Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-11-01

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 1
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
352 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 272▼ 68 vs year ago 420 · −16.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed , with Breakers steady, Boners 2.00 lower, and Leans 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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—Average1,61696.321,55727
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,418106.081,50410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52778.961,20627
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24067.3083461
CowsLean 85-90%High99755.7055612
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,541127.971,9725thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,255114.001,4311thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,52090.591,3772thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,321153.942,03458
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,153130.651,50615
HeifersSelectAverage1,060120.201,2759thin
SteersChoiceLow1,459153.432,23999
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,227134.001,64413
SteersSelectAverage1,392106.451,4823thin

Every lot

33 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 Choice1,227134.00/cwt125.00–143.001,64413
Steers—Select1,392106.45/cwt102.00–110.001,4823
Steers—Choice1,413152.75/cwt147.00–159.002,15872
Steers—Choice1,512161.60/cwt160.00–163.502,44317
Steers—Choice1,573145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2813
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,761144.22/cwt134.00–148.002,5407
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,054127.77/cwt120.00–132.001,3477
Heifers—Select1,08393.70/cwt91.00–97.001,0152
Heifers—Select and Choice1,148130.98/cwt124.00–140.001,50414
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,220126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5371
Heifers—Choice1,307143.15/cwt138.00–145.001,8715
Heifers—Choice1,321154.26/cwt147.50–159.502,03849
Heifers—Choice1,341163.50/cwt163.50–163.502,1934
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45886.22/cwt59.00–95.001,25715
Bulls——1,641101.92/cwt97.00–106.001,6736
Bulls——1,988115.97/cwt109.00–121.002,3056
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed82563.00/cwt63.00–63.005201
Cows—Lean 85-90%96654.73/cwt50.00–56.005296
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06765.52/cwt64.00–68.006993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07340.24/cwt38.00–42.004322
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,16898.11/cwt95.00–101.001,1462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17657.09/cwt46.00–63.0067121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26879.54/cwt75.00–86.001,0099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28268.78/cwt64.00–74.0088229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37069.15/cwt65.00–73.009472
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,38274.78/cwt70.00–84.001,0333
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,415128.34/cwt125.00–133.001,8164
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,457107.69/cwt93.00–118.001,5693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53478.99/cwt74.00–84.001,21223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60388.44/cwt88.00–89.001,4182
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,255114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4311
Dairy Steers—Standard1,52090.59/cwt81.00–99.001,3772
Dairy Steers—Choice1,541127.97/cwt126.00–130.001,9725

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.