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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 18

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

395 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 627▲ 96 vs year ago 299 · +32.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners selling 3.00 to 6.00 higher, and Leans 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. 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	—	Low	1,400	121.38	1,700	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,428	132.89	1,898	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	117.83	1,690	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	106.37	1,260	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	82.42	872	13
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,272	186.33	2,371	49
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,113	161.42	1,797	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	110.00	1,161	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,383	186.51	2,579	109
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,169	169.80	1,985	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,121	147.61	1,655	5thin

Every lot

26 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,062	164.58/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,748	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,169	169.80/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,985	5
Steers	—	Select	1,210	122.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,478	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,363	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,383	186.62/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,581	108
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,045	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,777	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,055	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,161	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,113	161.42/cwt	127.50–177.50	1,797	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,282	187.02/cwt	182.50–190.00	2,398	47
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	972	130.37/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,267	9
Bulls	—	—	1,504	114.15/cwt	93.00–119.00	1,717	20
Bulls	—	—	1,532	125.62/cwt	120.00–130.50	1,924	11
Bulls	—	—	1,730	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	2,396	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	875	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	989	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	64.47/cwt	60.00–70.00	608	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	88.25/cwt	84.00–94.00	961	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,145	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,317	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	92.22/cwt	82.00–99.50	1,072	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	97.94/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,154	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	106.80/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,260	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	115.20/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,434	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	106.56/cwt	74.00–113.50	1,496	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,414	130.13/cwt	127.00–140.50	1,840	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,721	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	128.30/cwt	127.50–129.50	1,954	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,705	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,864	2

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 Jul 18, 2023

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

Receipts 395Last week 627Year ago 299

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,504	93.00–119.00	114.15
11	—	1,532	120.00–130.50	125.62
1	—	1,730	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	972	126.00–144.00	130.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,180	100.00–111.00	106.80
14	—	1,245	112.00–120.00	115.20
11	—	1,162	82.00–99.50	92.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	115.00	115.00
19	—	1,414	127.00–140.50	130.13
2	—	1,705	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	127.50–129.50	128.30
8	—	1,404	74.00–113.50	106.56
26	—	1,433	115.00–125.50	120.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	96.00–100.00	97.94
4	—	943	60.00–70.00	64.47
7	—	1,089	84.00–94.00	88.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,113	127.50–177.50	161.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	170.00	170.00
47	—	1,282	182.50–190.00	187.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	158.00–168.00	164.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	159.00–175.00	169.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	175.00	175.00
108	—	1,383	182.00–190.00	186.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	120.00–125.00	122.16

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.