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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 29

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

415 head

▲ 210 vs last sale 205▲ 50 vs year ago 365 · +13.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to slightly lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 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	—	Average	1,621	123.15	1,997	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,353	136.38	1,845	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	110.22	1,615	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	102.84	1,197	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	84.90	878	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	160.00	2,320	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,205	186.19	2,244	81
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,101	169.35	1,865	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,135	150.50	1,708	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	186.20	2,451	139
Steers	Select	Average	1,068	172.33	1,841	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	166.44	1,994	13
Steers	Standard	Average	1,443	161.72	2,334	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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	990	190.25/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,883	8
Steers	—	Select	1,193	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,714	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,198	166.44/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,994	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,309	186.47/cwt	180.00–191.50	2,441	127
Steers	—	Choice	1,353	176.44/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,387	7
Steers	—	Standard	1,443	161.72/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,334	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,456	193.12/cwt	192.50–194.00	2,812	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,045	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,839	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,101	169.35/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,865	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,201	187.03/cwt	180.00–191.50	2,246	77
Heifers	—	Select	1,225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,531	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,250	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,413	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,293	162.36/cwt	140.00–174.00	2,099	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,038	131.34/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,363	2
Bulls	—	—	1,617	126.92/cwt	122.00–132.50	2,052	16
Bulls	—	—	1,685	112.63/cwt	90.00–121.00	1,898	10
Bulls	—	—	1,923	137.45/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,643	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	72.71/cwt	64.00–81.00	721	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	95.21/cwt	93.00–99.00	964	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,043	127.41/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,329	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	87.63/cwt	82.00–92.00	928	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	106.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,221	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	90.75/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,064	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	113.67/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,460	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,333	150.58/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,007	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,363	129.28/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,762	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	112.01/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,623	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	100.09/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,457	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,933	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,320	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 Aug 29, 2023

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

Receipts 415Last week 205Year ago 365

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to slightly lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,617	122.00–132.50	126.92
2	—	1,923	137.00–138.00	137.45
10	—	1,685	90.00–121.00	112.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	127.00–136.00	131.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,147	100.00–111.00	106.44
6	—	1,284	112.00–116.00	113.67
21	—	1,172	75.00–99.00	90.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,456	93.00–104.00	100.09
22	—	1,449	106.00–115.00	112.01
3	—	1,602	120.00–122.00	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	64.00–81.00	72.71
11	—	1,059	82.00–92.00	87.63
3	—	1,012	93.00–99.00	95.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	122.00–134.00	129.28
2	—	1,333	150.00–151.00	150.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	119.00–140.00	127.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,309	180.00–191.50	186.47
5	—	1,456	192.50–194.00	193.12
7	—	1,353	175.00–177.00	176.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,198	150.00–179.00	166.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	154.00–169.00	161.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	990	160.00–200.00	190.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,193	140.00–147.00	143.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,201	180.00–191.50	187.03
1	—	1,250	193.00	193.00
3	—	1,293	140.00–174.00	162.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,101	150.00–177.50	169.35

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.