Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-01-10

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 10
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
588 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 438▲ 183 vs year ago 405 · +45.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter dairy steers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand on the largest supply here for a while.

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—Average1,58489.561,41813
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,448131.261,9007thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55075.181,165101
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28067.01858152
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12951.2657945
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,741131.782,2945thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,30789.001,1632thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,358165.822,251101
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,233136.141,6792thin
HeifersSelectAverage920107.229865thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,477163.602,416110
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,374146.172,00817
SteersSelectAverage1,086117.981,2815thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3072
Steers—Select1,140109.97/cwt87.50–120.001,2543
Steers—Select and Choice1,374146.17/cwt126.00–157.002,00817
Steers—Choice1,466165.07/cwt158.00–169.002,42098
Steers—Choice1,539152.03/cwt146.00–157.002,34011
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,820147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,6751
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select89397.75/cwt77.50–117.008732
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed938113.53/cwt70.00–136.001,0653
Heifers—Choice1,217143.46/cwt140.00–150.001,7463
Heifers—Select and Choice1,233136.14/cwt132.50–139.001,6792
Heifers—Choice1,362166.50/cwt158.50–169.502,26898
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52280.76/cwt62.00–94.001,2298
Bulls——1,682103.65/cwt97.00–108.001,7435
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97575.00/cwt75.00–75.007311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05541.56/cwt22.50–50.0043816
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,07996.57/cwt75.00–122.501,04211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17755.96/cwt51.00–61.0065928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25057.34/cwt43.00–62.5071756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32469.33/cwt63.00–78.0091883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1182
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,435122.87/cwt121.00–125.001,7632
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,453134.61/cwt130.00–139.001,9565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50967.76/cwt62.00–72.501,02232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56077.47/cwt73.00–84.001,20962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65188.83/cwt85.00–96.001,4677
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,30789.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1632
Dairy Steers—Choice1,741131.78/cwt128.00–134.502,2945

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.