Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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
Bullocks	—	High	1,695	166.00	2,814	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,712	142.52	2,440	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,388	156.70	2,175	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	124.67	1,890	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	120.35	1,536	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	100.30	1,128	44
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	112.50	1,603	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,362	160.00	2,179	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,250	127.50	1,594	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,366	183.71	2,509	79
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,098	160.80	1,766	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	867	141.48	1,226	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	935	193.58	1,810	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,483	184.06	2,729	137
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	174.00	2,045	12
Steers	Standard	Average	1,270	133.75	1,699	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,940	151.78/cwt	147.50–157.50	2,945	7
Bulls	—	—	1,960	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	3,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,481	131.92/cwt	110.00–145.00	1,954	8
Bullocks	—	—	1,695	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,814	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	823	154.51/cwt	135.00–177.50	1,272	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,594	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	935	193.58/cwt	191.00–197.50	1,810	4
Heifers	Select	—	910	128.44/cwt	117.50–140.00	1,169	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,362	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,179	3
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,040	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,862	1
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,055	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,941	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,114	163.60/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,823	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	184.35/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,531	74
Steers	Choice	—	1,471	174.44/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,566	5
Steers	Standard	—	1,615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,584	1
Steers	Standard	—	925	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	994	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	116.83/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,513	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	123.55/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,700	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,603	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	125.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,875	75
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,045	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,285	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,186	173.09/cwt	142.00–179.00	2,053	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,024	130.69/cwt	108.00–153.00	1,338	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	79.98/cwt	45.00–100.00	821	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	134.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,169	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	115.09/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,747	26
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	174.17/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,186	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,483	184.42/cwt	180.00–192.50	2,735	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	104.88/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,247	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	106.04/cwt	97.50–109.00	1,400	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,150	140.87/cwt	111.00–161.00	1,620	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	114.37/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,342	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,223	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,030	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,553	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,290	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Receipts 533Last week 501Year ago 326

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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
7	—	1,940	147.50–157.50	151.78
1	—	1,960	162.50	162.50
8	—	1,481	110.00–145.00	131.92
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	135.00–177.50	154.51
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	117.50–140.00	128.44
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	145.00–175.00	163.60
1	—	1,045	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,373	180.00–188.00	184.35
5	—	1,255	170.00–176.00	174.17
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	160.00	160.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	191.00–197.50	193.58
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	184.00	184.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,471	171.00–179.00	174.44
132	—	1,483	180.00–192.50	184.42
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	160.00	160.00
1	—	925	107.50	107.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,186	142.00–179.00	173.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,295	111.00–122.00	116.83
7	—	1,376	123.00–126.00	123.55
16	—	1,320	97.50–109.00	106.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,491	120.00–131.00	125.73
18	—	1,618	132.00–138.00	134.06
26	—	1,518	106.00–119.00	115.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,024	108.00–153.00	130.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,026	45.00–100.00	79.98
25	—	1,189	95.00–111.00	104.88
2	—	1,173	112.50–116.00	114.37
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,150	111.00–161.00	140.87
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	165.00–167.00	165.97
2	—	1,553	145.00–150.00	147.43
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	112.50	112.50

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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