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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-27

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 27

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

121 head

▼ 237 vs last sale 358▼ 154 vs year ago 275 · −56.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 3.00 higher,

Boners 2.00 lower. and Leans steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand on a light run.

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	—	Low	1,851	83.59	1,547	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,437	85.13	1,223	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	78.66	1,173	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	69.55	856	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	40.31	420	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,482	151.72	2,248	9thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,477	159.17	2,351	36
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	137.35	1,751	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,132	117.50	1,330	4thin

Every lot

19 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	1,131	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,357	3
Steers	—	Select	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,275	137.35/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,751	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,370	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	2,048	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,480	159.45/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,360	35
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,953	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,511	154.64/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,337	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	76.93/cwt	62.00–86.00	1,238	4
Bulls	—	—	2,335	96.91/cwt	95.00–99.00	2,263	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	26.57/cwt	20.00–30.00	248	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,113	76.24/cwt	60.00–101.00	849	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	60.92/cwt	59.00–63.00	733	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	65.55/cwt	61.00–72.00	808	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	55.62/cwt	53.00–58.00	704	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	78.58/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,073	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,437	85.13/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,223	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	78.98/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,170	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	70.85/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,050	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	87.51/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,394	2

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 27, 2022

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

Receipts 121Last week 358Year ago 275

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 3.00 higher,

Boners 2.00 lower. and Leans steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand on a light run.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	59.00–63.00	60.92
3	—	933	20.00–30.00	26.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	60.00–101.00	76.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,481	74.00–85.00	78.98
2	—	1,593	87.00–88.00	87.51
3	—	1,482	68.00–72.00	70.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	79.00–92.00	85.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,366	75.00–84.00	78.58
13	—	1,232	61.00–72.00	65.55
4	—	1,265	53.00–58.00	55.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	149.50	149.50
35	—	1,480	150.00–162.00	159.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,131	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	137.00–138.00	137.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	151.00–161.00	154.64
2	—	1,380	141.00–142.00	141.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	62.00–86.00	76.93
2	—	2,335	95.00–99.00	96.91

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.