Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-06-25

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 25
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
338 head
21 vs last sale 359 251 vs year ago 589 · 42.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher and Boners 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with good to very 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,400187.002,6182thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,180171.002,0181thin
BullsAverage1,632159.692,60527
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,448175.632,54414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,551151.302,34736
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,261138.451,74626
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,120111.321,24615
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low73591.006691thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,476172.162,5415thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,285198.202,54728
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,136189.112,14814
HeifersSelectAverage988177.641,7558thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,443200.812,89878
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,254190.562,38960

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%73591.00/cwt91.00–91.006691
CowsLean 85-90%1,199124.79/cwt120.00–130.001,4969
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,215186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,2601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,552156.66/cwt152.00–163.002,43119
Bulls1,866167.87/cwt161.00–173.003,1327
Bulls1,845184.21/cwt179.00–188.003,3995
Bulls1,451147.70/cwt125.00–158.002,14315
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed991182.73/cwt162.00–217.001,8117
HeifersSelect965142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3701
Dairy SteersChoice1,476172.16/cwt169.00–176.002,5415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,378148.73/cwt147.00–152.002,0493
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,550163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,5271
SteersSelect and Choice1,265190.22/cwt171.00–194.002,40646
SteersChoice1,448201.66/cwt195.00–207.002,92071
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,216191.66/cwt186.00–194.002,33114
SteersChoice1,395192.23/cwt185.00–194.002,6827
HeifersChoice1,470189.74/cwt186.00–193.002,7892
CowsLean 85-90%89195.41/cwt82.00–110.008504
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,400187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,6182
CowsLean 85-90%1,24031.00/cwt31.00–31.003841
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,180171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0181
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,720166.46/cwt166.00–167.002,8632
HeifersSelect and Choice1,136189.11/cwt184.00–194.002,14814
CowsLean 85-90%1,200134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6081
HeifersChoiceLight Weight1,008189.97/cwt188.00–191.001,9153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,528142.48/cwt129.50–151.002,17715
HeifersChoice1,305200.01/cwt196.00–205.002,61023
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,390168.23/cwt165.00–176.002,3385
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238138.82/cwt134.00–145.001,71916
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,472181.84/cwt179.00–190.002,6778
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271124.41/cwt114.00–129.001,5816

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.