Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners selling 3.00 to 5.00 higher, and Leans selling 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,369	143.04	1,958	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,442	147.13	2,121	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	123.44	1,854	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	113.98	1,496	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	104.89	1,122	50
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,222	120.90	1,477	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,655	165.00	2,731	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,002	200.07	2,004	24
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,336	193.09	2,580	66
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	177.05	2,071	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	930	195.00	1,814	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	194.40	2,978	87
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	182.50	2,309	1thin

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	—	—	1,678	159.04/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,669	7
Bulls	—	—	1,453	128.53/cwt	101.00–143.00	1,868	6
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	788	112.26/cwt	107.50–122.50	885	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	905	176.76/cwt	169.00–187.00	1,600	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,222	120.90/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,477	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	996	202.46/cwt	170.00–228.00	2,017	23
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,130	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,639	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,731	2
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,188	189.69/cwt	175.00–207.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,161	170.73/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,982	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,309	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,770	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,221	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,538	195.05/cwt	190.00–199.50	3,000	83
Heifers	Choice	—	1,239	183.58/cwt	168.00–189.00	2,275	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,538	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	3,130	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	105.15/cwt	70.00–112.00	1,385	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,295	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,981	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	130.93/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,039	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,704	1
Steers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	195.91/cwt	190.50–201.00	2,635	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	82.59/cwt	45.00–93.00	852	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	660	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	297	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	128.93/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,844	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,457	153.15/cwt	140.00–157.50	2,231	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,413	188.27/cwt	188.00–188.50	2,660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	118.91/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,559	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,102	144.43/cwt	131.00–155.00	1,592	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	101.03/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,167	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	918	139.29/cwt	110.00–177.50	1,279	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	108.83/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,312	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	116.75/cwt	103.00–126.00	1,706	35
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,597	1

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Receipts 440Last week 374Year ago 429

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,678	153.00–164.00	159.04
6	—	1,453	101.00–143.00	128.53
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	107.50–122.50	112.26
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	169.00–187.00	176.76
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	113.00–127.00	120.90
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	996	170.00–228.00	202.46
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	175.00–207.00	189.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	161.00–175.00	170.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,239	168.00–189.00	183.58
8	—	1,538	203.50	203.50
38	—	1,345	190.50–201.00	195.91
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	195.00	195.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	182.50	182.50
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	182.00	182.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,538	190.00–199.50	195.05
2	—	1,413	188.00–188.50	188.27
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,317	70.00–112.00	105.15
4	—	1,430	126.00–135.00	128.93
50	—	1,311	113.00–125.00	118.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	153.00	153.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,557	126.00–136.00	130.93
1	—	1,535	111.00	111.00
35	—	1,461	103.00–126.00	116.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,031	45.00–93.00	82.59
1	—	660	45.00	45.00
23	—	1,155	95.00–105.00	101.03
4	—	1,206	107.50–110.00	108.83
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	140.00–157.50	153.15
1	—	1,365	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	131.00–155.00	144.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	918	110.00–177.50	139.29

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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