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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 5

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

429 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 505▼ 105 vs year ago 534 · −19.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sold lower. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,819	104.38	1,899	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,442	137.10	1,977	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	99.07	1,502	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	87.94	1,129	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	73.71	812	50
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,319	173.52	2,290	51
Heifers	Select	Average	970	148.99	1,445	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,064	147.24	1,566	10
Steers	Choice	Low	1,482	172.90	2,562	50
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	153.74	1,757	2thin

Every lot

28 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 and Choice	1,143	153.74/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,757	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,310	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,477	173.19/cwt	165.00–176.50	2,558	48
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,755	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	961	155.37/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,493	8
Heifers	—	Select	1,005	123.48/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,241	2
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,043	166.04/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,732	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,069	142.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,524	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,319	174.31/cwt	172.00–176.50	2,299	47
Heifers	—	Choice	1,325	164.26/cwt	164.00–164.50	2,176	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	98.59/cwt	78.00–108.00	1,760	21
Bulls	—	—	1,830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	114.28/cwt	109.00–120.00	2,160	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	945	92.26/cwt	81.00–104.00	872	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	58.22/cwt	45.00–63.00	633	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	81.38/cwt	77.00–86.00	903	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	72.04/cwt	65.00–76.00	800	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,116	115.60/cwt	99.00–136.00	1,290	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	1,220	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,781	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	79.66/cwt	62.50–87.00	997	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	92.35/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,221	58
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,419	155.36/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,205	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,548	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,465	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	99.25/cwt	94.00–105.50	1,465	60
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,496	130.82/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,957	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	87.90/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,326	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	110.25/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,858	15

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Receipts 429Last week 505Year ago 534

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,890	109.00–120.00	114.28
1	—	1,830	127.00	127.00
21	—	1,785	78.00–108.00	98.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,322	88.00–99.00	92.35
1	—	1,465	100.00	100.00
49	—	1,251	62.50–87.00	79.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,110	65.00–76.00	72.04
12	—	1,110	77.00–86.00	81.38
5	—	1,088	45.00–63.00	58.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,496	128.00–140.00	130.82
5	—	1,419	150.00–163.00	155.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	81.00–104.00	92.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	99.00–136.00	115.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,685	106.00–118.00	110.25
16	—	1,508	81.00–93.00	87.90
60	—	1,476	94.00–105.50	99.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	161.00	161.00
48	—	1,477	165.00–176.50	173.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	147.00–160.00	153.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	165.00–167.00	166.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	961	135.00–175.00	155.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	115.00–131.00	123.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	164.00–164.50	164.26
47	—	1,319	172.00–176.50	174.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,069	140.00–150.00	142.54

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.