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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A quality set of breeding stock was well received by a nice group of buyers. Trade was active with good demand.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,262	$2,700	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,214	$2,373	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,124	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$2,088	38
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,281	$1,978	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$1,977	53
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$1,850	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,664	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,399	$1,539	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,468	26
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,168	$2,953	34
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,137	$2,750	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,131	$2,266	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,250	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,251	$2,229	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,717	6
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2,035	$3,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,640	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,295	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,417	$3,612	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$3,355	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$2,453	5

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,813.54/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,814	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,296.75/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,297	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,513	2,318.18/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,318	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,307	3,495.42/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,495	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,384.92/head	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,385	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,417	3,611.76/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,612	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,618.91/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,619	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,751.82/head	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	1,730.70/head	1,200.00–2,300.00	1,731	19
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,412	2,115.17/head	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,115	34
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,350.01/head	3,350.01–3,350.01	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,563.16/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,563	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,953.37/head	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,953	34
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,461	2,182.99/head	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,183	19
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,214	2,373.18/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,373	8
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,131	2,265.85/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,266	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,264	2,466.14/head	1,550.00–2,800.00	2,466	16
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,229.40/head	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,229	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,449	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	2,035	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,511	2,355.36/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,355	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,720.60/head	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,721	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,416	1,569.08/head	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,569	13
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,638.15/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,638	14
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,640	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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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A quality set of breeding stock was well received by a nice group of buyers. Trade was active with good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	837	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,235	3,350.01	3,350.01
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,168	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,953.37
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,015	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,131	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,265.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,251	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,229.40
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	950	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,813.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,168	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,296.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,051	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	946	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,120	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,120	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,618.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,237	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,751.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,166	1,200.00–2,300.00	1,730.70
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,412	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,115.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,461	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,182.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,214	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,373.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,264	1,550.00–2,800.00	2,466.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,262	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,449	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,511	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,355.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,320	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,720.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,416	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,569.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,435	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,638.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,513	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,318.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,307	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,495.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,260	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,384.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,417	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,611.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,563.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	3,450.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,035	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,640	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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