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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 31

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Receipts

246 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 440▼ 217 vs year ago 463 · −46.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, with Boners gaining the most. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested ,

with the majority being low dressers. 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	1,586	82.88	1,315	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,358	130.59	1,774	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	87.15	1,321	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	82.19	1,074	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	67.75	716	30
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,308	160.66	2,101	43
Steers	Choice	Low	1,450	161.48	2,342	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,132	144.18	1,632	3thin

Every lot

22 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	1,132	144.18/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,632	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,350	152.63/cwt	150.50–155.00	2,061	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,447	162.08/cwt	156.00–167.50	2,345	49
Steers	—	Choice	1,465	168.25/cwt	168.00–168.50	2,465	4
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,745	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,713	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,222	152.05/cwt	149.50–153.50	1,858	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	161.31/cwt	155.00–165.50	2,120	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	79.49/cwt	50.00–94.50	1,202	11
Bulls	—	—	1,995	101.53/cwt	96.00–106.00	2,026	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	928	78.66/cwt	72.00–92.50	730	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	53.03/cwt	37.50–63.00	536	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	70.98/cwt	66.00–76.00	773	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,154	96.77/cwt	87.50–104.00	1,117	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	78.97/cwt	77.00–81.00	975	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	93.83/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,162	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,243	112.93/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,404	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	72.30/cwt	60.00–78.00	933	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	85.06/cwt	79.50–90.00	1,136	37
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,435	142.37/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,043	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	90.51/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,341	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	76.28/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,204	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,688	1

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 31, 2023

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

Receipts 246Last week 440Year ago 463

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, with Boners gaining the most. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested ,

with the majority being low dressers. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	96.00–106.00	101.53
11	—	1,512	50.00–94.50	79.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,336	79.50–90.00	85.06
2	—	1,238	91.00–96.00	93.83
19	—	1,290	60.00–78.00	72.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	102.00	102.00
6	—	1,579	71.00–81.00	76.28
15	—	1,482	86.00–96.00	90.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,089	66.00–76.00	70.98
2	—	1,235	77.00–81.00	78.97
8	—	1,011	37.50–63.00	53.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	87.50–104.00	96.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	928	72.00–92.50	78.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	141.00–143.00	142.37
2	—	1,243	100.00–127.00	112.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	136.00–149.00	144.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	150.50–155.00	152.63
4	—	1,465	168.00–168.50	168.25
49	—	1,447	156.00–167.50	162.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	149.50–153.50	152.05
40	—	1,314	155.00–165.50	161.31

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.