Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-07-11

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 11
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
627 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 589▲ 83 vs year ago 544 · +15.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 2.00 while slaughter cows traded mostly steady with a higher undertone . Slaughter bulls traded higher 5.00 on a light test. Solid buyer participation with good demand for a quality offering.

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—Average1,540123.611,90417
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,535130.252,00045
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,319115.061,51888
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,189102.911,22493
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09289.2697524
HeifersChoiceAverage1,274179.712,28996
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,615156.002,5191thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,388142.831,98229
SteersChoiceLow1,383181.712,512174
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,328170.462,26410
SteersSelectAverage1,170155.691,8223thin

Every lot

27 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—Select1,135154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7481
Steers—Select1,188156.54/cwt155.00–158.001,8602
Steers—Select and Choice1,328170.46/cwt166.00–174.002,26410
Steers—Choice1,339175.34/cwt171.00–176.502,3489
Steers—Choice1,385182.06/cwt175.50–188.002,522165
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,226170.43/cwt164.00–175.002,08913
Heifers—Choice1,281181.16/cwt170.00–186.502,32183
Heifers—Select1,340135.63/cwt128.50–146.001,81711
Heifers—Select1,343158.96/cwt152.00–167.002,13510
Heifers—Select1,386134.02/cwt132.00–137.001,8584
Heifers—Select and Choice1,615156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,5191
Heifers—SelectHeavy Weight1,633131.11/cwt124.00–145.002,1414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,384115.06/cwt112.00–118.001,5924
Bulls——1,588126.24/cwt120.00–136.002,00513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed995103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0251
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,01075.00/cwt75.00–75.007581
Cows—Premium White 65-75%Light Weight1,025130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05367.02/cwt58.00–76.007062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06296.36/cwt94.00–99.001,0236
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,06575.00/cwt75.00–75.007991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11891.43/cwt87.00–95.001,02214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17397.84/cwt94.00–103.001,1482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190103.15/cwt82.00–116.001,22791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,296121.31/cwt113.50–126.501,57216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,329114.12/cwt95.50–144.501,51770
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,547130.26/cwt121.50–145.002,01544

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.