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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-20

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 20

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

358 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 494▲ 358 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers selling 2.00 lower, Boners steady, and Leans 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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	1,642	89.26	1,466	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,452	134.00	1,946	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	73.41	1,120	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	67.60	847	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	53.81	571	27
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,315	156.53	2,059	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,103	136.95	1,511	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	994	108.12	1,075	7thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,440	155.61	2,240	98
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	134.68	1,721	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	116.22	1,237	15
Steers	Standard	Average	1,389	89.71	1,246	3thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,025	128.68/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,319	8
Steers	—	Select	1,110	101.98/cwt	92.00–120.00	1,132	7
Steers	—	Standard	1,193	83.32/cwt	77.50–90.00	994	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,278	134.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,721	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,408	140.55/cwt	124.00–146.50	1,979	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,441	156.25/cwt	149.50–161.00	2,252	94
Steers	—	Standard	1,780	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,825	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	938	104.27/cwt	98.00–110.00	978	2
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,017	109.66/cwt	86.00–124.00	1,115	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,103	136.95/cwt	134.50–139.00	1,511	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,849	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,317	157.08/cwt	150.50–160.00	2,069	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,402	77.68/cwt	65.00–86.00	1,089	7
Bulls	—	—	1,652	97.20/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,606	3
Bulls	—	—	2,192	108.33/cwt	106.00–111.00	2,375	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	38.80/cwt	25.00–46.00	352	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	60.13/cwt	52.00–65.00	676	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,187	92.14/cwt	76.00–114.00	1,094	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	67.73/cwt	64.00–75.50	843	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	60.11/cwt	44.00–63.00	762	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	75.01/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,071	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,452	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,946	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	76.13/cwt	72.50–83.00	1,144	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	68.30/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,072	16

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 20, 2022

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

Receipts 358Last week 494Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	96.00–99.00	97.20
3	—	2,192	106.00–111.00	108.33
7	—	1,402	65.00–86.00	77.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	74.00–76.00	75.01
19	—	1,268	44.00–63.00	60.11
35	—	1,245	64.00–75.50	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,187	76.00–114.00	92.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,503	72.50–83.00	76.13
16	—	1,570	63.00–72.00	68.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,125	52.00–65.00	60.13
8	—	908	25.00–46.00	38.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,452	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	124.00–146.50	140.55
94	—	1,441	149.50–161.00	156.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	110.00–131.00	128.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,110	92.00–120.00	101.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	130.00–141.00	134.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	77.50–90.00	83.32
1	—	1,780	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	145.00	145.00
21	—	1,317	150.50–160.00	157.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,017	86.00–124.00	109.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	98.00–110.00	104.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	134.50–139.00	136.95

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.