Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-11-08

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 8
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
344 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 352▲ 113 vs year ago 231 · +48.9%
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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 traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. Trade was active with 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—Low1,61993.071,50734
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,348100.501,3542thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50276.911,15556
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24266.5582777
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08555.0559733
HeifersChoiceAverage1,348156.002,10254
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage980126.001,2351thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,042116.331,2129thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,472157.452,31760
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,264144.301,8248thin
SteersStandardAverage1,727113.451,9593thin
SteersSelectAverage1,162109.831,2763thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,162109.83/cwt102.00–120.001,2763
Steers—Select and Choice1,264144.30/cwt140.00–147.501,8248
Steers—Choice1,466156.56/cwt150.00–162.002,29554
Steers—Choice1,524165.50/cwt165.50–165.502,5226
Steers—Standard1,727113.45/cwt106.00–117.001,9593
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed972120.72/cwt115.00–127.001,1733
Heifers—Select and Choice980126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2351
Heifers—Select1,077114.13/cwt106.00–121.001,2296
Heifers—Choice1,336146.60/cwt145.00–149.001,9596
Heifers—Choice1,339156.32/cwt150.00–162.502,09343
Heifers—Choice1,435164.50/cwt164.50–164.502,3615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50379.98/cwt65.00–95.001,20214
Bulls——1,678110.58/cwt109.00–112.001,8563
Bulls——1,704100.76/cwt97.00–107.001,71717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed93085.59/cwt79.00–93.007962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05742.20/cwt34.00–46.004469
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10155.99/cwt50.00–60.0061618
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,10981.74/cwt77.00–86.009064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15364.50/cwt63.00–66.007444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23569.15/cwt64.00–74.0085443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25475.76/cwt75.00–77.009505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27357.81/cwt49.00–63.0073625
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,285110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4141
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,41091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46978.70/cwt74.00–84.001,15638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52686.05/cwt85.00–87.001,3134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58669.44/cwt60.00–73.001,10114

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.