Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-01-03

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 3
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
438 head
▲ 317 vs last sale 121▲ 181 vs year ago 257 · +70.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold sharply higher, with steers 6.00 higher and heifers 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly higher with Breakers and Boners 2.00 to 4.00 higher and Leans 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher to last week's light test on bulls. Trade was active with very 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—Low1,59288.511,40930
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,42196.241,36814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53580.381,23469
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24471.57890101
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02854.9956572
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,365128.091,7482thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,591140.002,2273thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,336165.652,21363
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080142.001,5341thin
HeifersSelectAverage992119.701,1879thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,491164.832,45757
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,248148.541,8549thin
SteersSelectAverage1,208119.321,4413thin

Every lot

31 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—Choice1,205153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8441
Steers—Select1,208119.32/cwt115.00–125.001,4413
Steers—Select and Choice1,248148.54/cwt130.00–155.001,8549
Steers—Choice1,480165.83/cwt160.00–171.002,45453
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,772151.16/cwt151.00–151.502,6793
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed945126.84/cwt92.50–137.501,1995
Heifers—Select1,050110.77/cwt77.00–125.001,1634
Heifers—Select and Choice1,080142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5341
Heifers—Choice1,260154.16/cwt151.00–157.501,94210
Heifers—Choice1,350167.82/cwt158.00–171.002,26653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed965103.70/cwt102.50–105.001,0012
Bulls——1,52378.59/cwt55.00–93.501,19719
Bulls——1,740101.15/cwt96.00–105.001,7605
Bulls——2,045112.21/cwt111.00–114.002,2954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84362.90/cwt50.00–73.005302
Cows—Lean 85-90%85330.51/cwt25.00–35.002602
Cows—Lean 85-90%99149.25/cwt40.00–54.0048831
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,053102.00/cwt77.00–135.001,0747
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07459.80/cwt55.00–66.0064234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12470.76/cwt70.00–72.007953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23559.17/cwt53.00–63.0073116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25032.50/cwt32.50–32.504061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25470.01/cwt64.00–75.5087860
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29378.54/cwt76.00–82.001,01617
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,37689.65/cwt81.00–97.501,2349
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,503108.11/cwt99.00–123.001,6255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51380.70/cwt74.00–85.501,22149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52769.91/cwt65.00–73.501,06810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65089.26/cwt86.00–94.001,47310
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,591140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2273
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,365128.09/cwt126.00–130.001,7482

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.