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
Bulls—Low1,85183.591,5476thin
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 Feed—1,11376.24/cwt60.00–101.008498
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48178.98/cwt74.00–85.001,17018
SteersSelect—1,135110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2491
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,59387.51/cwt87.00–88.001,3942
SteersChoice—1,370149.50/cwt149.50–149.502,0481
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,131120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3573
HeifersChoice—1,511154.64/cwt151.00–161.002,3377
HeifersChoice—1,380141.49/cwt141.00–142.001,9532
SteersSelect and Choice—1,275137.35/cwt137.00–138.001,7513
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,43785.13/cwt79.00–92.001,2233
SteersChoice—1,480159.45/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
Bulls——1,60976.93/cwt62.00–86.001,2384
Bulls——2,33596.91/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.