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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 25

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

272 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 342▼ 59 vs year ago 331 · −17.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, with a very large spread today between the low choice cattle and the high end choice cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower in a light test. 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	1,725	89.69	1,548	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	78.50	1,240	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	67.50	882	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	52.14	572	35
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,317	154.61	2,037	50
Heifers	Select	Average	985	100.43	989	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	151.80	2,142	92
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	136.43	1,739	5thin

Every lot

24 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	—	Choice	1,200	141.83/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,702	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,275	136.43/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,739	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,401	150.65/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,111	72
Steers	—	Choice	1,443	159.41/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,300	16
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,728	142.25/cwt	141.00–143.50	2,458	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	994	97.79/cwt	86.00–110.00	972	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,262	151.89/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,917	26
Heifers	—	Choice	1,295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,813	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,372	159.88/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,194	21
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,390	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	78.41/cwt	64.00–94.00	1,241	6
Bulls	—	—	1,933	102.74/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,986	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	2,149	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	855	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	590	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	30.49/cwt	22.00–42.50	311	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	53.44/cwt	47.00–58.00	595	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	63.70/cwt	62.00–65.00	728	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,260	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,008	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	60.32/cwt	51.00–64.00	772	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	78.87/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,017	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	71.03/cwt	65.00–76.00	952	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	72.07/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,051	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	79.73/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,278	21

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 Oct 25, 2022

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

Receipts 272Last week 342Year ago 331

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	99.00–106.00	102.74
2	—	1,945	110.00–111.00	110.49
6	—	1,583	64.00–94.00	78.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,340	65.00–76.00	71.03
5	—	1,290	78.00–82.00	78.87
19	—	1,280	51.00–64.00	60.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	22.00–42.50	30.49
27	—	1,113	47.00–58.00	53.44
3	—	1,143	62.00–65.00	63.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,603	75.00–85.00	79.73
4	—	1,458	70.00–74.00	72.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	140.00	140.00
26	—	1,262	145.00–157.50	151.89
21	—	1,372	158.00–162.00	159.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	86.00–110.00	97.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,401	145.00–157.00	150.65
16	—	1,443	159.00–160.00	159.41
2	—	1,200	140.00–144.00	141.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	141.00–143.50	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	131.00–142.50	136.43

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.