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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 26

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

363 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 287▼ 97 vs year ago 460 · −21.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Trade was active with good to very 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	1,654	148.88	2,463	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,491	163.60	2,439	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	134.02	2,064	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	126.16	1,565	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	107.52	1,177	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	115.00	1,662	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	112.50	1,277	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,480	164.00	2,427	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,603	168.00	2,693	4thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,381	189.08	2,612	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,219	164.54	2,006	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,012	154.29	1,561	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	187.48	2,780	71
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,259	173.71	2,187	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	853	153.24	1,307	3thin

Every lot

31 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	853	153.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,307	3
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,207	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,245	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,280	168.79/cwt	150.00–179.00	2,161	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,303	169.88/cwt	150.00–180.00	2,214	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,491	188.26/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,807	68
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	988	169.94/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,679	2
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,020	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,306	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,060	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,304	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,269	173.67/cwt	167.50–179.00	2,204	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,290	179.41/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,314	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,390	189.25/cwt	183.50–194.00	2,631	41
Heifers	—	Choice	1,396	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,722	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	135.11/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,932	12
Bulls	—	—	1,769	152.29/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,694	10
Bulls	—	—	1,848	165.29/cwt	160.00–174.00	3,055	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,010	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,172	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,050	161.76/cwt	137.00–185.00	1,698	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	98.55/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,064	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	109.44/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,207	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	125.37/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,558	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	113.51/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,443	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	133.75/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,775	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,457	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,491	163.60/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,439	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	127.45/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,905	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	137.75/cwt	132.50–144.00	2,148	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,737	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,536	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,427	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,603	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,693	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,277	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,662	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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Mar 26, 2024

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

Receipts 363Last week 287Year ago 460

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,769	145.00–158.00	152.29
8	—	1,848	160.00–174.00	165.29
12	—	1,430	120.00–142.50	135.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	167.50–172.50	169.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	167.50–179.00	173.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,290	177.00–181.00	179.41
41	—	1,390	183.50–194.00	189.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	150.00–160.00	153.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	150.00–179.00	168.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,491	183.00–194.00	188.26
3	—	1,303	150.00–180.00	169.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,207	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,243	119.00–130.00	125.37
22	—	1,271	105.00–118.00	113.51
7	—	1,327	131.00–142.00	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,103	105.00–115.00	109.44
5	—	1,080	90.00–102.50	98.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,050	137.00–185.00	161.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,737	146.00	146.00
52	—	1,559	132.50–144.00	137.75
1	—	1,355	107.50	107.50
31	—	1,495	118.00–132.00	127.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	150.00–175.00	163.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	115.00	115.00

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.