Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-12-06

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 6
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
534 head
14 vs last sale 548 109 vs year ago 425 · +25.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 5.00 lower and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with the exception of Leans trading steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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
BullsAverage1,60792.911,49337
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,648118.431,95213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52075.201,14380
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23369.65859156
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08850.4754958
HeifersChoiceAverage1,410154.982,18657
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,103133.731,4758thin
HeifersSelectAverage944122.431,1567thin
SteersChoiceLow1,503157.822,37280
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,333146.311,95022
SteersStandardAverage1,826115.252,1055thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bulls1,796101.04/cwt96.00–106.001,81517
Bulls1,855109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,0221
Bulls1,42484.79/cwt68.00–94.001,20719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24465.73/cwt60.00–72.0081896
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34774.23/cwt73.00–79.001,00019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21655.09/cwt46.00–59.0067018
SteersStandardHeavy Weight2,080110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2883
SteersStandard1,445123.13/cwt115.00–135.001,7792
SteersChoice1,387145.85/cwt132.50–153.002,0237
SteersChoice1,491159.80/cwt154.00–165.002,38367
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,673155.00/cwt142.00–160.502,5934
SteersSelect and Choice1,333146.31/cwt130.00–152.501,95022
HeifersChoice1,385160.96/cwt155.00–165.502,22940
HeifersChoice1,357144.67/cwt130.00–154.001,96313
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,695140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3731
HeifersSelect845102.50/cwt102.50–102.508661
HeifersSelect and Choice1,103133.73/cwt120.00–146.001,4758
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,975139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,7452
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,632129.64/cwt122.00–144.002,1168
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,674100.49/cwt92.00–117.001,6825
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48476.58/cwt72.00–83.001,13657
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77988.02/cwt85.00–91.001,5665
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,883125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,3543
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed961125.75/cwt102.00–135.001,2086
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,10493.65/cwt66.00–127.501,03423
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed76069.00/cwt69.00–69.005241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56167.29/cwt51.00–71.501,05018
CowsLean 85-90%1,12052.77/cwt46.00–57.0059136
CowsLean 85-90%1,14060.71/cwt58.00–66.006927
CowsLean 85-90%1,00538.11/cwt20.00–45.0038314

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.