Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-06-13

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 13
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
440 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 596▲ 230 vs year ago 210 · +109.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers saw a price adjustment as they sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, with the exception of Leans that sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade was active with moderate 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—High1,592119.021,89532
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,302147.191,9177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,481106.871,58239
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198102.441,22788
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07386.4392830
HeifersChoiceAverage1,324181.552,40555
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,089168.451,83410
HeifersSelectAverage1,005100.001,0051thin
SteersChoiceLow1,396186.002,597154
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,183169.712,00814
SteersStandardAverage1,890134.002,5331thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,183169.71/cwt141.00–178.502,00814
Steers—Choice1,375175.75/cwt165.00–179.502,41713
Steers—Choice1,389186.50/cwt180.00–191.002,590132
Steers—Choice1,533193.50/cwt193.50–193.502,9669
Steers—Standard1,890134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,5331
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
Heifers—Select and Choice1,089168.45/cwt150.00–176.001,83410
Heifers—Choice1,270174.59/cwt161.00–178.502,21718
Heifers—Choice1,351184.94/cwt180.00–191.502,49937
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,376109.05/cwt90.00–118.001,50113
Bulls——1,728124.63/cwt119.00–129.002,15416
Bulls——1,803132.33/cwt130.00–136.002,3863
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed88893.57/cwt87.00–102.008314
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,026115.46/cwt89.00–150.001,1859
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07172.12/cwt57.50–82.0077210
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,115116.35/cwt116.35–116.351,2971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11890.94/cwt86.00–96.001,01712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131101.56/cwt99.00–103.001,1494
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,200115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209104.28/cwt97.00–111.001,26155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23988.04/cwt75.00–96.001,09119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259112.76/cwt112.00–113.001,4204
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,273156.83/cwt152.00–162.001,9964
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,412144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,0332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470101.01/cwt90.00–108.001,48519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491112.43/cwt109.00–120.001,67620

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.