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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 1

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Receipts

255 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 475▲ 22 vs year ago 233 · +9.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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	1,545	155.00	2,395	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,627	131.46	2,139	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	122.13	1,597	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	111.37	1,232	18
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,310	193.00	2,529	36
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,074	173.98	1,869	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	193.24	2,768	104
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	167.00	2,146	1thin

Every lot

19 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	—	Choice	1,229	184.05/cwt	182.50–185.00	2,262	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,285	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,146	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,447	193.90/cwt	186.50–197.50	2,806	97
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,051	172.96/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,818	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,097	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,920	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,237	181.13/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,241	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,317	194.08/cwt	187.00–198.25	2,556	33
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,060	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	141.86/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,114	3
Bulls	—	—	1,563	159.74/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,497	8
Bulls	—	—	2,050	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,465	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	98.52/cwt	82.50–106.00	926	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	113.94/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,298	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,601	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	114.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,470	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	123.74/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,631	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,204	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	121.38/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,873	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	136.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,282	19

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Receipts 255Last week 475Year ago 233

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,563	155.00–164.00	159.74
3	—	1,490	135.00–150.00	141.86
1	—	2,050	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,097	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	175.00–185.00	181.13
33	—	1,317	187.00–198.25	194.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,051	165.00–175.00	172.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,447	186.50–197.50	193.90
7	—	1,229	182.50–185.00	184.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,318	119.00–130.00	123.74
8	—	1,283	110.00–117.00	114.60
1	—	1,195	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,139	107.00–117.50	113.94
3	—	940	82.50–106.00	98.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,543	112.00–127.00	121.38
19	—	1,677	132.00–142.00	136.05
1	—	1,520	145.00	145.00

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.