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Fairview Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 6

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

534 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 548▲ 109 vs year ago 425 · +25.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 5.00 lower and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with the exception of Leans trading steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,607	92.91	1,493	37
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,648	118.43	1,952	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	75.20	1,143	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	69.65	859	156
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	50.47	549	58
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	154.98	2,186	57
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,103	133.73	1,475	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	944	122.43	1,156	7thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,503	157.82	2,372	80
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	146.31	1,950	22
Steers	Standard	Average	1,826	115.25	2,105	5thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,333	146.31/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,950	22
Steers	—	Choice	1,387	145.85/cwt	132.50–153.00	2,023	7
Steers	—	Standard	1,445	123.13/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,779	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,491	159.80/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,383	67
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,673	155.00/cwt	142.00–160.50	2,593	4
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,975	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,745	2
Steers	—	StandardHeavy Weight	2,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,288	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	845	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	866	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	961	125.75/cwt	102.00–135.00	1,208	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,103	133.73/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,475	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,357	144.67/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,963	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	160.96/cwt	155.00–165.50	2,229	40
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,373	1
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,883	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,354	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,424	84.79/cwt	68.00–94.00	1,207	19
Bulls	—	—	1,796	101.04/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,815	17
Bulls	—	—	1,855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,022	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	760	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	524	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	38.11/cwt	20.00–45.00	383	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,104	93.65/cwt	66.00–127.50	1,034	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	52.77/cwt	46.00–57.00	591	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	60.71/cwt	58.00–66.00	692	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	55.09/cwt	46.00–59.00	670	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	65.73/cwt	60.00–72.00	818	96
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	74.23/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,000	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	76.58/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,136	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	67.29/cwt	51.00–71.50	1,050	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,632	129.64/cwt	122.00–144.00	2,116	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,674	100.49/cwt	92.00–117.00	1,682	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,779	88.02/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,566	5

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Receipts 534Last week 548Year ago 425

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,796	96.00–106.00	101.04
1	—	1,855	109.00	109.00
19	—	1,424	68.00–94.00	84.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,244	60.00–72.00	65.73
19	—	1,347	73.00–79.00	74.23
18	—	1,216	46.00–59.00	55.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,632	122.00–144.00	129.64
5	—	1,674	92.00–117.00	100.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,484	72.00–83.00	76.58
5	—	1,779	85.00–91.00	88.02
18	—	1,561	51.00–71.50	67.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,104	66.00–127.50	93.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,120	46.00–57.00	52.77
7	—	1,140	58.00–66.00	60.71
14	—	1,005	20.00–45.00	38.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,080	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	115.00–135.00	123.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,387	132.50–153.00	145.85
67	—	1,491	154.00–165.00	159.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,673	142.00–160.50	155.00
2	—	1,975	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,333	130.00–152.50	146.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,385	155.00–165.50	160.96
13	—	1,357	130.00–154.00	144.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,883	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	120.00–146.00	133.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	961	102.00–135.00	125.75

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.