Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 1.00-2.00. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady to lower 2.00, with slaughter

bulls trading lower 7.00. Active trade 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	1,578	150.73	2,379	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,295	178.50	2,312	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	152.55	2,347	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	138.49	1,854	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,228	121.69	1,494	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,215	198.64	2,413	57
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,158	181.50	2,101	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,379	164.31	2,266	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,387	200.32	2,779	147
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	186.30	2,424	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,505	166.41	2,504	3thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	2,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,768	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	153.27/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,328	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	164.31/cwt	157.50–172.50	3,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,308	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,420	2
Bulls	—	—	1,499	138.33/cwt	122.50–155.00	2,074	11
Steers	Select	—	1,505	166.41/cwt	157.50–177.00	2,504	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,379	164.31/cwt	157.50–167.50	2,266	4
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	115.15/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,416	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	116.19/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,200	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,202	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	970	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,290	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	125.16/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,590	15
Heifers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,057	193.30/cwt	190.00–194.50	2,043	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,415	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,738	1
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,470	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	140.82/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,871	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,068	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	128.16/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,739	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,260	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,301	186.30/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,424	9
Steers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,150	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,220	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,390	200.79/cwt	195.00–208.50	2,791	139
Steers	Choice	—	1,364	192.05/cwt	190.00–194.50	2,620	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,232	199.76/cwt	195.00–205.50	2,461	47

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

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Today at Fairview, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 1.00-2.00. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady to lower 2.00, with slaughter

bulls trading lower 7.00. Active trade with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,519	150.00–159.00	153.27
1	—	1,580	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	105.00–120.00	115.15
2	—	1,033	115.00–117.50	116.19
15	—	1,270	122.00–130.00	125.16
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	172.00	172.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,329	132.00–149.00	140.82
4	—	1,388	149.00	149.00
16	—	1,357	123.00–131.00	128.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,860	157.50–172.50	164.31
2	—	1,308	185.00	185.00
11	—	1,499	122.50–155.00	138.33
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	157.50–177.00	166.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,301	181.00–190.00	186.30
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	193.00	193.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,390	195.00–208.50	200.79
7	—	1,364	190.00–194.50	192.05
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	157.50–167.50	164.31
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,057	190.00–194.50	193.30
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	193.50	193.50
47	—	1,232	195.00–205.50	199.76
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	183.00	183.00

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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