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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 21

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

322 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 326▼ 26 vs year ago 348 · −7.5%

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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 mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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	1,613	111.82	1,804	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,552	137.42	2,133	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	105.84	1,565	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	96.88	1,246	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	77.22	870	39
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	153.06	2,411	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,440	144.00	2,074	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	180.06	2,323	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	157.50	1,890	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	988	136.59	1,350	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,476	180.71	2,667	61
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	172.88	2,149	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	112.72	1,200	2thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,065	112.72/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,200	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,243	172.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,149	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,458	173.14/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,524	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,478	181.54/cwt	176.00–185.50	2,683	55
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	972	153.61/cwt	130.00–170.00	1,493	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,013	111.06/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,125	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,200	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,890	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,284	180.78/cwt	176.50–184.50	2,321	31
Heifers	—	Choice	1,383	168.97/cwt	165.00–173.50	2,337	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	105.19/cwt	87.00–117.50	1,657	16
Bulls	—	—	1,618	123.96/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,006	7
Bulls	—	—	2,185	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,906	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	67.41/cwt	55.00–72.50	717	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,141	105.88/cwt	92.00–127.50	1,208	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	80.60/cwt	75.00–86.00	926	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	86.52/cwt	73.50–92.50	1,116	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	99.48/cwt	92.50–105.00	1,287	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	106.78/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,463	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	98.28/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,423	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	108.81/cwt	104.00–115.50	1,620	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	117.76/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,823	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,552	137.42/cwt	128.00–147.50	2,133	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,074	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,575	153.06/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,411	4

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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 322Last week 326Year ago 348

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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	—	1,618	120.00–127.00	123.96
1	—	2,185	133.00	133.00
16	—	1,575	87.00–117.50	105.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,294	92.50–105.00	99.48
6	—	1,370	106.00–109.00	106.78
20	—	1,290	73.50–92.50	86.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	116.00–119.00	117.76
13	—	1,448	93.00–103.00	98.28
25	—	1,489	104.00–115.50	108.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,141	92.00–127.50	105.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,149	75.00–86.00	80.60
10	—	1,064	55.00–72.50	67.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	128.00–147.50	137.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	165.00–175.00	172.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	90.00–130.00	112.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,478	176.00–185.50	181.54
6	—	1,458	169.00–175.00	173.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	145.00–157.00	153.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	130.00–170.00	153.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	107.50–115.00	111.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,284	176.50–184.50	180.78
2	—	1,383	165.00–173.50	168.97

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.