Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-11-07

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 7
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
366 head
133 vs last sale 499 22 vs year ago 344 · +6.4%
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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 traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 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
BullsAverage1,673112.441,88225
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,303132.051,7209thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,488108.111,60935
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23799.701,23363
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10277.0284950
HeifersChoiceLow1,345183.682,47018
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,171167.741,9648thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,082147.631,59812
SteersChoiceLow1,489183.232,728121
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,243172.182,14015

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls1,852122.96/cwt119.00–128.002,2777
Bulls1,620142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,3001
Bulls1,603106.37/cwt91.00–115.001,70517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26797.00/cwt91.50–102.501,22936
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281107.96/cwt105.00–114.001,3834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26585.41/cwt72.50–91.001,08014
SteersChoice1,392170.77/cwt152.50–178.502,3777
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,074153.87/cwt135.00–177.501,6539
SteersChoice1,495184.00/cwt179.50–189.502,751114
HeifersChoice1,307172.90/cwt171.00–176.002,2603
HeifersSelect1,107128.89/cwt122.50–140.001,4273
HeifersSelect and Choice1,190145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7261
HeifersSelect and Choice1,168170.99/cwt160.00–177.001,9977
CowsLean 85-90%1,04365.45/cwt42.50–73.0068313
SteersSelect and Choice1,243172.18/cwt155.00–178.002,14015
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,326135.12/cwt125.00–145.001,7928
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,115107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,1991
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58298.11/cwt95.00–100.001,5523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455107.21/cwt102.00–113.001,56025
CowsLean 85-90%1,12187.03/cwt86.00–88.009764
HeifersChoice1,352185.83/cwt180.50–189.002,51215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,567115.59/cwt114.00–117.501,8117
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,054129.05/cwt110.00–150.001,3609
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed70590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
CowsLean 85-90%1,13680.07/cwt74.00–85.0091032

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.