Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 2.00 higher, Boners steady and Leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,255	174.99	2,196	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,462	164.13	2,399	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,598	182.40	2,915	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	148.06	2,213	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	138.44	1,768	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	124.75	1,398	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,291	192.21	2,482	46
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,098	154.32	1,694	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,454	192.46	2,799	132
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,249	177.49	2,217	4thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	1,759	168.37/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,962	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	812	186.04/cwt	172.50–215.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,098	154.32/cwt	139.00–170.00	1,694	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,249	177.49/cwt	168.00–185.00	2,217	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,297	192.71/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,499	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	152.64/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,331	29
Heifers	Choice	—	1,208	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,235	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,496	180.14/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,695	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	107.48/cwt	65.00–116.00	1,191	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	130.25/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,631	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	140.69/cwt	133.00–146.00	2,030	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	122.87/cwt	117.50–128.00	1,381	22
Bulls	—	—	1,798	182.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,283	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	151.30/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,100	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	134.83/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,645	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,598	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,281	146.70/cwt	122.50–160.00	1,879	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	142.63/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,841	34
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,255	174.99/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,196	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,825	182.83/cwt	182.50–183.50	3,337	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,170	156.04/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,826	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,443	193.30/cwt	187.50–197.50	2,789	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	858	154.78/cwt	140.00–172.50	1,328	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.

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Aug 13, 2024

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

Receipts 377Last week 356Year ago 356

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,759	162.00–174.00	168.37
5	—	1,798	180.00–185.00	182.60
13	—	1,281	122.50–160.00	146.70
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	812	172.50–215.00	186.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	139.00–170.00	154.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,297	187.00–196.00	192.71
3	—	1,208	185.00	185.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	168.00–185.00	177.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,496	171.00–185.00	180.14
123	—	1,443	187.50–197.50	193.30
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	182.50–183.50	182.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,527	147.00–158.00	152.64
18	—	1,443	133.00–146.00	140.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	65.00–116.00	107.48
22	—	1,124	117.50–128.00	122.87
5	—	1,220	132.00–138.00	134.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,252	115.00–136.00	130.25
4	—	1,388	149.00–153.00	151.30
34	—	1,291	137.00–148.00	142.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	180.00–185.00	182.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	151.00–161.00	156.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	140.00–172.50	154.78
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	174.00–176.00	174.99

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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