Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. slaughter steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,350	165.00	2,228	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,822	157.55	2,871	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,555	167.09	2,599	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	147.17	2,196	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	138.59	1,728	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	121.46	1,279	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,320	130.00	1,716	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	960	107.50	1,032	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	193.61	2,497	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,103	183.89	2,028	12
Heifers	Select	Average	950	129.80	1,233	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	197.56	2,788	67
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,158	186.16	2,156	7thin

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	—	—	1,693	165.73/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,806	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	178.17/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	143.85/cwt	125.00–157.50	2,795	6
Bullocks	—	—	1,350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,228	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	870	132.20/cwt	101.00–160.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,025	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,129	181.85/cwt	162.50–186.00	2,053	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,158	186.16/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,156	7
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,239	178.87/cwt	167.50–187.00	2,216	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,309	197.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,579	34
Steers	Choice	—	1,414	197.74/cwt	189.50–200.00	2,796	66
Steers	Choice	—	1,220	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	141.72/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,766	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	153.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	129.46/cwt	117.00–135.00	1,643	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	988	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,573	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	122.78/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,376	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,716	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,577	162.20/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,558	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,495	180.80/cwt	172.50–189.00	2,703	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	136.89/cwt	122.50–145.00	2,067	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	153.97/cwt	147.50–159.00	2,291	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	898	131.26/cwt	127.50–138.00	1,179	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,661	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	106.42/cwt	95.00–112.50	962	4

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 18, 2024

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

Receipts 359Last week 414Year ago 579

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,693	160.00–171.00	165.73
2	—	1,783	176.00–180.00	178.17
6	—	1,943	125.00–157.50	143.85
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	101.00–160.00	132.20
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	162.50–186.00	181.85
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	167.50–187.00	178.87
34	—	1,309	190.00–200.00	197.04
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,158	180.00–189.00	186.16
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,414	189.50–200.00	197.74
1	—	1,220	186.00	186.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,246	136.00–149.00	141.72
2	—	1,250	150.00–156.00	153.06
27	—	1,269	117.00–135.00	129.46
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,210	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,121	115.00–127.50	122.78
1	—	1,230	135.00	135.00
4	—	904	95.00–112.50	106.42
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,577	158.00–167.00	162.20
5	—	1,495	172.50–189.00	180.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,510	122.50–145.00	136.89
34	—	1,488	147.50–159.00	153.97
1	—	1,210	162.50	162.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	127.50–138.00	131.26
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	105.00–110.00	107.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	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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