Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-09-10

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
602 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 456▲ 163 vs year ago 439 · +37.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. 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
Bulls—Average1,566158.902,48936
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,439166.002,3895thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475138.952,04989
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201131.801,583113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,108113.821,26237
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,785129.002,3031thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,489123.111,8333thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,245106.651,3287thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,244185.932,313102
HeifersSelectAverage939180.451,6947thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100174.821,92329
SteersChoiceLow1,350186.242,515176
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,328175.002,3243thin
SteersSelectAverage1,006163.891,6497thin

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
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,119173.80/cwt150.00–178.001,94519
SteersChoice—1,375177.48/cwt176.00–178.002,4404
Bulls——1,543163.46/cwt157.50–168.502,52220
Bulls——1,878170.42/cwt169.00–173.003,2004
Bulls——1,501147.46/cwt127.50–155.002,21312
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—942169.85/cwt169.00–172.001,6005
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—939180.45/cwt170.00–184.001,6947
SteersSelect—1,167149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7392
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,220116.32/cwt113.00–119.001,4192
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,196132.44/cwt126.00–138.001,58466
SteersChoice—1,336186.05/cwt180.00–190.502,486161
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,232120.76/cwt100.00–125.001,48825
SteersChoice—1,549192.13/cwt191.50–192.252,97611
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,24371.41/cwt65.00–77.508882
SteersSelect and Choice—1,328175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3243
CowsLean 85-90%—1,137117.01/cwt110.00–121.001,33021
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,064176.76/cwt170.00–179.001,88110
CowsLean 85-90%—1,067124.11/cwt122.00–128.001,3246
HeifersChoice—1,244185.93/cwt180.00–189.752,313102
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,785129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,3031
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,528129.17/cwt124.00–134.001,9742
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,227142.57/cwt139.00–148.001,74915
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,479140.57/cwt135.00–147.002,07959
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,472129.93/cwt122.00–134.001,91321
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,439166.00/cwt165.00–169.002,3895
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,088142.04/cwt128.00–150.001,5457
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,410111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5651
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09297.73/cwt70.00–109.001,0679
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,451149.36/cwt148.00–152.002,1679
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,263123.70/cwt122.00–125.001,5623

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.