Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter dairy steers were 2.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.00 higher, Boners 1.00 lower, and Leans 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,570	145.78	2,289	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,453	143.70	2,088	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	122.95	1,852	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	114.39	1,473	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	95.68	1,023	40
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,745	132.00	2,303	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	108.63	1,477	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	100.69	1,178	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,612	162.34	2,617	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,490	154.99	2,309	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,047	124.00	1,298	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	184.00	2,299	74
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,073	157.86	1,694	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	954	134.78	1,285	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	184.56	2,688	120
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,192	170.00	2,026	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,030	125.22	1,290	5thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,640	153.23/cwt	146.00–165.00	2,513	8
Bulls	—	—	1,295	169.83/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,199	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	131.83/cwt	114.00–143.00	2,195	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	800	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,340	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,303	1
Steers	SelectNon-Traditional	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	2
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	1,020	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	124.82/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,583	3
Heifers	Select	—	948	120.37/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,057	163.43/cwt	144.00–177.00	1,727	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,047	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,298	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	184.83/cwt	179.00–189.50	2,686	118
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,192	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,026	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,414	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	970	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,198	173.96/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,084	4
Steers	Select	—	1,033	130.70/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,350	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	115.74/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,499	63
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,612	162.34/cwt	157.50–167.50	2,617	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	106.65/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,251	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,490	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	105.12/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,381	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	94.84/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,012	20
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,875	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,281	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	83.89/cwt	77.50–87.50	877	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,256	184.77/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,321	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	116.08/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,749	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,373	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	126.17/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,875	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,868	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,559	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,453	143.70/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,088	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,058	142.99/cwt	123.00–165.00	1,513	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	655	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	229	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	108.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,477	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,010	123.75/cwt	105.00–152.50	1,250	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	97.29/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,068	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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Nov 19, 2024

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

Receipts 456Last week 533Year ago 322

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,640	146.00–165.00	153.23
3	—	1,295	167.00–176.00	169.83
11	—	1,665	114.00–143.00	131.83
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	167.50	167.50
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	132.00	132.00
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,453	179.00–189.50	184.83
1	—	1,460	162.50	162.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,192	170.00	170.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	127.50–135.00	130.70
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	110.00–133.00	120.37
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,057	144.00–177.00	163.43
1	—	1,155	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	173.00–177.00	173.96
69	—	1,256	179.00–190.00	184.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	123.00–128.00	124.82
63	—	1,295	111.00–122.00	115.74
28	—	1,314	93.00–111.00	105.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,173	103.00–114.00	106.65
20	—	1,067	89.00–100.00	94.84
8	—	1,046	77.50–87.50	83.89
1	—	655	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,507	111.00–120.00	116.08
36	—	1,486	121.00–132.00	126.17
2	—	1,868	137.00	137.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	141.00–147.00	143.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	123.00–165.00	142.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	105.00–152.50	123.75
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,047	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	157.50–167.50	162.34
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	154.00–156.00	154.99
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	107.50	107.50
2	—	1,098	95.00–100.00	97.29
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	105.00–115.00	108.63

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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