Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-12-27

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 27
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
121 head
237 vs last sale 358 154 vs year ago 275 · 56.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 3.00 higher,

Boners 2.00 lower. and Leans steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand on a light run.

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
BullsLow1,85183.591,5476thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,43785.131,2233thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49178.661,17323
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23169.5585631
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04140.314205thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,482151.722,2489thin
SteersChoiceLow1,477159.172,35136
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,275137.351,7513thin
SteersSelectAverage1,132117.501,3304thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,20360.92/cwt59.00–63.007332
CowsLean 85-90%93326.57/cwt20.00–30.002483
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11376.24/cwt60.00–101.008498
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48178.98/cwt74.00–85.001,17018
SteersSelect1,135110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2491
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59387.51/cwt87.00–88.001,3942
SteersChoice1,370149.50/cwt149.50–149.502,0481
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,131120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3573
HeifersChoice1,511154.64/cwt151.00–161.002,3377
HeifersChoice1,380141.49/cwt141.00–142.001,9532
SteersSelect and Choice1,275137.35/cwt137.00–138.001,7513
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,43785.13/cwt79.00–92.001,2233
SteersChoice1,480159.45/cwt150.00–162.002,36035
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48270.85/cwt68.00–72.001,0503
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36678.58/cwt75.00–84.001,0736
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23265.55/cwt61.00–72.0080813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26555.62/cwt53.00–58.007044
Bulls1,60976.93/cwt62.00–86.001,2384
Bulls2,33596.91/cwt95.00–99.002,2632

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.