Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-10-18

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 18
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
342 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 245▲ 27 vs year ago 315 · +8.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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
Bulls—Low1,42099.151,40829
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,358101.571,3803thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46784.631,24124
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18275.1588857
CowsLean 85-90%High99959.2859223
HeifersChoiceHigh1,318153.252,02044
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,161137.091,5928thin
HeifersSelectAverage869108.429429thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,477152.602,254125
SteersStandardAverage1,422135.711,9303thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,213135.291,64111

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—Select and Choice1,213135.29/cwt120.00–142.001,64111
Steers—Choice1,304144.83/cwt142.50–146.501,8895
Steers—Standard1,422135.71/cwt130.00–139.001,9303
Steers—Choice1,449153.00/cwt147.50–157.502,21798
Steers—Choice1,498158.35/cwt158.00–159.752,37210
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,761147.76/cwt144.00–149.002,60212
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed723118.75/cwt115.00–122.008592
Heifers—Select911105.47/cwt87.00–120.009617
Heifers—Select and Choice1,161137.09/cwt120.00–141.001,5928
Heifers—Choice1,309135.55/cwt124.00–143.501,7745
Heifers—Choice1,314154.90/cwt147.00–157.502,03534
Heifers—Choice1,353159.75/cwt159.75–159.752,1615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed763116.97/cwt115.00–119.008922
Bulls——1,25386.85/cwt80.00–96.001,08812
Bulls——1,539103.32/cwt98.00–108.001,59012
Bulls——2,053119.83/cwt117.00–124.002,4603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97660.99/cwt56.00–64.0059514
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed97888.42/cwt87.00–90.008652
Cows—Lean 85-90%99750.74/cwt46.00–55.005066
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11268.38/cwt68.00–69.007603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16875.69/cwt70.00–80.0088434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22184.50/cwt81.00–88.001,03210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22662.58/cwt51.00–68.0076711
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,245125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3111
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,41589.86/cwt87.00–92.001,2722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46177.30/cwt72.00–80.001,1296
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47386.67/cwt82.00–92.001,27717

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.