Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-11-29

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 29
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
548 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 348▲ 23 vs year ago 525 · +4.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 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—Average1,70086.071,46328
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,363119.231,6255thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52275.001,14279
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30765.60857185
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09249.2053750
HeifersChoiceAverage1,289157.362,02859
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210145.261,75819
HeifersSelectAverage1,042103.231,0768thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,489162.112,41566
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,344142.651,91725
SteersStandardAverage1,81092.001,6652thin

Every lot

26 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 Choice1,220110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3421
Steers—Choice1,348154.86/cwt152.50–157.502,0888
Steers—Select and Choice1,349144.01/cwt120.00–154.501,94324
Steers—Choice1,487164.43/cwt158.00–170.002,44552
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,699151.68/cwt139.00–154.502,5776
Steers—Standard1,81092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,6652
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed98596.17/cwt85.00–112.509473
Heifers—Select1,076107.47/cwt87.50–119.001,1565
Heifers—Select and Choice1,210145.26/cwt120.00–156.001,75819
Heifers—Choice1,246150.29/cwt128.00–155.501,87320
Heifers—Choice1,311160.98/cwt157.50–169.502,11039
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59698.68/cwt95.00–105.001,57511
Bulls——1,74775.72/cwt50.00–91.001,32316
Bulls——2,095113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,3671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06035.34/cwt22.50–45.0037515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08852.99/cwt47.00–57.5057726
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,12380.90/cwt67.00–89.009094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15761.37/cwt59.00–68.007109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28658.02/cwt45.00–63.0074673
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,300106.72/cwt88.00–118.001,3873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32269.47/cwt64.00–75.0091899
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39177.67/cwt75.50–82.001,0809
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44467.76/cwt59.00–73.0097829
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,457138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,0112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56678.38/cwt74.00–85.001,22745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58086.62/cwt86.00–88.001,3695

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.