Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners steady, and Leans 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher with several high dressing kind. 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	830	222.50	1,847	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,785	177.00	3,159	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	163.00	2,217	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,665	150.00	2,497	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,472	143.24	2,108	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	124.14	1,966	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	117.17	1,547	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	97.93	1,060	27
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,377	138.00	1,900	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	98.20	1,019	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	190.08	2,605	41
Heifers	Select	Average	970	176.16	1,709	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	172.32	1,939	8thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,528	191.14	2,920	100
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	173.75	2,033	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,089	162.85	1,774	8thin

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	—	—	2,068	153.93/cwt	147.50–157.50	3,183	5
Bulls	—	—	1,929	165.45/cwt	160.00–169.00	3,192	10
Bulls	—	—	1,433	136.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,962	16
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,377	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,900	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	830	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,847	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	970	176.16/cwt	147.50–202.50	1,709	6
Steers	Select	—	1,150	128.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,474	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,069	174.41/cwt	160.00–197.50	1,864	6
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,760	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,785	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,159	1
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,090	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,044	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,387	192.45/cwt	185.00–196.50	2,669	34
Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	181.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,238	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,217	1
Steers	ChoiceMuddy	—	1,471	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,648	4
Heifers	ChoiceMuddy	—	1,337	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,353	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,537	192.14/cwt	185.00–196.50	2,953	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	115.57/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,544	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	104.80/cwt	82.50–110.00	1,383	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,129	174.08/cwt	157.50–183.00	1,965	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	113.55/cwt	75.00–120.00	1,708	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	128.30/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,744	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	126.07/cwt	121.00–132.50	2,028	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	135.32/cwt	133.00–147.00	2,211	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,250	177.31/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,216	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,146	139.71/cwt	127.00–160.00	1,601	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,330	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	81.23/cwt	70.00–92.50	807	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	102.38/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,129	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	98.20/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,019	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,472	143.24/cwt	139.50–147.00	2,108	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 26, 2024

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

Receipts 374Last week 456Year ago 505

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,068	147.50–157.50	153.93
10	—	1,929	160.00–169.00	165.45
16	—	1,433	130.00–145.00	136.92
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	185.00	185.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,377	138.00	138.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	222.50	222.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	177.00	177.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	970	147.50–202.50	176.16
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,387	185.00–196.50	192.45
3	—	1,230	180.00–183.00	181.99
Heifers — Choice · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,337	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	157.50–183.00	174.08
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	120.00–135.00	128.18
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,069	160.00–197.50	174.41
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	187.50	187.50
Steers — Choice · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	180.00	180.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,537	185.00–196.50	192.14
3	—	1,250	165.00–183.00	177.31
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	160.00	160.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	185.00	185.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,336	112.00–123.00	115.57
11	—	1,320	82.50–110.00	104.80
7	—	1,359	126.00–133.00	128.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,504	75.00–120.00	113.55
40	—	1,609	121.00–132.50	126.07
13	—	1,634	133.00–147.00	135.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	127.00–160.00	139.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	109.00	109.00
6	—	993	70.00–92.50	81.23
20	—	1,103	95.00–110.00	102.38
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	139.50–147.00	143.24
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	90.00–105.00	98.20

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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