Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-08-15

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 15
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
356 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 423▲ 67 vs year ago 289 · +23.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, selling 7.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. 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—Average1,684123.092,07319
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,417152.202,1578thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,422110.671,57336
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,209105.361,27354
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02778.2780431
HeifersSelectAverage910200.631,8264thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,226184.372,26048
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,219170.882,0839thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,362188.582,569122
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,251170.972,1399thin
SteersSelectAverage991157.111,5574thin

Every lot

24 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—SelectReturn to Feed927206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9102
Steers—Select1,055108.21/cwt100.00–115.001,1422
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,130186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,1021
Steers—Choice1,254181.38/cwt178.00–183.502,2757
Steers—Select and Choice1,266169.09/cwt158.00–180.002,1418
Steers—Choice1,369189.02/cwt184.00–195.502,588115
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed910200.63/cwt190.00–204.001,8264
Heifers—Choice1,206187.27/cwt182.00–191.502,25839
Heifers—Select and Choice1,219170.88/cwt139.00–180.002,0839
Heifers—Choice1,311171.82/cwt160.50–180.002,2539
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,457108.62/cwt85.00–121.001,5836
Bulls——1,768127.42/cwt123.00–133.502,25310
Bulls——1,860137.58/cwt136.00–140.002,5593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84092.00/cwt92.00–92.007731
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89789.17/cwt72.50–97.508005
Cows—Lean 85-90%99064.48/cwt49.50–74.0063812
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,120117.60/cwt112.00–127.001,3176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12585.76/cwt79.50–90.5096513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19293.35/cwt80.00–100.501,11312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229107.32/cwt101.00–112.501,31936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388112.53/cwt108.00–119.001,56229
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,411161.55/cwt154.00–169.002,2795
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,427136.61/cwt132.00–145.001,9493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,561102.94/cwt93.00–107.001,6077

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.