Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-03-21

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 21
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
607 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 365▲ 369 vs year ago 238 · +155.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00to 5.00 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—Average1,696111.671,89315
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,387125.821,7458thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,544100.461,55183
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24395.971,192143
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12883.9594746
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,490137.502,0491thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235129.001,5931thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,326170.752,265151
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,143161.341,8453thin
HeifersSelectAverage981114.861,12712
SteersChoiceAverage1,436170.612,451119
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312164.292,15511
SteersSelectAverage1,068117.521,2552thin

Every lot

28 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—Select1,068117.52/cwt113.00–122.501,2552
Steers—Select and Choice1,312164.29/cwt160.00–167.002,15511
Steers—Choice1,350163.70/cwt159.00–165.502,2104
Steers—Choice1,435171.04/cwt167.50–175.502,454114
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,940149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,8911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed958133.12/cwt130.00–135.001,2753
Heifers—Select989108.77/cwt99.00–120.001,0769
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,140157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7901
Heifers—Select and Choice1,145163.51/cwt162.00–165.001,8722
Heifers—Choice1,276163.57/cwt150.00–167.002,08715
Heifers—Choice1,332171.54/cwt169.00–174.502,285136
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,558102.31/cwt90.00–112.001,5947
Bulls——1,816119.86/cwt115.00–125.502,1778
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10484.07/cwt77.50–88.0092831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17291.12/cwt89.00–96.001,06810
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,175102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18868.85/cwt55.00–76.008185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23599.25/cwt95.00–106.001,22690
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25589.51/cwt74.00–94.501,12350
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,288122.42/cwt120.00–125.001,5772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303106.72/cwt106.50–107.001,3912
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,403100.07/cwt99.00–101.001,4042
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,428140.40/cwt137.50–145.002,0054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518102.76/cwt98.00–109.001,56061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61293.17/cwt87.00–97.001,50221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,9411
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,235129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5931
Dairy Steers—Choice1,490137.50/cwt137.50–137.502,0491

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.