Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady . Slaughter cows sold much higher, from 7,00 to 13.00 higher, with Boners with the higher gain. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Trade was active with 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	1,804	126.19	2,277	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,462	135.01	1,974	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	115.31	1,777	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	101.65	1,326	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,102	77.69	856	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,760	150.00	2,640	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,630	144.00	2,347	1thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,357	174.38	2,367	58
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,157	158.62	1,835	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,039	120.07	1,248	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	174.61	2,624	98
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	163.16	2,113	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,050	127.50	1,339	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bulls	—	—	1,882	123.68/cwt	118.00–127.00	2,328	5
Bulls	—	—	2,065	135.36/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,795	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	107.54/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,892	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,308	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	88.45/cwt	52.50–96.00	1,160	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,850	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,497	175.75/cwt	170.00–181.50	2,631	90
Steers	Select	—	1,050	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,339	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	163.16/cwt	147.50–169.50	2,113	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,398	160.58/cwt	148.00–168.50	2,245	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,347	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,039	120.07/cwt	97.50–132.50	1,248	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,585	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,972	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,415	161.95/cwt	147.00–167.00	2,292	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,157	158.62/cwt	144.00–169.00	1,835	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,346	175.59/cwt	169.50–179.00	2,363	51
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,847	163.66/cwt	160.00–166.00	3,023	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	104.26/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,553	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	90.71/cwt	90.00–92.00	991	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	67.88/cwt	40.00–77.00	755	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,457	131.00/cwt	124.00–147.50	1,909	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,437	156.06/cwt	149.00–162.50	2,243	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	115.02/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,751	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	82.90/cwt	78.00–89.00	908	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,098	117.03/cwt	112.00–132.50	1,285	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,185	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,469	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	111.95/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,518	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	121.23/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,995	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	103.47/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,363	56

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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Receipts 447Last week 496Year ago 588

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,882	118.00–127.00	123.68
3	—	2,065	134.00–136.00	135.36
4	—	1,759	102.50–113.00	107.54
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,312	52.50–96.00	88.45
14	—	1,356	110.00–122.50	111.95
56	—	1,317	97.00–109.00	103.47
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	116.00	116.00
11	—	1,457	124.00–147.50	131.00
3	—	1,437	149.00–162.50	156.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,490	102.00–107.00	104.26
55	—	1,522	108.00–119.00	115.02
18	—	1,646	120.00–124.00	121.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	90.00–92.00	90.71
13	—	1,112	40.00–77.00	67.88
17	—	1,095	78.00–89.00	82.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	112.00–132.50	117.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	124.00	124.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,497	170.00–181.50	175.75
5	—	1,398	148.00–168.50	160.58
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	127.50	127.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	147.50–169.50	163.16
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	160.00–166.00	163.66
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,039	97.50–132.50	120.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	187.50	187.50
6	—	1,415	147.00–167.00	161.95
51	—	1,346	169.50–179.00	175.59
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,157	144.00–169.00	158.62

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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