Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-04-25

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 25
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
506 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 360▲ 117 vs year ago 389 · +30.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to 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—Average1,640109.941,80320
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,422134.991,9196thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,455102.651,49347
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23594.251,16491
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07980.9187346
HeifersChoiceLow1,341176.602,369135
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,186147.401,74816
HeifersSelectAverage975126.531,23312
SteersChoiceLow1,443176.132,542110
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318155.212,04612
SteersSelectAverage1,226133.631,6386thin
SteersStandardAverage1,374117.621,6154thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed940146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3721
Steers—Standard1,225100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2251
Steers—Select1,283131.16/cwt129.00–134.001,6835
Steers—Select and Choice1,318155.21/cwt142.00–168.502,04612
Steers—Standard1,423123.49/cwt122.00–126.001,7573
Steers—Choice1,441176.40/cwt170.00–180.002,542108
Steers—Choice1,560161.37/cwt156.00–166.002,5172
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed893129.03/cwt112.50–146.001,1525
Heifers—Select1,033124.74/cwt117.50–127.501,2897
Heifers—Select and Choice1,186147.40/cwt140.00–164.001,74816
Heifers—Choice1,288160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0612
Heifers—Choice1,342176.85/cwt170.00–181.002,373133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Bulls——1,527102.22/cwt72.50–117.001,56113
Bulls——2,014123.31/cwt118.00–128.002,4836
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed934101.57/cwt89.00–118.009497
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed968118.47/cwt104.00–135.001,1474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09681.55/cwt77.00–88.0089430
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0191
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13659.15/cwt42.50–70.006728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22696.39/cwt92.00–103.001,18258
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29386.02/cwt71.00–91.501,11228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37892.42/cwt86.00–96.501,2746
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,391140.09/cwt133.00–142.001,9495
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453103.77/cwt98.50–109.001,50839
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,575109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,7251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720111.43/cwt110.00–113.001,9172

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.