Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-10-24

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 24
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
224 head
161 vs last sale 385 48 vs year ago 272 · 17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady, while heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 14.00 lower, Boners 1.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower on a lessor kind. Trade was active with moderate 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
BullsAverage1,596111.101,77314
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,455150.612,1923thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45897.821,42731
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20792.671,11828
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12176.2885511
HeifersChoiceLow1,272184.672,34922
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,073160.791,7253thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,509188.452,84585
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,232171.402,11115
SteersSelectAverage996103.161,0274thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Bulls1,864121.40/cwt115.00–127.002,2638
Bulls1,43495.52/cwt91.00–106.001,3704
BullsReturn to Feed845101.06/cwt87.50–114.008542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22593.13/cwt86.00–105.001,14120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260110.61/cwt108.00–113.001,3942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21576.45/cwt70.00–84.009294
SteersSelect and Choice1,251170.08/cwt153.00–179.502,12813
SteersSelect996103.16/cwt97.50–112.501,0274
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,560141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,2001
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,403155.42/cwt153.00–158.002,1812
HeifersChoice1,395179.50/cwt179.50–179.502,5041
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,107180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48399.91/cwt95.00–107.001,48215
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed955102.51/cwt102.00–103.009792
SteersChoice1,511188.90/cwt180.00–191.502,85482
SteersChoice1,467176.06/cwt175.00–178.002,5833
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,544112.34/cwt108.00–121.001,7354
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39990.38/cwt85.00–94.001,26412
CowsLean 85-90%1,17082.66/cwt80.00–85.009677
CowsLean 85-90%1,03465.12/cwt57.50–72.006734
HeifersChoice1,266184.92/cwt180.00–191.002,34121
HeifersSelect and Choice1,073160.79/cwt150.00–170.001,7253

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.