Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-10-03

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 3
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
233 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 336▼ 74 vs year ago 307 · −24.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. 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—Average1,583117.561,86013
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,508146.412,2085thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468100.521,47626
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27896.081,22856
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15175.7387232
HeifersChoiceAverage1,249181.462,26628
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,138168.581,91814
HeifersSelectAverage992139.911,3873thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,462182.482,66744
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235156.781,9366thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,150131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5071
Steers—Select and Choice1,252161.93/cwt150.00–172.002,0275
Steers—Choice1,322169.51/cwt140.00–175.002,2417
Steers—Choice1,488184.93/cwt180.00–188.002,75237
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed845143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2081
Heifers—Select1,065138.36/cwt136.00–140.001,4742
Heifers—Select and Choice1,138168.58/cwt155.00–175.001,91814
Heifers—Choice1,237183.39/cwt178.00–187.002,26924
Heifers—Choice1,320169.88/cwt166.00–175.002,2424
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,435123.85/cwt120.25–126.001,7774
Bulls——1,611111.61/cwt101.00–117.001,7988
Bulls——1,945140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,7231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,120121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3551
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14386.66/cwt86.00–87.009913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14366.66/cwt50.00–73.0076212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15880.21/cwt74.00–85.0092917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24087.35/cwt77.00–93.001,08322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289110.22/cwt106.00–118.001,4216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31299.13/cwt93.50–104.001,30127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34287.91/cwt70.00–96.001,1809
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,418138.30/cwt131.00–142.001,9613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520105.82/cwt101.00–109.001,60815
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,643158.58/cwt156.00–161.002,6052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648117.57/cwt115.00–120.001,9382

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.