Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special breeding stock sale saw active trade with good demand on a nice set of breds and pairs.

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,402	$1,738	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,536	$1,716	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,498	$1,580	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$1,566	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,551	$1,550	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,501	$1,529	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,458	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$833	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$625	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,171	$1,605	11
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,600	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$2,373	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,230	$1,826	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,097	$2,002	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$1,984	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,964	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$1,896	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,326	$1,749	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$2,056	20

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,825.74/head	1,250.00–2,500.00	1,826	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,415	2,060.60/head	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,573	2,581.14/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,581	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	898	1,587.86/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,588	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,402	1,737.74/head	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,738	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,537	1,562.30/head	1,350.00–1,960.00	1,562	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,012	2,157.12/head	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,157	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,551	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,655.83/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,656	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,536	1,715.55/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,716	19
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,549.18/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	1,644.43/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,644	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,954.73/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,955	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,535.95/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,536	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	1,821.43/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,821	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,579.74/head	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,580	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,866.67/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,421	2,074.63/head	1,450.00–2,250.00	2,075	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,183.91/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,184	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,455.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,455	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,366	1,791.56/head	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,792	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages

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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

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Special breeding stock sale saw active trade with good demand on a nice set of breds and pairs.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,230	1,250.00–2,500.00	1,825.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,573	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,581.14
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,415	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,060.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,250	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,332	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,954.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,866.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,421	1,450.00–2,250.00	2,074.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,208	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,183.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,366	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,791.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	909	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,644.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,455.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	898	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,587.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,047	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,142	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,402	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,737.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,537	1,350.00–1,960.00	1,562.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,551	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,536	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,715.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,549.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,231	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,535.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,498	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,579.74
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,190	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,193	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,655.83
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,012	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,157.12
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	817	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,821.43

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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