Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-02-14

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 14
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
333 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 485▼ 2 vs year ago 335 · −0.6%
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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 sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, with Breakers and

Boners gaining the higher amounts. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher, 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—Average1,645107.681,77119
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,504134.352,0217thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54493.731,44735
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23285.391,05290
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04563.9566826
HeifersChoiceAverage1,325164.572,18187
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,194145.051,7327thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,031114.461,1804thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,501164.752,47254
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,575144.522,2762thin
SteersSelectAverage1,095136.671,4973thin

Every lot

29 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 Feed1,090144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5702
Steers—Select1,105122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3481
Steers—Choice1,422158.17/cwt157.50–158.502,2496
Steers—Choice1,470166.71/cwt159.00–170.502,45144
Steers—Select and Choice1,575144.52/cwt144.00–145.002,2762
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,957153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,9944
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed935130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2161
Heifers—Select1,063109.28/cwt92.00–122.001,1623
Heifers—Choice1,167156.03/cwt154.00–157.501,8218
Heifers—Select and Choice1,194145.05/cwt140.00–153.001,7327
Heifers—Choice1,341165.44/cwt159.00–170.002,21979
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44293.32/cwt87.00–102.001,3466
Bulls——1,692111.78/cwt107.00–118.001,89110
Bulls——1,892122.73/cwt120.00–127.002,3223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95577.95/cwt76.00–80.007442
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed99197.90/cwt81.00–123.0097010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01037.50/cwt37.50–37.503791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04071.37/cwt66.00–77.0074210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05054.84/cwt32.50–64.0057611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05882.49/cwt81.00–84.008732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19525.00/cwt25.00–25.002991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22375.65/cwt65.00–83.0092527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27688.51/cwt84.00–95.001,12949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47096.31/cwt96.00–97.001,4163
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,490138.57/cwt130.00–154.002,0656
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53997.18/cwt93.00–104.001,49625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,6411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55582.84/cwt66.00–92.001,2889
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,590109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7331

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.