Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-09-26

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 26
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
336 head
45 vs last sale 381 25 vs year ago 311 · +8.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher on a good kind. 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
BullsAverage1,741126.172,19720
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,460150.002,1902thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,503112.471,69035
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,285103.201,32766
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09587.7596133
HeifersChoiceAverage1,223185.822,27236
HeifersSelectAverage859185.621,5944thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,133171.521,9432thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,423187.522,669123
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,271173.762,2086thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Bulls1,787131.23/cwt125.00–136.002,34510
Bulls2,052143.93/cwt138.00–150.002,9533
Bulls1,542111.32/cwt80.00–122.001,7177
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294105.85/cwt101.00–112.001,37040
CowsBoner 80-85%1,390114.84/cwt113.00–117.001,5965
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25693.35/cwt73.00–100.501,17220
HeifersChoice1,223186.59/cwt182.00–190.002,28232
HeifersSelect and Choice1,133171.52/cwt164.00–180.001,9432
SteersChoice1,421187.81/cwt182.00–190.502,669121
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,765160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8241
SteersSelect and Choice1,271173.76/cwt165.00–179.002,2086
SteersChoice1,355180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4391
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533117.94/cwt113.00–124.001,80817
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,785125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,2312
CowsLean 85-90%1,09990.49/cwt86.00–97.0099414
CowsLean 85-90%1,16699.85/cwt98.00–103.001,1647
HeifersChoice1,221179.67/cwt177.50–180.502,1944
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed859185.62/cwt169.00–204.001,5944
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,005136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3671
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed878101.15/cwt95.00–108.008882
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,350140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8901
CowsLean 85-90%1,08372.76/cwt45.00–85.0078810
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,570160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,5121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435105.10/cwt95.00–112.501,50816

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.