Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-03-14

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 14
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
365 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 344▼ 9 vs year ago 374 · −2.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady, while slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher, with Boners gaining the most. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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—Average1,772113.992,02018
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,255124.031,5573thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,524102.151,55740
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28699.341,27767
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07077.3082716
HeifersChoiceLow1,381172.952,38980
HeifersSelectAverage1,079111.211,1996thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,450172.352,500121
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,185163.201,9344thin
SteersSelectAverage1,153131.291,5143thin

Every lot

23 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—SelectReturn to Feed1,153131.29/cwt117.50–144.001,5143
Steers—Select and Choice1,185163.20/cwt159.00–166.001,9344
Steers—Choice1,449172.83/cwt167.00–177.502,504118
Steers—Choice1,507153.45/cwt135.00–165.502,3123
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed952120.36/cwt112.50–132.501,1463
Heifers—Select1,205102.06/cwt99.00–104.001,2303
Heifers—Choice1,278165.00/cwt164.00–166.002,1095
Heifers—Choice1,388173.48/cwt167.00–176.502,40875
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,650103.66/cwt97.00–107.001,7105
Bulls——1,713114.11/cwt111.00–119.001,9558
Bulls——1,988124.12/cwt121.00–127.002,4685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00391.34/cwt91.00–92.009163
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04884.35/cwt80.00–89.008849
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16850.91/cwt30.00–67.005954
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,215105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2761
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,240109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3521
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,263131.54/cwt130.00–133.001,6612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27189.14/cwt83.00–94.001,13310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279100.72/cwt95.00–105.001,28853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475107.18/cwt107.00–107.501,5813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504103.41/cwt99.00–109.001,55534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64091.99/cwt88.00–94.001,5095

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.