Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,642	138.16	2,268	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,808	140.55	2,541	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,528	130.20	1,989	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	121.87	1,555	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,097	105.76	1,161	36
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,583	116.55	1,845	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,342	188.39	2,528	76
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	168.92	1,948	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	899	166.39	1,496	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	189.74	2,773	155
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	179.74	2,148	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,027	150.87	1,549	9thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,781	154.28/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,748	8
Bulls	—	—	1,975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,259	1
Bulls	—	—	1,521	125.17/cwt	111.00–143.00	1,904	12
Heifers	Select	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Steers	Select	—	1,054	130.93/cwt	115.00–150.00	1,380	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	900	177.99/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,602	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	973	190.76/cwt	187.50–196.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,153	168.92/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,948	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,706	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	123.15/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,818	27
Heifers	Choice	—	1,248	173.13/cwt	167.50–180.00	2,161	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,464	190.01/cwt	185.00–194.25	2,782	151
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	179.74/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,148	11
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,069	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	133.25/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,051	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	141.91/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,561	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,223	182.68/cwt	182.50–183.00	2,234	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	189.70/cwt	183.50–194.00	2,561	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	110.20/cwt	90.00–117.00	1,412	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	123.19/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,592	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,116	136.40/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,522	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,583	116.55/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,845	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	109.60/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,212	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	94.83/cwt	75.00–102.50	1,004	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,808	140.55/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,541	3

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Receipts 501Last week 323Year ago 366

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,781	149.00–159.00	154.28
1	—	1,975	165.00	165.00
12	—	1,521	111.00–143.00	125.17
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	165.00–190.00	177.99
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	160.00–172.00	168.92
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	167.50–180.00	173.13
70	—	1,350	183.50–194.00	189.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,054	115.00–150.00	130.93
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	187.50–196.00	190.76
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	1,464	185.00–194.25	190.01
3	—	1,223	182.50–183.00	182.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,195	175.00–183.00	179.74
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,292	130.00–135.00	132.04
22	—	1,281	90.00–117.00	110.20
56	—	1,292	118.00–129.00	123.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,476	115.00–127.00	123.15
51	—	1,539	128.00–139.00	133.25
3	—	1,805	140.00–143.00	141.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,116	127.00–146.00	136.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	119.00	119.00
25	—	1,106	104.00–115.00	109.60
10	—	1,059	75.00–102.50	94.83
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	140.00–142.00	140.55
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	115.00–118.00	116.55

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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