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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 14

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

419 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 387▼ 106 vs year ago 525 · −20.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. A much lower quality of slaughter bulls resulted in a light test. 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	1,669	132.98	2,219	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,602	159.87	2,561	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,471	138.54	2,038	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	133.35	1,631	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	111.34	1,203	30
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,510	155.00	2,341	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,324	190.68	2,525	121
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,150	178.67	2,055	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	140.00	1,484	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,467	191.89	2,814	83
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,131	160.84	1,819	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	918	146.25	1,342	2thin

Every lot

27 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	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Steers	—	Select	1,000	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,275	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,131	160.84/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,819	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,466	192.01/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,815	82
Steers	—	Choice	1,520	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,766	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,060	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,484	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,085	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,953	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,183	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,106	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,213	177.13/cwt	147.50–183.50	2,149	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	191.77/cwt	185.00–195.50	2,556	112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,686	131.29/cwt	115.00–145.00	2,214	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	125.66/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,328	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	116.29/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,259	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	91.62/cwt	52.50–107.00	993	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	401	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,185	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,718	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	120.99/cwt	109.00–128.00	1,474	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	134.86/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,645	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	144.64/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,798	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	144.20/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,101	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	132.82/cwt	122.50–139.00	1,974	27
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,579	156.88/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,477	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,608	167.74/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,697	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,643	143.72/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,361	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	913	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,341	3

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 May 14, 2024

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Receipts 419Last week 387Year ago 525

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	160.00	160.00
16	—	1,686	115.00–145.00	131.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	182.00	182.00
82	—	1,466	185.00–196.00	192.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	150.00–171.00	160.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,183	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,333	185.00–195.50	191.77
9	—	1,213	147.50–183.50	177.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	55.00	55.00
27	—	1,486	122.50–139.00	132.82
42	—	1,457	140.00–151.00	144.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	35.00	35.00
5	—	1,084	52.50–107.00	91.62
6	—	1,057	122.50–127.50	125.66
18	—	1,083	110.00–122.50	116.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	138.00–148.00	143.72
6	—	1,608	167.00–169.00	167.74
5	—	1,579	154.00–160.00	156.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,220	129.00–140.00	134.86
11	—	1,243	141.00–148.00	144.64
15	—	1,218	109.00–128.00	120.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	155.00	155.00

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.