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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 1

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

359 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 380▲ 100 vs year ago 259 · +38.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with Breakers making the larger gain. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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	1,394	128.33	1,789	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,459	135.85	1,982	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	119.34	1,757	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	116.43	1,401	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	95.85	1,022	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,603	166.00	2,661	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	131.00	1,795	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,213	180.12	2,185	56
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,081	170.05	1,838	11
Heifers	Select	Average	755	127.45	962	2thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,372	185.26	2,542	145
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,336	155.35	2,075	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,105	125.25	1,384	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,105	125.25/cwt	118.00–132.50	1,384	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,333	165.54/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,207	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,336	155.35/cwt	134.00–176.00	2,075	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,365	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.50	2,524	129
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	193.03/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,799	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	755	127.45/cwt	116.00–135.00	962	2
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	978	148.05/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,448	2
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	995	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,294	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,081	170.05/cwt	147.00–178.00	1,838	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,215	171.94/cwt	140.00–178.00	2,089	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,228	184.83/cwt	180.00–189.50	2,270	41
Heifers	—	Choice	1,270	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	2,432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	895	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	828	1
Bulls	—	—	1,253	125.60/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,574	3
Bulls	—	—	1,579	137.13/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,165	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	928	119.05/cwt	102.00–137.50	1,105	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	70.46/cwt	60.00–81.00	726	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,100	123.01/cwt	113.00–135.00	1,353	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,135	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	110.88/cwt	106.00–115.50	1,308	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,190	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,452	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	94.10/cwt	87.50–103.50	1,139	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	92.58/cwt	87.50–96.50	1,163	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,273	155.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,976	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	124.76/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,663	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	125.10/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,830	20
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,491	134.60/cwt	129.00–146.00	2,007	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	90.53/cwt	70.00–115.00	1,377	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,795	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,603	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,661	3

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Receipts 359Last week 380Year ago 259

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	122.00–128.00	125.60
5	—	1,579	134.00–141.00	137.13
1	—	895	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,180	106.00–115.50	110.88
13	—	1,333	119.00–130.00	124.76
6	—	1,210	87.50–103.50	94.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,463	119.00–128.00	125.10
4	—	1,521	70.00–115.00	90.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,256	87.50–96.50	92.58
1	—	1,135	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,030	60.00–81.00	70.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,491	129.00–146.00	134.60
2	—	1,273	150.00–160.00	155.25
1	—	1,190	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,100	113.00–135.00	123.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	102.00–137.50	119.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	118.00–132.50	125.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,450	192.00–195.00	193.03
3	—	1,333	150.00–175.00	165.54
129	—	1,365	180.00–190.50	184.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,336	134.00–176.00	155.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	130.00	130.00
2	—	978	144.00–152.00	148.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,228	180.00–189.50	184.83
1	—	1,270	191.50	191.50
11	—	1,215	140.00–178.00	171.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,081	147.00–178.00	170.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	116.00–135.00	127.45

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.