Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-10-08

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 8
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
213 head
42 vs last sale 255 79 vs year ago 292 · 27.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Boners 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and Leans 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 13.00 lower on a lessor kind. 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
BullsAverage1,717148.242,5459thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487132.661,97316
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,311129.131,69318
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,146114.321,31013
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,788129.002,3062thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,518117.771,7883thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,162108.241,2578thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,356193.042,61839
HeifersSelectHigh1,000142.501,4251thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,469192.272,82597
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,269175.812,2316thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls1,699146.39/cwt142.50–150.002,4874
Bulls1,688163.64/cwt160.00–165.002,7623
Bulls1,795128.83/cwt127.50–130.002,3122
HeifersSelect1,000142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,4251
SteersSelect and Choice1,269175.81/cwt162.50–184.002,2316
HeifersChoice1,383200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,7666
CowsLean 85-90%1,108111.57/cwt107.00–116.001,2365
CowsLean 85-90%1,195122.03/cwt120.00–125.001,4584
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,212110.61/cwt107.00–115.001,3416
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,010101.12/cwt100.00–102.501,0212
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,050137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,4441
CowsLean 85-90%1,177100.88/cwt95.00–105.001,1873
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,060144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5261
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,518117.77/cwt113.00–121.001,7883
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460134.55/cwt131.00–141.001,96410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258136.53/cwt133.00–143.001,7186
CowsBoner 80-85%1,373117.12/cwt115.00–119.001,6083
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,665143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,3812
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466122.76/cwt114.00–126.001,8004
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,3631
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,875119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,2311
HeifersChoice1,345182.68/cwt178.00–185.002,4573
SteersChoice1,470193.88/cwt187.00–198.002,85085
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,830187.50/cwt187.50–187.503,4311
HeifersChoice1,352192.68/cwt186.50–197.002,60530
SteersChoice1,429180.25/cwt163.50–186.002,57611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,359126.23/cwt121.00–132.001,7158

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.