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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 11

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

287 head

▼ 152 vs last sale 439▼ 66 vs year ago 353 · −18.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher with the exception of Leans selling 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with 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	1,706	114.46	1,953	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,463	154.33	2,258	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	106.92	1,676	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	99.82	1,241	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	80.70	858	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,380	164.80	2,275	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,372	179.73	2,467	27
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	165.00	1,840	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,429	178.11	2,544	72

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,415	169.71/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,401	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,430	179.02/cwt	174.00–185.50	2,560	65
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,115	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,840	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,295	170.63/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,210	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,382	180.87/cwt	176.00–185.50	2,500	24
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,477	103.12/cwt	60.00–117.00	1,523	10
Bulls	—	—	1,915	124.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,389	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	186	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	93.65/cwt	93.00–94.00	952	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	72.18/cwt	65.00–78.00	743	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	85.63/cwt	80.00–91.00	944	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,105	117.80/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,302	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	100.99/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,251	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	87.54/cwt	77.00–94.50	1,114	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	107.89/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,398	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,073	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,485	158.50/cwt	155.00–162.50	2,354	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	95.03/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,458	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	105.66/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,628	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	116.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,932	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,995	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,347	4

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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Receipts 287Last week 439Year ago 353

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,915	120.00–130.00	124.77
10	—	1,477	60.00–117.00	103.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,272	77.00–94.50	87.54
58	—	1,239	95.00–106.50	100.99
7	—	1,296	107.00–109.00	107.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,541	100.00–111.00	105.66
4	—	1,534	91.00–98.00	95.03
8	—	1,659	112.00–119.00	116.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,485	155.00–162.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	110.00–129.00	117.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,030	65.00–78.00	72.18
3	—	1,017	93.00–94.00	93.65
1	—	745	25.00	25.00
19	—	1,102	80.00–91.00	85.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	168.50	168.50
1	—	1,330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	169.00–172.00	170.63
24	—	1,382	176.00–185.50	180.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,415	160.00–178.00	169.71
65	—	1,430	174.00–185.50	179.02

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.