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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 15

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

229 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 213▼ 156 vs year ago 385 · −40.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.00 lower, Boners 1.00 higher, and Leans 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 11.00 higher. 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	1,730	152.40	2,636	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	133.51	2,103	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	127.45	1,605	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	109.81	1,282	25
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,322	186.94	2,471	35
Heifers	Select	Average	980	173.16	1,697	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,218	171.57	2,090	3thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,482	192.07	2,846	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	172.44	2,302	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,470	158.00	2,323	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,230	137.50	1,691	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,691	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,335	172.44/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,302	2
Steers	—	Standard	1,470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,323	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,476	192.51/cwt	185.00–196.50	2,841	69
Steers	—	Choice	1,500	198.66/cwt	198.00–199.00	2,980	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,563	179.52/cwt	172.50–184.00	2,806	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	980	173.16/cwt	161.75–184.00	1,697	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,218	171.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,090	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,286	175.72/cwt	165.00–182.50	2,260	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,313	188.37/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,473	26
Heifers	—	Choice	1,468	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,892	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	143.79/cwt	127.00–151.00	2,260	7
Bulls	—	—	1,826	158.81/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,900	5
Bulls	—	—	2,040	166.53/cwt	166.00–167.00	3,397	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	103.08/cwt	81.00–110.00	1,176	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	116.68/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,384	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,206	145.49/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,755	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,682	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	127.30/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,608	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,594	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	114.11/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,469	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,012	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	133.49/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,074	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,088	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,514	2

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 15, 2024

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

Receipts 229Last week 213Year ago 385

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,826	153.00–164.00	158.81
2	—	2,040	166.00–167.00	166.53
7	—	1,572	127.00–151.00	143.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	161.75–184.00	173.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	165.00–175.00	171.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	165.00–182.50	175.72
3	—	1,468	197.00	197.00
26	—	1,313	185.00–195.00	188.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	165.00–180.00	172.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	198.00–199.00	198.66
69	—	1,476	185.00–196.50	192.51
4	—	1,563	172.50–184.00	179.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,186	112.00–122.00	116.68
2	—	1,265	124.00–128.00	125.99
14	—	1,141	81.00–110.00	103.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	134.00	134.00
22	—	1,263	121.00–131.00	127.30
7	—	1,287	106.00–119.00	114.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,554	128.00–139.00	133.49
4	—	1,670	124.00–126.00	125.02
2	—	1,758	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	139.00–149.50	145.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	149.00	149.00

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.