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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 24

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

440 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 476▲ 86 vs year ago 354 · +24.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, slaughter heifers, and slaughter bulls traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 higher.

Trade was active with good to very 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	1,545	91.90	1,420	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,434	114.02	1,635	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	86.71	1,309	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	78.89	1,005	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	64.65	713	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	159.85	2,177	74
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,178	144.98	1,708	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	929	101.16	940	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	160.73	2,398	105
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	138.74	1,816	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,258	104.42	1,314	2thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,258	104.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,314	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,309	138.74/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,816	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,420	143.56/cwt	137.00–154.50	2,039	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,488	161.64/cwt	155.00–166.50	2,405	94
Steers	—	Choice	1,590	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,679	4
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,885	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,771	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	850	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Select	925	106.39/cwt	102.50–110.00	984	2
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	973	105.00/cwt	85.50–125.00	1,022	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,178	144.98/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,708	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,228	141.10/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,733	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,357	161.18/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,187	69
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,735	142.01/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,464	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	86.68/cwt	64.00–97.00	1,222	22
Bulls	—	—	1,873	103.51/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,939	8
Bulls	—	—	1,880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,143	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	51.71/cwt	35.00–61.00	533	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,073	94.05/cwt	82.00–117.50	1,009	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	66.74/cwt	62.00–73.00	751	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	66.25/cwt	58.00–72.00	809	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	78.05/cwt	77.00–79.00	968	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,279	92.00/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,177	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	78.53/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,008	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	85.71/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,143	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,388	107.79/cwt	99.00–120.00	1,496	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	78.27/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,122	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	88.14/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,340	49
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,583	134.94/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,136	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	96.02/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,551	7

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 24, 2023

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

Receipts 440Last week 476Year ago 354

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, slaughter heifers, and slaughter bulls traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 higher.

Trade was active with good to very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,283	73.00–84.00	78.53
13	—	1,334	85.00–87.00	85.71
10	—	1,221	58.00–72.00	66.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	87.00–100.00	96.02
16	—	1,433	71.00–82.00	78.27
49	—	1,520	83.00–94.00	88.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,126	62.00–73.00	66.74
2	—	1,240	77.00–79.00	78.05
7	—	1,031	35.00–61.00	51.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	82.00–117.50	94.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	129.00–142.00	134.94
4	—	1,279	88.00–95.00	92.00
6	—	1,388	99.00–120.00	107.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,873	98.00–108.00	103.51
1	—	1,880	114.00	114.00
22	—	1,410	64.00–97.00	86.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,488	155.00–166.50	161.64
4	—	1,590	168.50	168.50
6	—	1,420	137.00–154.50	143.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	100.00–108.00	104.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	130.00–150.00	138.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	85.50–125.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,357	155.00–166.00	161.18
3	—	1,228	131.00–147.00	141.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,178	120.00–150.00	144.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	102.50–110.00	106.39
1	—	850	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	138.00–146.00	142.01

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.