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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 12

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

356 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 479▼ 9 vs year ago 365 · −2.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed , with Breakers 4.00 to 5.00 lower, Boners 1.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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	1,581	139.19	2,201	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,492	158.95	2,371	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	123.68	1,875	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	119.60	1,464	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	96.34	976	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	128.00	2,144	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,690	112.50	1,901	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	102.76	1,264	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,310	187.85	2,461	54
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,092	177.86	1,942	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	186.63	2,714	90
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,157	185.32	2,144	20
Steers	Standard	Average	1,535	170.00	2,610	1thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,070	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,268	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,204	170.95/cwt	155.00–180.00	2,058	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,338	167.01/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,235	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,455	187.44/cwt	181.50–192.50	2,727	86
Steers	—	Standard	1,535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,610	1
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,750	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,040	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,934	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,096	177.18/cwt	170.00–180.50	1,942	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,169	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,312	188.00/cwt	182.50–192.00	2,467	53
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,152	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,705	6
Bulls	—	—	1,570	124.05/cwt	100.00–133.00	1,948	10
Bulls	—	—	1,715	142.92/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,451	13
Bulls	—	—	1,819	151.67/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,759	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	86.27/cwt	75.00–95.00	759	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,098	144.39/cwt	122.00–193.00	1,585	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	103.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,143	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	103.69/cwt	65.00–109.00	1,255	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	115.87/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,454	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	124.04/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,610	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	112.25/cwt	95.00–121.00	1,613	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,470	172.18/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,531	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,514	145.71/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,206	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	125.90/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,919	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,656	135.65/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,246	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	102.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,264	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,144	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,690	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,901	1

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Receipts 356Last week 479Year ago 365

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,715	137.00–147.00	142.92
4	—	1,819	150.00–154.00	151.67
10	—	1,570	100.00–133.00	124.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,152	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,096	170.00–180.50	177.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	180.00	180.00
53	—	1,312	182.50–192.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,070	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,204	155.00–180.00	170.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,455	181.50–192.50	187.44
3	—	1,338	155.00–174.00	167.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	100.00–105.00	102.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,524	122.00–133.00	125.90
4	—	1,656	134.00–139.00	135.65
10	—	1,437	95.00–121.00	112.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,255	110.00–121.00	115.87
6	—	1,298	123.00–126.00	124.04
11	—	1,210	65.00–109.00	103.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	880	75.00–95.00	86.27
10	—	1,106	100.00–108.00	103.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,098	122.00–193.00	144.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	141.00–150.00	145.71
4	—	1,470	160.00–180.00	172.18

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.