Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed , with Breakers 4.00 to 5.00 lower, Boners 1.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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	1,581	139.19	2,201	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,492	158.95	2,371	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	123.68	1,875	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	119.60	1,464	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	96.34	976	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	128.00	2,144	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,690	112.50	1,901	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	102.76	1,264	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,310	187.85	2,461	54
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,092	177.86	1,942	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	186.63	2,714	90
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,157	185.32	2,144	20
Steers	Standard	Average	1,535	170.00	2,610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,715	142.92/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,451	13
Bulls	—	—	1,819	151.67/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,759	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	124.05/cwt	100.00–133.00	1,948	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,152	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,705	6
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,040	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,934	1
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,070	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,268	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,096	177.18/cwt	170.00–180.50	1,942	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,204	170.95/cwt	155.00–180.00	2,058	13
Steers	Standard	—	1,535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,610	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,169	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,312	188.00/cwt	182.50–192.00	2,467	53
Steers	Choice	—	1,455	187.44/cwt	181.50–192.50	2,727	86
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,690	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,901	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	125.90/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,919	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	115.87/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,454	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	124.04/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,610	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	86.27/cwt	75.00–95.00	759	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	103.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,143	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	135.65/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,246	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	112.25/cwt	95.00–121.00	1,613	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,338	167.01/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,235	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,750	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,098	144.39/cwt	122.00–193.00	1,585	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	103.69/cwt	65.00–109.00	1,255	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	102.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,264	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,514	145.71/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,206	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,470	172.18/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,531	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,144	1

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Receipts 356Last week 479Year ago 365

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,715	137.00–147.00	142.92
4	—	1,819	150.00–154.00	151.67
10	—	1,570	100.00–133.00	124.05
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,152	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,096	170.00–180.50	177.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	180.00	180.00
53	—	1,312	182.50–192.00	188.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,070	212.00	212.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,204	155.00–180.00	170.95
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	170.00	170.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,455	181.50–192.50	187.44
3	—	1,338	155.00–174.00	167.01
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	176.00	176.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	112.50	112.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	100.00–105.00	102.76
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	128.00	128.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,524	122.00–133.00	125.90
4	—	1,656	134.00–139.00	135.65
10	—	1,437	95.00–121.00	112.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,255	110.00–121.00	115.87
6	—	1,298	123.00–126.00	124.04
11	—	1,210	65.00–109.00	103.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	880	75.00–95.00	86.27
10	—	1,106	100.00–108.00	103.39
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,098	122.00–193.00	144.39
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	141.00–150.00	145.71
4	—	1,470	160.00–180.00	172.18

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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