Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-10-01

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 1
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
255 head
220 vs last sale 475 22 vs year ago 233 · +9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to 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
BullsAverage1,545155.002,39513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,627131.462,13930
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,308122.131,59739
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,106111.371,23218
HeifersChoiceLow1,310193.002,52936
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,074173.981,86910
SteersChoiceAverage1,432193.242,768104
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,285167.002,1461thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bulls1,563159.74/cwt155.00–164.002,4978
HeifersSelect and Choice1,097175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9205
SteersSelect and Choice1,285167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,1461
SteersChoice1,447193.90/cwt186.50–197.502,80697
CowsBoner 80-85%1,318123.74/cwt119.00–130.001,63130
CowsLean 85-90%1,139113.94/cwt107.00–117.501,29815
CowsLean 85-90%94098.52/cwt82.50–106.009263
Bulls1,490141.86/cwt135.00–150.002,1143
BullsReturn to Feed1,060142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,5111
HeifersChoice1,237181.13/cwt175.00–185.002,2413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283114.60/cwt110.00–117.001,4708
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543121.38/cwt112.00–127.001,87310
SteersChoice1,229184.05/cwt182.50–185.002,2627
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,051172.96/cwt165.00–175.001,8185
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,677136.05/cwt132.00–142.002,28219
HeifersChoice1,317194.08/cwt187.00–198.252,55633
Bulls2,050169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,4651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2041
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6011

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.