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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 6

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

589 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 667▲ 104 vs year ago 485 · +21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Boners 1.00 to 2.00 lower and Leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 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	1,544	124.70	1,926	51
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,295	145.96	1,890	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	113.55	1,704	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	101.17	1,280	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	84.28	887	74
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	179.42	2,385	100
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	167.06	1,926	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,023	149.86	1,534	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	175.95	2,624	72
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,261	167.38	2,111	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,084	146.38	1,587	5thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,050	147.98/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,554	4
Steers	—	Select	1,220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,708	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,261	167.38/cwt	150.00–172.50	2,111	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,440	160.37/cwt	135.00–172.50	2,309	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	177.11/cwt	173.50–181.50	2,648	67
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,000	161.34/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,613	7
Heifers	—	Select	1,078	123.07/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,327	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,153	167.06/cwt	155.00–172.50	1,926	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,303	168.37/cwt	161.00–172.50	2,194	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,330	180.07/cwt	173.00–183.50	2,395	93
Heifers	—	Choice	1,445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,673	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,020	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,070	142.61/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,526	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	109.51/cwt	70.00–122.50	1,643	21
Bulls	—	—	1,558	130.49/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,033	19
Bulls	—	—	1,919	144.69/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,777	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	883	138.62/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,224	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	74.42/cwt	55.00–82.00	764	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,064	136.11/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,448	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	87.39/cwt	82.50–93.00	939	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	97.50/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,075	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,258	157.55/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,982	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	105.58/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,328	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	90.04/cwt	40.00–98.00	1,135	46
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,319	138.53/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,827	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	113.42/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,530	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,658	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	104.27/cwt	75.00–112.00	1,531	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	117.48/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,775	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,143	2

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Receipts 589Last week 667Year ago 485

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,558	125.00–136.00	130.49
7	—	1,919	137.00–152.00	144.69
21	—	1,500	70.00–122.50	109.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	130.00–150.00	142.61
1	—	1,020	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,260	40.00–98.00	90.04
64	—	1,258	99.00–111.00	105.58
13	—	1,349	112.00–117.00	113.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,468	75.00–112.00	104.27
2	—	1,688	125.00–129.00	126.98
71	—	1,511	113.00–124.00	117.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	147.50–165.00	157.55
1	—	1,370	121.00	121.00
6	—	1,319	130.00–145.00	138.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,074	82.50–93.00	87.39
3	—	1,103	94.00–104.00	97.50
28	—	1,027	55.00–82.00	74.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	137.50–140.00	138.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,064	132.50–140.00	136.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,330	173.00–183.50	180.07
1	—	1,445	185.00	185.00
6	—	1,303	161.00–172.50	168.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	114.00–130.00	123.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,000	150.00–167.50	161.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,153	155.00–172.50	167.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	142.50–150.00	147.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,261	150.00–172.50	167.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,495	173.50–181.50	177.11
5	—	1,440	135.00–172.50	160.37

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.