Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-05-09

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 9
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
422 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 418▲ 14 vs year ago 408 · +3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.00 to 2.00 lower and Boners and Leans 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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—Average1,643112.451,84719
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,355122.501,6603thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,498100.631,50760
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23291.101,122119
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07878.6984933
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,363148.002,0172thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,567146.752,3005thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,355176.122,38753
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,223148.221,8132thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,073112.041,2024thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,442176.132,539115
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,390151.872,1112thin

Every lot

29 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—Choice1,344169.53/cwt167.50–171.002,2788
Steers—Select and Choice1,390151.87/cwt140.00–165.002,1112
Steers—Choice1,430177.12/cwt172.00–183.502,533100
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,721169.50/cwt160.00–171.502,9177
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,035113.55/cwt95.00–122.501,1753
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,185107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,2741
Heifers—Select and Choice1,223148.22/cwt140.00–154.001,8132
Heifers—Choice1,341178.17/cwt172.00–183.502,38946
Heifers—Choice1,449162.63/cwt153.00–170.502,3577
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,494100.38/cwt60.00–116.001,50010
Bulls——1,776123.74/cwt118.00–129.002,1987
Bulls——1,920133.26/cwt130.00–136.002,5592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed96193.42/cwt85.00–105.008986
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed995102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,0201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04387.84/cwt87.00–88.509163
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08080.59/cwt75.00–86.0087021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09867.29/cwt50.00–74.007398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22784.94/cwt68.00–91.001,04250
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25895.65/cwt92.00–102.501,20362
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,330152.50/cwt152.50–152.502,0281
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,360105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4281
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,375110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47689.73/cwt83.00–93.001,3247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486100.80/cwt95.00–105.501,49845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,515103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,581109.24/cwt107.00–114.001,7278
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,350156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,1061
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,375140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9251
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,567146.75/cwt143.00–149.002,3005

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.