Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-06-06

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 6
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
596 head
▲ 317 vs last sale 279▲ 102 vs year ago 494 · +20.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to very 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—Average1,546120.031,85538
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,350126.291,7053thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,496112.181,67885
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207103.791,253134
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03784.6387861
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,420152.342,1639thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,301134.901,7554thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,306189.672,477102
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,166174.002,02914
HeifersSelectAverage962150.841,4506thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,422190.252,706108
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270175.932,23422

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—Select and Choice1,270175.93/cwt141.00–184.502,23422
Steers—Choice1,419190.65/cwt185.00–196.002,705100
Steers—Choice1,450183.57/cwt182.50–184.502,6627
Steers—Choice1,560197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,0731
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed898174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5633
Heifers—Select1,025127.68/cwt120.00–137.501,3093
Heifers—Select and Choice1,166174.00/cwt160.00–180.002,02914
Heifers—Choice1,247175.84/cwt170.00–180.002,1933
Heifers—Choice1,305189.61/cwt185.00–196.002,47494
Heifers—Choice1,364199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,7145
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,000132.45/cwt126.00–138.001,3252
Bulls——1,259107.84/cwt82.50–118.001,35814
Bulls——1,756125.04/cwt120.00–130.002,19618
Bulls——1,874133.95/cwt132.00–138.002,5104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92670.92/cwt67.50–74.006577
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed995122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,2191
Cows—Lean 85-90%99881.21/cwt75.00–85.0081029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11392.44/cwt87.00–103.501,02925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18091.98/cwt71.00–99.501,08532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212106.47/cwt100.00–111.501,29089
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262113.83/cwt112.00–118.001,43712
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,285120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5421
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,383129.43/cwt122.00–137.501,7902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480114.16/cwt110.00–120.501,69061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504105.62/cwt95.00–109.501,58922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,885123.98/cwt122.50–125.502,3372
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,301134.90/cwt130.00–139.001,7554
Dairy Steers—Choice1,416151.26/cwt145.00–155.002,1428
Dairy Steers—Choice1,450161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,3351

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.