Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-05-30

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 30
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
279 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 333▲ 37 vs year ago 242 · +15.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower on a lessor quality supply. 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—Average1,443116.631,68321
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,334124.591,6626thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,524117.351,78842
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,247108.271,35153
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00082.2782319
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,653153.432,5364thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,377181.962,50637
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,041155.171,6153thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,060128.481,3624thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,459182.972,67076
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203150.151,8062thin
SteersSelectAverage1,172132.541,5533thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,172132.54/cwt130.00–135.001,5533
Steers—Select and Choice1,203150.15/cwt140.00–160.001,8062
Steers—Choice1,391170.77/cwt161.00–175.002,3757
Steers—Choice1,447184.17/cwt177.50–188.502,66561
Steers—Choice1,580189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,9867
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,845153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,8231
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed955140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3372
Heifers—Select and Choice1,041155.17/cwt140.00–164.001,6153
Heifers—Select1,165116.96/cwt112.00–122.501,3632
Heifers—Choice1,356180.79/cwt175.00–185.502,45226
Heifers—Choice1,410189.64/cwt188.00–190.002,6748
Heifers—Choice1,475171.68/cwt168.00–173.502,5323
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed893129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1526
Bulls——1,619117.94/cwt116.00–121.001,9097
Bulls——1,702106.20/cwt85.00–115.001,8088
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97476.19/cwt70.00–81.5074210
Cows—Lean 85-90%98387.53/cwt82.00–93.008608
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,063130.24/cwt125.00–137.501,3844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15191.80/cwt80.00–99.001,0577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274116.67/cwt115.50–119.001,4865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282107.88/cwt101.00–112.001,38337
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,298108.83/cwt101.00–113.001,4133
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,308134.52/cwt131.00–139.001,7602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,400101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,4141
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,495152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,2721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495118.09/cwt112.00–123.001,76533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615107.13/cwt101.00–111.001,7305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650124.03/cwt123.50–125.502,0464
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,653153.43/cwt153.00–155.002,5364

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.