Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-04-04

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 4
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
439 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 460▼ 92 vs year ago 531 · −17.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady, while heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Brakers and Boners trading steady and Leans selling 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher on an excellent offering of slaughter bulls. 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—High1,778116.722,07624
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,337139.261,8618thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48899.501,48168
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21595.471,160126
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04182.3085737
HeifersChoiceLow1,329169.302,25154
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,230163.002,0051thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,082120.421,3036thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,446171.032,47398
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389151.972,11112

Every lot

25 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—Select and Choice1,389151.97/cwt134.00–164.002,11112
Steers—Choice1,426170.76/cwt165.00–175.502,43580
Steers—Choice1,512177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,68411
Steers—Choice1,574163.90/cwt160.00–164.502,5807
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,035128.83/cwt127.50–130.001,3332
Heifers—Select1,105116.22/cwt107.50–125.001,2844
Heifers—Select and Choice1,230163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,0051
Heifers—Choice1,327169.72/cwt165.00–175.002,25251
Heifers—Choice1,370162.14/cwt160.00–164.002,2213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345100.07/cwt77.50–110.001,3469
Bulls——1,982121.57/cwt116.00–127.002,4109
Bulls——2,122134.44/cwt130.00–138.002,8536
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80586.37/cwt80.00–92.506952
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed932102.19/cwt88.00–126.009523
Cows—Lean 85-90%98772.07/cwt52.50–81.0071113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09187.37/cwt82.00–92.0095320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13094.00/cwt93.00–95.001,0622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16786.14/cwt52.50–92.001,00527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,228109.85/cwt108.00–112.001,3492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23897.68/cwt93.00–103.001,20993
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,307134.89/cwt125.00–140.001,7636
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,425152.35/cwt151.00–154.002,1712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46190.85/cwt70.00–97.001,32716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,507101.86/cwt96.50–107.001,53550

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.