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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 3

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

456 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 272▲ 305 vs year ago 151 · +202.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Boners 8.00 to 9.00 higher, and Leans 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,273	181.62	2,312	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	180.00	2,601	1thin
Bullocks	—	High	1,350	172.00	2,322	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,552	154.62	2,400	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,316	159.80	2,103	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	145.44	2,146	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	139.65	1,746	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	124.21	1,318	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	187.48	2,367	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,151	165.63	1,906	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,065	159.33	1,696	3thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,394	189.72	2,646	157
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,116	178.86	1,996	7thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,116	178.86/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,996	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,386	178.95/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,480	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,390	189.47/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,634	139
Steers	—	Choice	1,445	196.54/cwt	196.50–197.00	2,840	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	957	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,665	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,151	165.63/cwt	155.00–182.00	1,906	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,185	176.23/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,088	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	187.83/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,376	65
Heifers	—	Select	1,280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,664	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	140.92/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,761	14
Bulls	—	—	1,820	164.84/cwt	161.00–169.00	3,000	6
Bulls	—	—	1,926	173.26/cwt	171.00–178.00	3,337	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	106.75/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,058	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	126.24/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,351	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	136.34/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,500	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,103	159.41/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,758	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	129.52/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,464	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,773	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,223	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,957	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	139.46/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,792	70
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,372	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,319	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,960	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	136.53/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,991	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	148.52/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,183	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,650	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,322	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,601	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,273	181.62/cwt	181.50–182.00	2,312	4

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Receipts 456Last week 272Year ago 151

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,820	161.00–169.00	164.84
7	—	1,926	171.00–178.00	173.26
14	—	1,250	125.00–151.00	140.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	957	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	155.00–182.00	165.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,265	183.00–194.00	187.83
2	—	1,185	172.00–181.00	176.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	181.50–182.00	181.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,116	176.00–183.00	178.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,445	196.50–197.00	196.54
139	—	1,390	184.00–195.00	189.47
5	—	1,386	171.00–183.00	178.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	147.00–149.00	148.02
70	—	1,285	133.00–146.00	139.46
12	—	1,130	120.00–133.00	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	157.00	157.00
14	—	1,458	125.00–143.00	136.53
33	—	1,470	144.00–155.00	148.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,070	121.00–132.00	126.24
3	—	1,100	133.00–138.00	136.34
5	—	991	90.00–118.00	106.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,103	150.00–167.00	159.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	159.00–161.00	160.01
1	—	1,390	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,372	169.00	169.00

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.