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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 27

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

272 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 426▼ 143 vs year ago 415 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, prices were a lot lower across the board. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls continued the trend with Breakers 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Boners 3.00 lower, Leans 10.00 lower, and bulls 6.00 lower. Trade was active with soft 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	1,714	151.44	2,596	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,525	168.94	2,576	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	147.06	2,226	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	137.69	1,722	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	119.93	1,285	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	112.00	1,221	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,825	109.00	1,989	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,220	187.08	2,282	43
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,041	162.72	1,694	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	952	151.75	1,444	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	940	187.09	1,759	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,320	185.27	2,446	69
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,226	171.15	2,098	7thin

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	940	187.09/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,759	3
Steers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	995	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,771	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,226	171.15/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,098	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,319	185.98/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,453	65
Steers	—	Choice	1,453	172.30/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,504	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	813	166.01/cwt	152.00–181.00	1,350	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,041	162.72/cwt	142.00–181.00	1,694	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,090	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,973	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,090	137.48/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,499	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,226	187.38/cwt	184.50–193.00	2,297	41
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	137.18/cwt	131.00–148.00	2,065	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	155.48/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,757	6
Bulls	—	—	1,990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,383	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	853	129.49/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,105	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	102.38/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,119	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	119.56/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,362	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	127.66/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,538	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,561	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	150.32/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,850	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	140.09/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,792	30
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,194	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	149.96/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,242	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	129.57/cwt	78.00–142.00	1,964	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,573	172.25/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,709	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	158.40/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,555	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,221	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,989	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Receipts 272Last week 426Year ago 415

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,773	150.00–161.00	155.48
1	—	1,990	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,505	131.00–148.00	137.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	152.00–181.00	166.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	137.00–138.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	142.00–181.00	162.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,226	184.50–193.00	187.38
2	—	1,090	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	185.00–192.00	187.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	168.00–181.00	172.30
65	—	1,319	183.00–193.00	185.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	166.00–180.00	171.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,613	157.00–160.00	158.40
39	—	1,495	144.00–155.00	149.96
11	—	1,516	78.00–142.00	129.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,573	171.00–175.00	172.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	117.00–122.00	119.56
1	—	1,210	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,093	95.00–108.00	102.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,279	134.00–145.00	140.09
7	—	1,231	146.00–154.00	150.32
16	—	1,205	121.00–133.00	127.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	125.00–133.00	129.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	109.00	109.00

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.