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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 7

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

366 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 499▲ 22 vs year ago 344 · +6.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 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	1,673	112.44	1,882	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,303	132.05	1,720	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	108.11	1,609	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	99.70	1,233	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	77.02	849	50
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,345	183.68	2,470	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,171	167.74	1,964	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,082	147.63	1,598	12
Steers	Choice	Low	1,489	183.23	2,728	121
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	172.18	2,140	15

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,243	172.18/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,140	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,392	170.77/cwt	152.50–178.50	2,377	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	184.00/cwt	179.50–189.50	2,751	114
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,074	153.87/cwt	135.00–177.50	1,653	9
Heifers	—	Select	1,107	128.89/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,427	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,168	170.99/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,997	7
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,726	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,307	172.90/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,260	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,352	185.83/cwt	180.50–189.00	2,512	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	106.37/cwt	91.00–115.00	1,705	17
Bulls	—	—	1,620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,852	122.96/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,277	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	65.45/cwt	42.50–73.00	683	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,054	129.05/cwt	110.00–150.00	1,360	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,115	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,199	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	87.03/cwt	86.00–88.00	976	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	80.07/cwt	74.00–85.00	910	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	85.41/cwt	72.50–91.00	1,080	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	97.00/cwt	91.50–102.50	1,229	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	107.96/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,383	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,326	135.12/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,792	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	107.21/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,560	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	115.59/cwt	114.00–117.50	1,811	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	98.11/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,552	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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Receipts 366Last week 499Year ago 344

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,852	119.00–128.00	122.96
1	—	1,620	142.00	142.00
17	—	1,603	91.00–115.00	106.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,267	91.50–102.50	97.00
4	—	1,281	105.00–114.00	107.96
14	—	1,265	72.50–91.00	85.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,043	42.50–73.00	65.45
4	—	1,121	86.00–88.00	87.03
32	—	1,136	74.00–85.00	80.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,326	125.00–145.00	135.12
1	—	1,115	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	95.00–100.00	98.11
25	—	1,455	102.00–113.00	107.21
7	—	1,567	114.00–117.50	115.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,054	110.00–150.00	129.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,392	152.50–178.50	170.77
114	—	1,495	179.50–189.50	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,243	155.00–178.00	172.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,074	135.00–177.50	153.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	171.00–176.00	172.90
15	—	1,352	180.50–189.00	185.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	122.50–140.00	128.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	145.00	145.00
7	—	1,168	160.00–177.00	170.99

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.