Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special breeding stock sale saw active trade with good demand on a mostly a quality offering. Several dispersals included.

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,903	64
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,513	$1,841	35
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,277	$1,841	34
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,379	$1,797	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,374	$1,757	45
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,397	$1,381	26
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,483	$1,375	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,402	$1,352	51
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,344	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$1,303	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,122	$2,362	38
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$2,189	19
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,131	$1,759	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,112	$1,516	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$1,500	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,592	$1,700	9
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,248	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,381	$2,322	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,446	$2,065	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,406	$1,994	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,292	$1,769	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,468	$1,584	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$1,425	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,450	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	1,592	1,699.56/head	1,250.00–2,450.00	1,700	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,350.20/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,759.39/head	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,759	6
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	725	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,925.22/head	900.00–2,550.00	1,925	63
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,515.74/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,516	3
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,401.12/head	1,375.00–2,950.00	2,401	37
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,188.62/head	950.00–2,800.00	2,189	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,139.81/head	925.00–1,400.00	1,140	5
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,483	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,120.29/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,120	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,411	1,834.37/head	1,400.00–2,650.00	1,834	40
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,533	1,879.29/head	1,200.00–2,475.00	1,879	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,514.29/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,514	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,793.38/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,793	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Heifer Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,605.46/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,605	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,723.12/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,723	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,825.35/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,825	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,427.23/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,427	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,379	1,797.38/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,797	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,459	2,457.79/head	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,458	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,213.13/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,397	1,380.91/head	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,381	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,473	1,384.28/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,384	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,359	1,563.72/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,564	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,438	1,389.30/head	1,075.00–1,975.00	1,389	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,125.01/head	900.00–1,325.00	1,125	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,869.83/head	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,870	33
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2

How this sale compares

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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Tue Dec 5, 2023

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

Receipts 451Last week 0Year ago 447

Special breeding stock sale saw active trade with good demand on a mostly a quality offering. Several dispersals included.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,592	1,250.00–2,450.00	1,699.56
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,248	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,350.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,375	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,375	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,514.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,510	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,793.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,515	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,605.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,723.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,388	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,825.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,427.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,459	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,457.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	946	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,759.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,086	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,515.74
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,130	1,375.00–2,950.00	2,401.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,128	950.00–2,800.00	2,188.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	—	1,268	900.00–2,550.00	1,925.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,483	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,411	1,400.00–2,650.00	1,834.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,533	1,200.00–2,475.00	1,879.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,379	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,797.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,397	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,380.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,473	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,384.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,359	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,563.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,438	1,075.00–1,975.00	1,389.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,285	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,869.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,080	925.00–1,400.00	1,139.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,178	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,120.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,036	900.00–1,325.00	1,125.01
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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