Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-03-28

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 28
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
460 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 607▲ 29 vs year ago 431 · +6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners selling 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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—Average1,654116.241,92314
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,460135.651,98012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,532101.391,55366
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25396.881,213113
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04688.0792153
HeifersChoiceLow1,335169.282,26041
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,213159.421,93410
HeifersSelectAverage997134.121,3379thin
SteersChoiceLow1,420170.422,421130
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,104146.511,6176thin
SteersSelectAverage1,074132.041,4174thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,043124.39/cwt115.00–128.001,2973
Steers—Select and Choice1,104146.51/cwt138.00–148.001,6176
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,165155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8061
Steers—Choice1,420170.56/cwt165.00–175.002,422129
Steers—Choice1,480152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,2501
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed913143.76/cwt140.00–145.001,3134
Heifers—Select1,064126.40/cwt121.00–130.001,3455
Heifers—Select and Choice1,213159.42/cwt149.00–163.001,93410
Heifers—Choice1,290161.86/cwt160.00–162.502,0889
Heifers—Choice1,348171.37/cwt166.00–175.002,31032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145104.49/cwt101.00–107.501,1963
Bulls——1,742116.95/cwt112.00–123.002,0378
Bulls——1,928126.10/cwt124.50–129.002,4313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed838117.97/cwt115.00–121.009892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04589.68/cwt83.00–94.0093738
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07396.68/cwt96.00–97.501,0372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08375.50/cwt50.00–82.0081811
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,198132.32/cwt125.00–141.001,5852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25097.37/cwt92.00–103.001,21797
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25785.71/cwt75.00–91.001,07712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405104.47/cwt104.00–105.001,4682
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,423112.06/cwt111.00–113.001,5952
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,439144.84/cwt144.00–150.002,0848
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527101.38/cwt96.00–106.001,54859
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532113.16/cwt112.50–114.001,7343
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,578122.46/cwt116.00–130.001,9322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60392.65/cwt89.00–95.001,4854

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.