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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 5

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

151 head

▼ 264 vs last sale 415▼ 153 vs year ago 304 · −50.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers selling 6.00 higher, Boners 1.00 lower, and Leans 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 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	1,600	128.12	2,050	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,368	150.00	2,051	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	117.50	1,760	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	105.06	1,254	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	83.64	930	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,260	186.52	2,350	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,083	173.75	1,882	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	993	113.50	1,127	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,356	185.74	2,518	18
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	172.83	2,157	5thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,660	150.00	2,490	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	915	112.50	1,029	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	915	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,029	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,248	172.83/cwt	159.00–179.00	2,157	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,288	179.91/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,317	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,355	188.07/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,548	12
Steers	—	Standard	1,660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,490	1
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,705	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,188	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	993	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,127	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,083	173.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,882	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,260	186.52/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,350	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,492	113.35/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,691	5
Bulls	—	—	1,621	129.71/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,103	12
Bulls	—	—	1,656	139.09/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,303	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	97.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	972	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,001	123.30/cwt	113.50–150.00	1,234	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	72.27/cwt	61.00–79.00	823	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	88.40/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,033	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	105.67/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,280	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	89.07/cwt	62.00–99.00	1,093	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,064	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	118.76/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,542	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,023	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,834	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	104.36/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,547	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	118.18/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,776	25

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Receipts 151Last week 415Year ago 304

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,621	124.00–135.00	129.71
5	—	1,656	136.00–143.00	139.09
5	—	1,492	100.00–122.00	113.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,211	101.00–112.00	105.67
2	—	1,298	113.00–125.00	118.76
7	—	1,227	62.00–99.00	89.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	95.00–100.00	97.69
5	—	1,169	83.00–94.50	88.40
6	—	1,139	61.00–79.00	72.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,445	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	95.00–110.00	104.36
25	—	1,503	112.00–123.00	118.18
3	—	1,468	124.00–126.00	124.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	113.50–150.00	123.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,355	183.00–194.00	188.07
5	—	1,288	174.00–182.00	179.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	159.00–179.00	172.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,260	183.00–190.00	186.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	170.00–180.00	173.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	112.00–115.00	113.50

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.