Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 5.00 lower, Boners 1.00 higher, and Leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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	1,601	156.00	2,497	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,450	168.04	2,437	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	149.60	2,367	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	140.91	1,766	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	120.31	1,269	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,910	135.00	2,579	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,660	120.00	1,992	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,257	98.57	1,239	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	924	215.00	1,987	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,256	196.16	2,463	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	186.96	2,029	10
Steers	Select	Average	967	212.42	2,054	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,417	197.66	2,800	118
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,162	190.16	2,210	17

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	—	—	1,847	171.21/cwt	167.50–175.00	3,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	182.43/cwt	179.00–185.00	3,202	2
Bulls	—	—	1,451	141.93/cwt	122.50–160.00	2,059	7
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	924	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,987	7
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	967	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	2,054	10
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,067	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,129	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,085	186.96/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,029	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,214	185.07/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,247	11
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,392	1
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	1,035	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,263	197.34/cwt	192.50–201.00	2,492	45
Heifers	Choice	—	1,233	187.73/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,315	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,413	198.08/cwt	192.00–202.00	2,799	112
Steers	Choice	—	1,428	189.67/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,708	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	142.66/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,817	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	151.21/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,943	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	128.98/cwt	122.50–135.00	1,509	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,992	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	151.50/cwt	147.50–158.00	2,412	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	164.02/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,829	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	128.36/cwt	127.50–129.00	1,521	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	546	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,450	163.78/cwt	157.00–167.50	2,375	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,450	178.68/cwt	174.00–182.50	2,591	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	140.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,135	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	124.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,380	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,464	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	105.69/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,069	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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Receipts 336Last week 204Year ago 380

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	167.50–175.00	171.21
2	—	1,755	179.00–185.00	182.43
7	—	1,451	122.50–160.00	141.93
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	924	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,085	175.00–190.00	186.96
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,263	192.50–201.00	197.34
5	—	1,233	185.00–190.00	187.73
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	967	210.00–215.00	212.42
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,067	199.50	199.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,214	170.00–190.00	185.07
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	190.00	190.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,413	192.00–202.00	198.08
5	—	1,428	188.00–190.00	189.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,274	137.00–148.00	142.66
5	—	1,285	149.00–153.00	151.21
8	—	1,170	122.50–135.00	128.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,592	147.50–158.00	151.50
2	—	1,725	163.00–165.00	164.02
8	—	1,519	135.00–145.00	140.54
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	157.00–167.50	163.78
2	—	1,450	174.00–182.50	178.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,112	120.00–127.50	124.11
1	—	1,105	132.50	132.50
4	—	1,011	95.00–115.00	105.69
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	120.00	120.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	127.50–129.00	128.36
1	—	1,400	39.00	39.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	135.00	135.00

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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