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| Fairview Sale Barn - Slaughter Sale 2/6/2024 | ||||
| Fairview Sale Barn - Fairview, IL Packer Day (309) 778-2225 | ||||
| Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | ||||
| A large crowd gathered for the February cow sale which featured 5 breeding | ||||
| bulls, 5 pairs and over 300 bred cows. Several small to medium size | ||||
| dispersions were included in the offering and for the most part they had the | ||||
| most interest from the people in the seats. | ||||
| Top bull left the ring at $2800 and the high selling pair sold for $2250. | ||||
| About 30 bred heifers from various consignors topped at $2500 | ||||
| on a package of 3 head. The best of the rest traded from $1850 to $2350. | ||||
| The most attractive end of the bred cows sold from $2000-$2525. The next | ||||
| cut sold in a range from $1525-$1950 with the balance at $1500 and down. | ||||
| For the most part the 3rd period bred cows had the most interest. | ||||
| 590 slaughter cattle includinG 208 fed steers and heifers that sold with | ||||
| moderate demand. Top today was 183.50. Overall the offering had | ||||
| fewer high choice & prime cattle compared to last week! | ||||
| Slaughter cows on heavy receipts traded steady | ||||
| Slaughter Steers and Heifers | ||||
| Choice 3-4 | 178.00-181.50 | |||
| Choice 2-3 | 176.00-177.50 | |||
| High Yielding (prime) | 182.00-183.50 | |||
| Low Yielding | 172.50-175.50 | |||
| Mixed Select/Choice 2-3 | 170.00-175.00 | |||
| Select 1-2 | 170.00/down | |||
| Slaughter Cows - | ||||
| High Yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield | ||
| Premium Whites | 145.00-155.00 | 124.00-140.00 | - | |
| Breakers - 1300-1800# | 120.00-129.00 | 112.00-119.00 | 109.00/down | |
| Boners - 1200-1600# | 112.00-119.50 | 103.00-110.00 | 100.00/down | |
| Lean - 1000-1400# | 102.00-112.00 | 92.50-101.00 | 90.00/down | |
| Fancy | Good | Rest | ||
| Young cows returning to | 155.00-170.00 | 127.50-145.00 | 114.00/down | |
| farm for more feed | ||||
| High Yield | Avg. Yield | Low Yield | ||
| Slaughter Bulls | 140.00-152.00 | 130.00-137.00 | 127.50/down | |
| Please note: The above market report is reflective of the majority of | ||||
| classes and grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances | ||||
| where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will | ||||
| not be included in the report. Prices are reported on a cwt. Basis, | ||||
| unless otherwise noted. | ||||