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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 21

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

274 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 333▼ 37 vs year ago 311 · −11.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold mixed with steers 1.00 lower and heifers 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher with Leans making the larger gains.

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	1,773	110.92	1,967	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,417	107.53	1,524	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	93.64	1,391	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	91.25	1,166	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	73.35	736	17
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,308	167.00	2,184	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,196	155.00	1,854	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,037	113.91	1,182	13
Steers	Choice	High	1,427	165.90	2,368	37
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	143.36	1,639	3thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,143	143.36/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,639	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,424	165.72/cwt	159.00–170.50	2,360	36
Steers	—	Choice	1,545	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,665	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	970	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	854	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,033	132.82/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,372	6
Heifers	—	Select	1,053	99.31/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,046	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,196	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,854	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,229	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,923	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	167.94/cwt	160.00–170.75	2,208	56
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Bulls	—	—	1,524	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,561	4
Bulls	—	—	1,933	112.27/cwt	107.00–118.00	2,170	9
Bulls	—	—	2,144	122.31/cwt	119.00–124.50	2,622	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	870	87.46/cwt	87.00–88.00	761	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	60.25/cwt	45.00–67.50	571	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	85.53/cwt	82.00–90.00	908	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	75.66/cwt	69.00–80.00	813	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,113	105.14/cwt	91.00–128.00	1,170	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	99.80/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,234	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	89.20/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,161	30
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,386	106.54/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,477	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	76.50/cwt	66.00–83.00	1,073	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	83.71/cwt	66.00–91.00	1,202	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,861	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,565	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	97.00/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,461	26
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,506	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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Receipts 274Last week 333Year ago 311

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold mixed with steers 1.00 lower and heifers 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher with Leans making the larger gains.

Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,933	107.00–118.00	112.27
4	—	2,144	119.00–124.50	122.31
4	—	1,524	100.00–105.00	102.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
1	—	815	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,302	84.00–95.00	89.20
10	—	1,236	96.00–106.00	99.80
12	—	1,403	66.00–83.00	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,585	95.00	95.00
7	—	1,386	100.00–114.00	106.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	104.00–105.00	104.50
26	—	1,506	92.00–103.00	97.00
11	—	1,436	66.00–91.00	83.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	948	45.00–67.50	60.25
6	—	1,075	69.00–80.00	75.66
3	—	1,062	82.00–90.00	85.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,113	91.00–128.00	105.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	87.00–88.00	87.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	132.00–150.00	143.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	172.50	172.50
36	—	1,424	159.00–170.50	165.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	128.00–138.00	132.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	90.00–112.00	99.31
1	—	970	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	156.50	156.50
56	—	1,315	160.00–170.75	167.94

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.