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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 20

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

394 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 298▲ 58 vs year ago 336 · +17.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with most of the bulls either low dressers or high dressing. Trade was active with good 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	1,505	107.21	1,613	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,374	118.03	1,621	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	98.74	1,493	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	88.02	1,067	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	73.42	744	53
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,262	149.85	1,891	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,059	127.13	1,346	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	923	107.67	993	9thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,411	152.01	2,144	78
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,224	143.13	1,752	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	828	137.45	1,138	2thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	828	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,138	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,224	143.13/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,752	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,240	139.97/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,736	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,372	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,133	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,423	152.13/cwt	146.00–154.50	2,165	67
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	780	123.24/cwt	111.00–131.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	970	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,135	1
Heifers	—	Select	994	99.88/cwt	84.00–116.00	993	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,103	132.19/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,458	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,189	141.75/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,685	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,266	150.16/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,901	34
Heifers	—	Choice	1,306	155.80/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,035	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	94.50/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,186	12
Bulls	—	—	1,699	109.61/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,862	6
Bulls	—	—	1,734	124.46/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,158	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	874	84.39/cwt	70.00–100.00	738	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	56.23/cwt	42.00–65.00	520	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	72.30/cwt	66.00–76.00	787	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	82.03/cwt	78.00–87.00	937	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,173	106.87/cwt	93.00–123.00	1,254	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	89.55/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,082	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	79.10/cwt	65.00–83.00	960	31
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,723	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,398	112.04/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,566	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	102.13/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,479	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	89.61/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,330	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	100.76/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,504	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,692	108.29/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,832	6

This sale against other markets

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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Receipts 394Last week 298Year ago 336

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,699	103.00–115.00	109.61
8	—	1,734	118.00–129.00	124.46
12	—	1,255	89.00–101.00	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,208	84.00–95.00	89.55
2	—	1,448	98.00–106.00	102.13
31	—	1,214	65.00–83.00	79.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,142	78.00–87.00	82.03
12	—	924	42.00–65.00	56.23
18	—	1,089	66.00–76.00	72.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	874	70.00–100.00	84.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,484	85.00–94.00	89.61
35	—	1,493	95.00–105.00	100.76
6	—	1,692	107.00–112.00	108.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,398	111.00–113.00	112.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,173	93.00–123.00	106.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	140.00–144.00	143.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	135.00–144.00	139.97
67	—	1,423	146.00–154.50	152.13
8	—	1,372	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	135.00–140.00	137.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,266	145.00–154.50	150.16
5	—	1,306	155.00–156.00	155.80
5	—	1,189	139.00–144.00	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	128.00–136.00	132.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	111.00–131.00	123.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	994	84.00–116.00	99.88

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.