Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-06-27

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 27
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
589 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 579▲ 60 vs year ago 529 · +11.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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—Average1,509118.791,79240
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,423137.371,95522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,508113.341,70952
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23199.951,230150
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00682.9583580
HeifersChoiceAverage1,292180.382,33162
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120162.301,8185thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,020127.141,2973thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,420182.482,591126
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178171.962,02614
SteersSelectAverage1,063147.201,5654thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,056164.60/cwt164.00–166.001,7383
Steers—Select1,08595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0311
Steers—Select and Choice1,178171.96/cwt140.00–176.502,02614
Steers—Choice1,393168.92/cwt140.00–176.502,3539
Steers—Choice1,422183.52/cwt177.50–187.502,610117
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Heifers—Select and Choice1,084167.87/cwt160.00–175.501,8204
Heifers—Select1,113120.71/cwt115.00–125.501,3442
Heifers—Choice1,250172.61/cwt156.00–175.002,15815
Heifers—Select and Choice1,265140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7711
Heifers—Choice1,306182.86/cwt177.50–186.502,38847
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
Bulls——1,326105.86/cwt70.00–119.001,40417
Bulls——1,597126.36/cwt120.00–131.502,01816
Bulls——1,903135.04/cwt132.00–140.002,5706
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed73071.00/cwt71.00–71.005181
Cows—Lean 85-90%86773.51/cwt55.00–81.0063733
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,01384.66/cwt75.00–93.008583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10288.61/cwt82.00–93.0097633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17496.12/cwt94.00–99.001,12810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21490.33/cwt69.00–97.001,09750
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240104.63/cwt98.00–111.501,29799
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,373135.37/cwt120.00–140.001,85919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466112.55/cwt106.00–117.001,65035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568121.52/cwt118.00–125.001,90513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68493.61/cwt74.00–104.501,5764
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,742150.00/cwt147.50–152.502,6133

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.