Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

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 4.00 higher, Boners 4.00 lower, and Leans 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	—	Average	1,563	138.30	2,162	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,593	137.33	2,188	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,567	123.84	1,941	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	115.15	1,469	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	95.57	952	20
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,346	186.73	2,513	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	168.31	1,885	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	982	151.15	1,484	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	187.85	2,797	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,216	168.60	2,050	9thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,627	135.75/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,209	13
Bulls	—	—	1,834	150.50/cwt	144.00–162.50	2,760	11
Bulls	—	—	1,193	115.44/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,377	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	666	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	849	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	113.79/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,434	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	122.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,666	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,287	178.53/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,298	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,356	188.20/cwt	183.50–193.00	2,552	28
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	188.42/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,807	57
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	177.08/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,594	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,194	173.43/cwt	160.00–182.50	2,071	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,807	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	97.52/cwt	92.50–101.00	935	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	80.74/cwt	77.50–87.50	804	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	101.09/cwt	80.00–108.00	1,359	20
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	982	151.15/cwt	122.50–170.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,120	168.31/cwt	154.00–179.00	1,885	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,593	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,188	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,196	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,070	153.91/cwt	121.00–170.00	1,647	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	114.22/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,738	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	128.22/cwt	123.00–134.00	2,025	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,367	2

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 Feb 27, 2024

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

Receipts 290Last week 287Year ago 337

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,627	130.00–141.00	135.75
11	—	1,834	144.00–162.50	150.50
3	—	1,193	110.00–117.50	115.44
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	666	127.50	127.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,260	109.00–120.00	113.79
7	—	1,357	121.00–125.00	122.80
20	—	1,344	80.00–108.00	101.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	959	92.50–101.00	97.52
1	—	1,315	112.50	112.50
5	—	996	77.50–87.50	80.74
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	135.00–139.00	137.33
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	110.00–115.00	112.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,070	121.00–170.00	153.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,522	105.00–122.00	114.22
30	—	1,579	123.00–134.00	128.22
2	—	1,753	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	173.00–182.00	178.53
28	—	1,356	183.50–193.00	188.20
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	982	122.50–170.00	151.15
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	154.00–179.00	168.31
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,490	183.00–193.00	188.42
3	—	1,465	175.00–178.00	177.08
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	160.00–182.50	173.43
1	—	1,390	130.00	130.00

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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