Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-01-03

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 3
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
438 head
▲ 317 vs last sale 121▲ 181 vs year ago 257 · +70.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold sharply higher, with steers 6.00 higher and heifers 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly higher with Breakers and Boners 2.00 to 4.00 higher and Leans 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher to last week's light test on bulls. Trade was active with very good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,59288.511,40930
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,42196.241,36814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53580.381,23469
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24471.57890101
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02854.9956572
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,365128.091,7482thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,591140.002,2273thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,336165.652,21363
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080142.001,5341thin
HeifersSelectAverage992119.701,1879thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,491164.832,45757
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,248148.541,8549thin
SteersSelectAverage1,208119.321,4413thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls——1,52378.59/cwt55.00–93.501,19719
Bulls——1,740101.15/cwt96.00–105.001,7605
Bulls——2,045112.21/cwt111.00–114.002,2954
Bulls—Return to Feed—965103.70/cwt102.50–105.001,0012
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29378.54/cwt76.00–82.001,01617
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25470.01/cwt64.00–75.5087860
SteersSelect and Choice—1,248148.54/cwt130.00–155.001,8549
HeifersChoice—1,260154.16/cwt151.00–157.501,94210
Dairy SteersChoice—1,591140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2273
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,772151.16/cwt151.00–151.502,6793
SteersSelect—1,208119.32/cwt115.00–125.001,4413
SteersChoice—1,205153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8441
SteersChoice—1,480165.83/cwt160.00–171.002,45453
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51380.70/cwt74.00–85.501,22149
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,365128.09/cwt126.00–130.001,7482
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12470.76/cwt70.00–72.007953
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—945126.84/cwt92.50–137.501,1995
HeifersChoice—1,350167.82/cwt158.00–171.002,26653
HeifersSelect—1,050110.77/cwt77.00–125.001,1634
CowsLean 85-90%—85330.51/cwt25.00–35.002602
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,080142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5341
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,503108.11/cwt99.00–123.001,6255
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07459.80/cwt55.00–66.0064234
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25032.50/cwt32.50–32.504061
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,65089.26/cwt86.00–94.001,47310
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,37689.65/cwt81.00–97.501,2349
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52769.91/cwt65.00–73.501,06810
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23559.17/cwt53.00–63.0073116
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,053102.00/cwt77.00–135.001,0747
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—84362.90/cwt50.00–73.005302
CowsLean 85-90%—99149.25/cwt40.00–54.0048831

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.