Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-09-13

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 13
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
298 head
6 vs last sale 304 0 vs year ago 298 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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
BullsAverage1,766108.451,91611
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,531126.781,9414thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43194.201,34830
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23182.761,01971
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06567.0471432
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,410131.001,8472thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,278146.701,87434
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,148136.581,56813
HeifersSelectAverage946125.671,18913
SteersChoiceAverage1,439151.752,18458
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,230137.021,68512
SteersSelectAverage1,061129.251,3715thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
SteersChoice1,432152.64/cwt148.50–155.502,18654
SteersChoice1,377140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,9352
Bulls2,018113.34/cwt108.00–118.002,2874
Bulls2,073120.61/cwt120.00–122.002,5003
Bulls1,28594.45/cwt84.00–100.001,2144
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19376.11/cwt67.00–83.0090834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27088.37/cwt84.00–94.001,12235
SteersSelect and Choice1,230137.02/cwt124.00–145.501,68512
Dairy SteersChoice1,410131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8472
HeifersSelect1,010108.78/cwt104.00–113.001,0994
HeifersSelect and Choice1,148136.58/cwt123.00–145.501,56813
CowsLean 85-90%99378.00/cwt78.00–78.007752
CowsLean 85-90%1,06057.17/cwt45.00–63.0060611
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,700139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,3632
SteersSelect1,147118.41/cwt116.00–120.001,3583
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed918133.17/cwt128.00–135.501,2239
HeifersChoice1,294150.30/cwt147.50–156.001,94525
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,08098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0581
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed97675.54/cwt65.00–86.007376
HeifersChoice1,232136.71/cwt132.00–141.001,6849
SteersSelectReturn to Feed932145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,3562
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46198.18/cwt94.00–104.001,43418
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,435136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4841
CowsLean 85-90%1,12269.79/cwt64.00–74.0078313
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,563123.71/cwt122.00–125.001,9343
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38486.61/cwt76.00–93.001,19911

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.