Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 7.00 to 8.00 higher, Boners steady, and Leans 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade was active with 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
Bulls	—	Low	1,655	115.39	1,910	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,604	130.01	2,085	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	106.80	1,660	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	92.40	1,171	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	76.64	818	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	174.19	2,382	127
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,077	152.62	1,644	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	865	137.09	1,186	15
Steers	Choice	Low	1,467	172.98	2,538	102
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	157.19	2,017	14

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	83.21/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,053	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	77.76/cwt	72.50–82.00	1,054	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	74.77/cwt	70.00–81.00	832	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	850	92.60/cwt	86.00–107.50	787	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	855	142.98/cwt	132.50–162.50	1,222	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,576	122.81/cwt	119.00–132.50	1,935	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	59.18/cwt	47.50–65.00	614	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	97.63/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,426	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	108.04/cwt	103.00–114.50	1,683	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,343	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,381	167.06/cwt	145.00–169.50	2,307	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	116.32/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,969	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	157.19/cwt	139.00–169.00	2,017	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,368	175.61/cwt	170.00–181.50	2,402	113
Heifers	Choice	—	1,365	162.73/cwt	127.50–169.50	2,221	14
Heifers	Select	—	907	113.53/cwt	93.00–127.50	1,030	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,763	167.28/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,949	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,077	152.62/cwt	144.00–168.00	1,644	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,487	175.44/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,609	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,080	102.55/cwt	95.00–117.50	1,108	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	99.94/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,269	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	88.42/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,146	44
Bulls	—	—	1,425	102.92/cwt	92.50–112.00	1,467	11
Bulls	—	—	1,803	128.20/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,311	6
Bulls	—	—	1,772	119.70/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,121	14

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Jan 2, 2024

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

Receipts 496Last week 346Year ago 438

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	82.00–85.00	83.21
10	—	1,113	70.00–81.00	74.77
5	—	1,037	47.50–65.00	59.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,355	72.50–82.00	77.76
24	—	1,270	95.00–109.00	99.94
44	—	1,296	83.00–94.00	88.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	850	86.00–107.50	92.60
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,576	119.00–132.50	122.81
3	—	1,650	142.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,461	92.00–102.00	97.63
42	—	1,558	103.00–114.50	108.04
9	—	1,693	115.00–118.00	116.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	95.00–117.50	102.55
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	855	132.50–162.50	142.98
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,368	170.00–181.50	175.61
14	—	1,365	127.50–169.50	162.73
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	93.00–127.50	113.53
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,077	144.00–168.00	152.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,381	145.00–169.50	167.06
72	—	1,487	170.00–181.00	175.44
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,283	139.00–169.00	157.19
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	162.00–171.00	167.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,425	92.50–112.00	102.92
6	—	1,803	126.00–130.00	128.20
14	—	1,772	115.00–125.00	119.70

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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