Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-09-12

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 12
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
439 head
▲ 288 vs last sale 151▲ 141 vs year ago 298 · +47.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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
Bulls—Average1,683124.962,10324
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,432147.742,11613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,459120.351,75652
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,253108.361,35876
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09185.0392839
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,295156.002,0202thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,248187.142,33592
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,038173.701,8038thin
HeifersSelectAverage948146.371,3884thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,405189.572,663112
SteersSelectAverage864187.081,6164thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,131180.422,04110

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls——1,722130.74/cwt126.00–135.002,25111
Bulls——1,958142.81/cwt138.00–149.002,7963
Bulls——1,609111.06/cwt87.00–123.001,7879
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,095133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4561
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,270110.44/cwt105.00–116.001,40346
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,323119.25/cwt117.00–124.001,5787
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—864187.08/cwt171.00–198.001,6164
SteersChoice—1,398189.79/cwt182.00–193.502,653108
HeifersChoice—1,250188.49/cwt183.00–194.002,35679
HeifersChoice—1,233178.97/cwt171.00–181.002,20713
SteersChoice—1,315178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,3411
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,295156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,0202
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,100189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,0792
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,730180.98/cwt180.00–182.003,1312
CowsLean 85-90%—1,203101.87/cwt99.00–106.001,2254
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04673.78/cwt30.00–86.0077217
SteersSelect and Choice—1,139178.27/cwt174.00–180.002,0308
SteersChoice—1,550195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,0231
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,060182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,9291
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—943177.66/cwt174.00–181.001,6752
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—915105.00/cwt105.00–105.009611
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,441120.73/cwt115.00–126.501,74038
HeifersSelect—953115.08/cwt95.00–137.501,0972
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,035172.51/cwt167.00–178.001,7857
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,556128.99/cwt127.00–132.502,0078
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,447106.42/cwt100.00–114.501,5406
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,240110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3641
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,476132.40/cwt129.00–135.001,9544
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12091.14/cwt87.50–97.001,02117
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,434160.13/cwt155.00–165.002,2968
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22596.75/cwt84.00–104.001,18520
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,012128.38/cwt123.00–135.001,2993

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.