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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 19

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

346 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 487▼ 12 vs year ago 358 · −3.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sokd 6.00 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	1,460	105.37	1,539	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,544	126.65	1,956	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	101.74	1,553	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	89.45	1,162	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	69.36	766	25
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,407	167.47	2,357	34
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,093	144.37	1,578	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	878	134.38	1,180	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	169.67	2,535	67
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	143.03	1,937	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,060	120.00	1,272	1thin

Every lot

29 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	1,060	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,272	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,354	143.03/cwt	130.00–162.00	1,937	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,408	160.26/cwt	159.00–161.50	2,256	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,449	168.54/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,442	43
Steers	—	Choice	1,523	175.67/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,675	15
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,733	166.43/cwt	166.00–166.50	2,884	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	878	134.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,180	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,093	144.37/cwt	137.50–154.00	1,578	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,347	155.97/cwt	143.00–161.00	2,101	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,423	170.45/cwt	166.50–173.50	2,426	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,020	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,374	94.53/cwt	67.50–111.00	1,299	23
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,794	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	129.90/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,942	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	117.05/cwt	112.00–122.50	1,908	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	958	76.09/cwt	75.00–77.00	729	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,090	103.36/cwt	82.50–125.00	1,127	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	73.07/cwt	67.50–77.50	807	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	55.68/cwt	42.50–65.00	629	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	80.75/cwt	78.00–84.00	921	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	87.91/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,144	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	75.34/cwt	62.50–82.00	1,002	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	100.32/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,388	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	92.10/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,311	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	101.61/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,539	62
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,744	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,543	120.83/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,864	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,555	147.54/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,294	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,686	112.07/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,890	12

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 19, 2023

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

Receipts 346Last week 487Year ago 358

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sokd 6.00 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
14	—	1,630	112.00–122.50	117.05
2	—	1,495	126.00–135.00	129.90
23	—	1,374	67.50–111.00	94.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,020	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,733	166.00–166.50	166.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,449	163.00–173.00	168.54
15	—	1,523	175.00–176.00	175.67
2	—	1,408	159.00–161.50	160.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,354	130.00–162.00	143.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,555	147.00–148.00	147.54
5	—	1,543	117.00–130.00	120.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,515	95.00–108.00	101.61
12	—	1,423	85.00–94.00	92.10
12	—	1,686	109.00–114.00	112.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,384	96.00–108.00	100.32
10	—	1,330	62.50–82.00	75.34
33	—	1,301	83.00–95.00	87.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,090	82.50–125.00	103.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	75.00–77.00	76.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	42.50–65.00	55.68
3	—	1,140	78.00–84.00	80.75
13	—	1,105	67.50–77.50	73.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,347	143.00–161.00	155.97
27	—	1,423	166.50–173.50	170.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	137.50–154.00	144.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	130.00–138.00	134.38

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.