Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-11-08

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 8
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
344 head
8 vs last sale 352 113 vs year ago 231 · +48.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,61993.071,50734
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,348100.501,3542thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50276.911,15556
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24266.5582777
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08555.0559733
HeifersChoiceAverage1,348156.002,10254
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage980126.001,2351thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,042116.331,2129thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,472157.452,31760
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,264144.301,8248thin
SteersStandardAverage1,727113.451,9593thin
SteersSelectAverage1,162109.831,2763thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls1,50379.98/cwt65.00–95.001,20214
Bulls1,704100.76/cwt97.00–107.001,71717
Bulls1,678110.58/cwt109.00–112.001,8563
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25475.76/cwt75.00–77.009505
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27357.81/cwt49.00–63.0073625
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23569.15/cwt64.00–74.0085443
HeifersChoice1,339156.32/cwt150.00–162.502,09343
HeifersChoice1,435164.50/cwt164.50–164.502,3615
HeifersSelect1,077114.13/cwt106.00–121.001,2296
CowsLean 85-90%1,05742.20/cwt34.00–46.004469
CowsLean 85-90%1,10155.99/cwt50.00–60.0061618
CowsLean 85-90%1,15364.50/cwt63.00–66.007444
SteersSelect1,162109.83/cwt102.00–120.001,2763
SteersSelect and Choice1,264144.30/cwt140.00–147.501,8248
SteersStandard1,727113.45/cwt106.00–117.001,9593
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,10981.74/cwt77.00–86.009064
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed93085.59/cwt79.00–93.007962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46978.70/cwt74.00–84.001,15638
HeifersSelect and Choice980126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2351
SteersChoice1,466156.56/cwt150.00–162.002,29554
SteersChoice1,524165.50/cwt165.50–165.502,5226
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,285110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52686.05/cwt85.00–87.001,3134
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58669.44/cwt60.00–73.001,10114
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,41091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2831
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed972120.72/cwt115.00–127.001,1733
HeifersChoice1,336146.60/cwt145.00–149.001,9596

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.