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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 17

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

308 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 602▼ 73 vs year ago 381 · −19.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. No test to last week for Dairy steers or heifers. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,809	154.33	2,791	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,260	164.90	2,078	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	135.38	2,008	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	128.99	1,684	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	115.72	1,193	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	158.19	2,211	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	166.20	2,493	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,284	191.15	2,454	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,074	178.49	1,917	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,418	189.52	2,687	67
Steers	Select	Average	957	183.00	1,751	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	183.00	2,205	1thin

Every lot

22 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	957	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,751	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,205	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,205	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,414	180.72/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,555	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,418	190.23/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,697	62
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,074	178.49/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,917	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,284	191.15/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,454	45
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	945	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,654	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	146.97/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,595	7
Bulls	—	—	1,925	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,215	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	157.37/cwt	155.00–163.00	3,121	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	106.53/cwt	101.00–110.00	995	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	117.39/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,240	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,323	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	119.63/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,505	20
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,260	164.90/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,078	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	132.06/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,743	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,904	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	129.35/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,873	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	138.44/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,071	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,585	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,398	158.19/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,211	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,500	166.20/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,493	5

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 17, 2024

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

Receipts 308Last week 602Year ago 381

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,983	155.00–163.00	157.37
1	—	1,925	167.00	167.00
7	—	1,766	139.00–151.00	146.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	957	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,414	178.00–182.00	180.72
62	—	1,418	184.00–194.00	190.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	155.00–162.00	158.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,496	135.00–146.00	138.44
20	—	1,448	118.00–134.00	129.35
1	—	1,735	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	101.00–110.00	106.53
2	—	1,063	123.00–126.00	124.49
17	—	1,056	111.00–122.00	117.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,258	108.00–125.00	119.63
55	—	1,320	126.00–137.00	132.06
2	—	1,380	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	164.00–166.00	164.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	178.00–180.00	178.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,284	186.00–196.00	191.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	165.00–167.00	166.20

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.