Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-09-13

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 13
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
298 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 304▲ 0 vs year ago 298 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 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—Average1,766108.451,91611
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,531126.781,9414thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43194.201,34830
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23182.761,01971
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06567.0471432
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,410131.001,8472thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,278146.701,87434
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,148136.581,56813
HeifersSelectAverage946125.671,18913
SteersChoiceAverage1,439151.752,18458
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,230137.021,68512
SteersSelectAverage1,061129.251,3715thin

Every lot

28 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed932145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,3562
Steers—Select1,147118.41/cwt116.00–120.001,3583
Steers—Select and Choice1,230137.02/cwt124.00–145.501,68512
Steers—Choice1,377140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,9352
Steers—Choice1,432152.64/cwt148.50–155.502,18654
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,700139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,3632
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed918133.17/cwt128.00–135.501,2239
Heifers—Select1,010108.78/cwt104.00–113.001,0994
Heifers—Select and Choice1,148136.58/cwt123.00–145.501,56813
Heifers—Choice1,232136.71/cwt132.00–141.001,6849
Heifers—Choice1,294150.30/cwt147.50–156.001,94525
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28594.45/cwt84.00–100.001,2144
Bulls——2,018113.34/cwt108.00–118.002,2874
Bulls——2,073120.61/cwt120.00–122.002,5003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97675.54/cwt65.00–86.007376
Cows—Lean 85-90%99378.00/cwt78.00–78.007752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06057.17/cwt45.00–63.0060611
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,08098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0581
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12269.79/cwt64.00–74.0078313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19376.11/cwt67.00–83.0090834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27088.37/cwt84.00–94.001,12235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38486.61/cwt76.00–93.001,19911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4841
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,435136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46198.18/cwt94.00–104.001,43418
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,563123.71/cwt122.00–125.001,9343
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,410131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8472

This sale against other markets

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.