Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-11-05

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 5
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
501 head
178 vs last sale 323 135 vs year ago 366 · +36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 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
BullsAverage1,642138.162,26821
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,808140.552,5413thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,528130.201,98981
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,276121.871,55593
CowsLean 85-90%High1,097105.761,16136
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,583116.551,8452thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,342188.392,52876
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,153168.921,9485thin
HeifersSelectAverage899166.391,4965thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,462189.742,773155
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195179.742,14811
SteersSelectAverage1,027150.871,5499thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,781154.28/cwt149.00–159.002,7488
Bulls1,975165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,2591
Bulls1,521125.17/cwt111.00–143.001,90412
HeifersSelect895120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0741
SteersSelect1,054130.93/cwt115.00–150.001,3806
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed900177.99/cwt165.00–190.001,6024
SteersSelectReturn to Feed973190.76/cwt187.50–196.001,8563
HeifersSelect and Choice1,153168.92/cwt160.00–172.001,9485
CowsBoner 80-85%1,292132.04/cwt130.00–135.001,7068
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,476123.15/cwt115.00–127.001,81827
HeifersChoice1,248173.13/cwt167.50–180.002,1616
SteersChoice1,464190.01/cwt185.00–194.252,782151
SteersSelect and Choice1,195179.74/cwt175.00–183.002,14811
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,805170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,0691
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,539133.25/cwt128.00–139.002,05151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,805141.91/cwt140.00–143.002,5613
SteersChoice1,223182.68/cwt182.50–183.002,2343
HeifersChoice1,350189.70/cwt183.50–194.002,56170
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281110.20/cwt90.00–117.001,41222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,292123.19/cwt118.00–129.001,59256
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,116136.40/cwt127.00–146.001,5227
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,583116.55/cwt115.00–118.001,8452
CowsLean 85-90%1,265119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,5051
CowsLean 85-90%1,106109.60/cwt104.00–115.001,21225
CowsLean 85-90%1,05994.83/cwt75.00–102.501,00410
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,808140.55/cwt140.00–142.002,5413

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.