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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 17

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

476 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 588▲ 118 vs year ago 358 · +33.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Dairy steers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 2.00 higher, Boners steady, and Leans 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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	1,602	95.43	1,529	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,500	97.08	1,456	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	79.30	1,216	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	68.49	873	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	52.59	573	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	130.65	2,003	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,393	162.22	2,260	106
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,216	132.10	1,606	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,200	112.65	1,352	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	160.86	2,380	84
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	144.32	1,895	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	—	Select and Choice	1,313	144.32/cwt	135.00–154.50	1,895	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,454	167.51/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,436	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,463	161.42/cwt	155.00–166.50	2,362	69
Steers	—	Choice	1,473	152.69/cwt	145.00–163.50	2,249	3
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,825	144.09/cwt	136.00–147.50	2,630	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,200	112.65/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,352	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,216	132.10/cwt	121.00–146.00	1,606	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,382	163.85/cwt	155.50–166.50	2,264	95
Heifers	—	Choice	1,428	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,385	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,449	141.18/cwt	133.00–153.00	2,046	6
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,717	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,421	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	86.83/cwt	67.00–96.00	1,209	12
Bulls	—	—	1,795	102.94/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,848	11
Bulls	—	—	2,010	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,332	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	507	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	954	62.14/cwt	55.00–68.00	593	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,036	80.75/cwt	60.00–132.50	837	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	41.46/cwt	30.00–47.00	439	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	55.02/cwt	48.00–59.00	622	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	58.22/cwt	42.00–63.50	749	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	69.27/cwt	64.00–75.50	899	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	78.73/cwt	76.50–83.00	1,036	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,365	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,740	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	70.17/cwt	64.00–73.50	1,017	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,522	92.01/cwt	81.00–103.00	1,400	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	79.60/cwt	74.00–85.50	1,226	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	87.84/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,401	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,533	130.65/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,003	3

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 Jan 17, 2023

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

Receipts 476Last week 588Year ago 358

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,795	99.00–110.00	102.94
1	—	2,010	116.00	116.00
12	—	1,392	67.00–96.00	86.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,298	64.00–75.50	69.27
6	—	1,316	76.50–83.00	78.73
22	—	1,287	42.00–63.50	58.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,130	48.00–59.00	55.02
1	—	845	60.00	60.00
10	—	1,059	30.00–47.00	41.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,036	60.00–132.50	80.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	55.00–68.00	62.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,595	86.00–95.00	87.84
13	—	1,450	64.00–73.50	70.17
53	—	1,540	74.00–85.50	79.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	127.50	127.50
6	—	1,522	81.00–103.00	92.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	135.00–154.50	144.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,825	136.00–147.50	144.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,463	155.00–166.50	161.42
8	—	1,454	167.00–168.00	167.51
3	—	1,473	145.00–163.50	152.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	126.00–133.00	130.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,449	133.00–153.00	141.18
95	—	1,382	155.50–166.50	163.85
3	—	1,428	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,717	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	107.00–117.50	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,216	121.00–146.00	132.10

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.