Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special breeding stock sale, saw a large crowd that came to evaluate and purchase bred cows and pairs this evening. The young and younger middle age cattle sold well. Trade was active with good demand.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,953	86
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,216	$1,912	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,442	$1,797	72
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,727	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$1,677	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,401	$1,603	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,525	56
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,392	$1,371	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$1,175	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,398	$1,086	36
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,035	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,326	$947	30
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,297	$2,200	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,044	$1,595	13
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,018	$1,253	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	879	$1,250	5
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,855	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,195	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$1,178	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,800	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$1,529	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$1,490	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,498	$1,444	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$1,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,606.39/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,606	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,016.45/head	725.00–1,200.00	1,016	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,242.26/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,242	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,635	1,484.63/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,485	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,392	1,371.34/head	1,052.00–1,525.00	1,371	4
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,585.57/head	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,586	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,436	1,648.64/head	1,075.00–2,500.00	1,649	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,474	1,167.25/head	775.00–1,425.00	1,167	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	889.87/head	560.00–1,175.00	890	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,007.65/head	1,275.00–2,200.00	2,008	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,216.38/head	1,025.00–1,600.00	1,216	16
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,727.01/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,727	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,401	1,602.67/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,603	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	1,749.55/head	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,750	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,855	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,236.80/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,237	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,800	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	723.22/head	575.00–875.00	723	9
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,253.36/head	1,225.00–1,283.00	1,253	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,676.67/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,677	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,673.47/head	975.00–1,900.00	1,673	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	1,322.95/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,323	5
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	879	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,967.85/head	1,225.00–2,300.00	1,968	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,034.75/head	700.00–1,300.00	1,035	19
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,297	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,765.50/head	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,766	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,341	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,405	1,126.60/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,127	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,482	1,817.09/head	1,050.00–2,475.00	1,817	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,030	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 447Last week 0Year ago 553

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,253	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,606.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,293	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,242.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,635	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,484.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,585.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,800	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	725.00–1,200.00	1,016.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,186	560.00–1,175.00	889.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,153	1,025.00–1,600.00	1,216.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,071	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,749.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,126	575.00–875.00	723.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,192	975.00–1,900.00	1,673.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,180	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,392	1,052.00–1,525.00	1,371.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,436	1,075.00–2,500.00	1,648.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,474	775.00–1,425.00	1,167.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,238	1,275.00–2,200.00	2,007.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,133	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,393	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,727.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,401	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,602.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,178	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,676.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	80	—	1,242	1,225.00–2,300.00	1,967.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,413	700.00–1,300.00	1,034.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,341	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	—	1,482	1,050.00–2,475.00	1,817.09
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,405	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,126.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	450.00	450.00
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,855	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,358	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,236.80
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,225.00–1,283.00	1,253.36
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	879	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,297	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,171	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,765.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	841	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,322.95

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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