Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher and Boners 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with good to very 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	187.00	2,618	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	171.00	2,018	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,632	159.69	2,605	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,448	175.63	2,544	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	151.30	2,347	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	138.45	1,746	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	111.32	1,246	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	735	91.00	669	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,476	172.16	2,541	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,285	198.20	2,547	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,136	189.11	2,148	14
Heifers	Select	Average	988	177.64	1,755	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	200.81	2,898	78
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,254	190.56	2,389	60

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	124.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,496	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,215	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,260	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	156.66/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,431	19
Bulls	—	—	1,866	167.87/cwt	161.00–173.00	3,132	7
Bulls	—	—	1,845	184.21/cwt	179.00–188.00	3,399	5
Bulls	—	—	1,451	147.70/cwt	125.00–158.00	2,143	15
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	991	182.73/cwt	162.00–217.00	1,811	7
Heifers	Select	—	965	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,370	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,476	172.16/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,541	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	148.73/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,049	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,527	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	190.22/cwt	171.00–194.00	2,406	46
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	201.66/cwt	195.00–207.00	2,920	71
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,216	191.66/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,331	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,395	192.23/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,682	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,470	189.74/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,789	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	95.41/cwt	82.00–110.00	850	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,400	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	384	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,180	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,018	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	166.46/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,863	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,136	189.11/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,148	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,608	1
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	1,008	189.97/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,915	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	142.48/cwt	129.50–151.00	2,177	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	200.01/cwt	196.00–205.00	2,610	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,390	168.23/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,338	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	138.82/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,719	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,472	181.84/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,677	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	124.41/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,581	6

How this sale compares

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 Jun 25, 2024

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

Receipts 338Last week 359Year ago 589

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,199	120.00–130.00	124.79
4	—	891	82.00–110.00	95.41
1	—	1,240	31.00	31.00
1	—	1,200	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	186.00	186.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,552	152.00–163.00	156.66
2	—	1,720	166.00–167.00	166.46
15	—	1,528	129.50–151.00	142.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	147.00–152.00	148.73
16	—	1,238	134.00–145.00	138.82
6	—	1,271	114.00–129.00	124.41
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	163.00	163.00
5	—	1,390	165.00–176.00	168.23
8	—	1,472	179.00–190.00	181.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,866	161.00–173.00	167.87
5	—	1,845	179.00–188.00	184.21
15	—	1,451	125.00–158.00	147.70
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	991	162.00–217.00	182.73
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	186.00–193.00	189.74
23	—	1,305	196.00–205.00	200.01
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,136	184.00–194.00	189.11
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	188.00–191.00	189.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	169.00–176.00	172.16
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,265	171.00–194.00	190.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,448	195.00–207.00	201.66
7	—	1,395	185.00–194.00	192.23
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,216	186.00–194.00	191.66
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	187.00	187.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	171.00	171.00

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.

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