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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower with Boners taking the larger loss. 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	—	Average	1,789	106.14	1,899	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,563	130.75	2,043	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	95.27	1,495	121
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	84.70	1,098	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,134	69.31	786	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	130.00	1,885	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	120.00	1,470	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,740	138.50	2,410	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,113	65.00	723	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,404	164.36	2,307	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	150.54	1,930	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,082	108.52	1,174	11
Steers	Choice	Low	1,489	165.44	2,463	104
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,365	146.58	2,001	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,108	122.50	1,357	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,899	111.15/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,111	19
Bulls	—	—	2,213	122.81/cwt	122.00–123.50	2,718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	92.16/cwt	75.00–104.00	1,452	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	990	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,163	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	86.17/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,135	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,131	103.41/cwt	85.00–125.00	1,170	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,130	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	565	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,740	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	2,410	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,371	149.30/cwt	138.00–156.00	2,047	5
Steers	Select	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,389	154.86/cwt	143.00–159.50	2,151	9
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,095	98.78/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,282	150.54/cwt	138.00–156.00	1,930	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,885	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,776	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,120	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,512	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	93.76/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,226	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	78.37/cwt	76.00–81.00	905	7
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,788	158.91/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,841	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,492	166.60/cwt	160.00–171.50	2,486	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	108.52/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,864	8
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,079	110.68/cwt	90.00–136.00	1,194	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	56.57/cwt	45.00–62.50	593	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	70.91/cwt	64.00–75.50	818	32
Heifers	Choice	—	1,397	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,312	36
Heifers	Choice	—	1,451	156.28/cwt	152.50–158.00	2,268	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,360	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,530	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,632	126.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,061	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	86.34/cwt	67.50–92.00	1,327	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,509	142.00/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,143	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	75.75/cwt	71.00–79.00	964	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	97.09/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,520	84

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Receipts 487Last week 429Year ago 494

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,899	105.00–115.00	111.15
2	—	2,213	122.00–123.50	122.81
10	—	1,575	75.00–104.00	92.16
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	117.50	117.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,317	80.00–91.00	86.17
8	—	1,308	92.00–98.00	93.76
26	—	1,272	71.00–79.00	75.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	85.00–125.00	103.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,155	76.00–81.00	78.37
9	—	1,048	45.00–62.50	56.57
32	—	1,154	64.00–75.50	70.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,718	106.00–111.00	108.52
29	—	1,537	67.50–92.00	86.34
84	—	1,566	93.00–104.00	97.09
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	112.50	112.50
6	—	1,632	120.00–135.00	126.30
4	—	1,509	138.00–145.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,095	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	138.50	138.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,371	138.00–156.00	149.30
1	—	1,335	133.00	133.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	110.00	110.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,389	143.00–159.50	154.86
93	—	1,492	160.00–171.50	166.60
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	135.00	135.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	156.00–162.00	158.91
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	93.00–105.00	98.78
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,282	138.00–156.00	150.54
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,079	90.00–136.00	110.68
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,397	160.00–170.00	165.48
5	—	1,451	152.50–158.00	156.28

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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