Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-11-15

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 15
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
368 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 344▼ 132 vs year ago 500 · −26.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady, with the exception of Leans selling 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8,00 to 9.00 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—Average1,48990.001,34030
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,35391.731,2413thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48575.891,12764
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25369.36869138
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09051.1455830
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,515131.661,9952thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,319155.712,05431
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,085129.061,4002thin
HeifersSelectAverage991111.071,1014thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,471156.782,30752
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270134.901,7136thin
SteersSelectAverage1,261114.741,4474thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,261114.74/cwt112.00–118.001,4474
Steers—Select and Choice1,270134.90/cwt123.00–148.501,7136
Steers—Choice1,288147.12/cwt145.00–149.001,8955
Steers—Choice1,491157.81/cwt150.00–160.002,35347
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed955120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1461
Heifers—Select1,003108.09/cwt101.00–113.001,0843
Heifers—Select and Choice1,085129.06/cwt117.50–140.001,4002
Heifers—Choice1,273145.67/cwt142.50–147.501,8543
Heifers—Choice1,324156.79/cwt150.00–160.502,07628
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34392.05/cwt90.00–100.001,23618
Bulls——1,62280.55/cwt57.50–89.001,3079
Bulls——1,963106.07/cwt103.00–111.002,0823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93335.43/cwt30.00–37.503316
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,05070.00/cwt70.00–70.007351
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,05684.71/cwt75.00–105.0089513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10551.81/cwt45.00–56.0057316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19860.39/cwt58.00–64.007237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25358.13/cwt50.00–63.0072831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27769.14/cwt63.00–74.5088372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29376.85/cwt75.00–84.0099422
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,35391.73/cwt87.00–102.001,2413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41469.05/cwt47.00–73.5097621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51278.68/cwt74.00–85.001,19040
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61286.66/cwt86.00–87.001,3973
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,515131.66/cwt129.00–134.001,9952

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.