Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2023-10-17

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 17
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
385 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 292▲ 43 vs year ago 342 · +12.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 8.00 higher, Boners steady, and Leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Trade was active with 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—High1,558120.391,87527
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,397141.831,9813thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,536112.781,73330
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28195.481,22346
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07980.4486838
HeifersChoiceAverage1,312187.662,46261
SteersChoiceLow1,458188.262,744164
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,243176.182,1906thin
SteersSelectAverage1,165132.181,5404thin

Every lot

25 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—Select1,165132.18/cwt110.00–140.001,5404
Steers—Select and Choice1,243176.18/cwt165.00–181.002,1906
Steers—Choice1,306179.22/cwt175.00–182.502,3415
Steers—Choice1,460188.69/cwt183.00–193.002,755157
Steers—Choice1,560194.50/cwt194.50–194.503,0341
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,750160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,173177.22/cwt170.00–182.002,0796
Heifers—Choice1,327188.80/cwt182.50–193.502,50555
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,362110.34/cwt93.00–121.001,50314
Bulls——1,748128.08/cwt123.50–133.002,23910
Bulls——1,837141.63/cwt137.00–146.002,6023
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed820135.64/cwt100.00–170.001,1122
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,035124.49/cwt101.00–140.001,2883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06168.01/cwt60.00–73.5072213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10380.76/cwt74.50–85.5089118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14089.56/cwt88.00–93.001,0215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25184.13/cwt75.50–88.501,05211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30194.25/cwt89.00–100.501,22627
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,305165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1531
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,335146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,9491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388109.65/cwt105.00–119.001,5225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499113.90/cwt108.00–119.001,70721
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,550114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,7751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,571103.26/cwt100.00–106.501,6226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,728123.95/cwt120.00–126.002,1423

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.