Heifers	Select	Average	952	158.64	1,510	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	176.97	2,564	140
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,246	165.33	2,060	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,164	149.71	1,742	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,593	108.21/cwt	93.00–116.00	1,724	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	98.02/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,290	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,474	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	121.37/cwt	117.00–128.00	2,500	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	85.40/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,088	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,131	135.87/cwt	124.00–149.00	1,537	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	177.44/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,568	132
Steers	Choice	—	1,368	168.85/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,310	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,351	178.59/cwt	172.50–183.00	2,413	45
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	167.06/cwt	162.50–170.00	2,160	5
Steers	Select	—	1,213	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,681	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,015	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,857	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,975	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	96.13/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,375	14
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,111	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,246	165.33/cwt	152.50–172.00	2,060	14
Heifers	Select	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,825	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,121	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,551	132.04/cwt	124.00–145.00	2,048	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,285	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,503	3
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	1,000	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,119	160.42/cwt	140.00–171.00	1,795	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	79.74/cwt	74.00–85.00	868	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	994	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	107.86/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,699	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	68.25/cwt	60.00–73.00	786	15
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,184	176.41/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,089	10
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	971	163.70/cwt	130.00–185.00	1,590	10

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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Receipts 505Last week 322Year ago 548

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,593	93.00–116.00	108.21
15	—	2,060	117.00–128.00	121.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,316	92.00–104.00	98.02
1	—	1,340	110.00	110.00
38	—	1,274	75.00–92.00	85.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,131	124.00–149.00	135.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,688	115.00–119.00	117.02
14	—	1,430	86.00–102.00	96.13
37	—	1,575	103.00–114.00	107.86
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	124.00–145.00	132.04
3	—	1,285	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,088	74.00–85.00	79.74
1	—	1,130	88.00	88.00
15	—	1,152	60.00–73.00	68.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,447	172.00–183.00	177.44
6	—	1,368	163.00–171.00	168.85
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	135.00–142.50	138.61
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	183.00	183.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	170.00	170.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,246	152.50–172.00	165.33
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,351	172.50–183.00	178.59
5	—	1,293	162.50–170.00	167.06
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,119	140.00–171.00	160.42
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,184	166.00–180.00	176.41
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	971	130.00–185.00	163.70

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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