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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 16

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

378 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 433▲ 18 vs year ago 360 · +5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady on Breakers and Boners, and 3.00 higher on Leans. Slaughter bulls sold 17.00 higher on an exceptional set. 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	174.98	2,420	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,742	159.89	2,786	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,570	165.68	2,602	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	137.90	2,059	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	128.34	1,634	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	108.68	1,123	32
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	110.00	1,287	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	161.03	2,398	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	900	115.00	1,035	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,315	186.02	2,446	85
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,136	172.24	1,957	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,115	135.81	1,514	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	187.32	2,789	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,329	168.87	2,244	5thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,788	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,336	176.71/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,361	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,489	187.32/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,789	76
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,115	135.81/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,514	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,136	172.24/cwt	162.00–178.00	1,957	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,206	175.36/cwt	162.50–178.00	2,115	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,328	187.28/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,487	76
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	955	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,431	142.81/cwt	127.50–158.00	2,044	6
Bulls	—	—	1,932	167.73/cwt	161.00–172.00	3,241	11
Bulls	—	—	2,025	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	3,533	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	835	133.45/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,114	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	110.81/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,165	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	88.83/cwt	55.00–102.50	937	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	121.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,285	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,150	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,760	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	130.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,643	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	118.65/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,510	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	139.01/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,882	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,355	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,317	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	139.18/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,046	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	129.28/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,992	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	149.45/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,403	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,642	163.91/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,691	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,489	161.03/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,398	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,287	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,383	174.98/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,420	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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Receipts 378Last week 433Year ago 360

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,932	161.00–172.00	167.73
2	—	2,025	174.00–175.00	174.49
6	—	1,431	127.50–158.00	142.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	134.00–137.50	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	162.00–178.00	172.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,206	162.50–178.00	175.36
76	—	1,328	182.00–190.00	187.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	159.00–163.00	161.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	172.00–179.00	176.71
1	—	1,300	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,489	180.00–191.00	187.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,608	147.00–153.00	149.45
56	—	1,470	135.00–146.00	139.18
15	—	1,541	118.00–134.00	129.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,256	125.00–136.00	130.81
8	—	1,354	137.00–144.00	139.01
19	—	1,273	111.00–124.00	118.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	55.00–102.50	88.83
6	—	1,061	120.00–125.00	121.08
14	—	1,051	105.00–117.50	110.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	120.00–150.00	133.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	171.00	171.00
3	—	1,642	157.00–168.00	163.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	174.00–176.00	174.98

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.