Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-01-09

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 9
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
447 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 496▼ 141 vs year ago 588 · −24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady . Slaughter cows sold much higher, from 7,00 to 13.00 higher, with Boners with the higher gain. 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—Average1,804126.192,27714
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,462135.011,97415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,541115.311,77783
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,304101.651,326106
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10277.6985633
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,760150.002,6401thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,630144.002,3471thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,357174.382,36758
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,157158.621,83515
HeifersSelectAverage1,039120.071,24810
SteersChoiceAverage1,503174.612,62498
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295163.162,1135thin
SteersSelectAverage1,050127.501,3391thin

Every lot

30 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—Select1,050127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,3391
Steers—Select and Choice1,295163.16/cwt147.50–169.502,1135
Steers—Choice1,398160.58/cwt148.00–168.502,2455
Steers—Choice1,497175.75/cwt170.00–181.502,63190
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,847163.66/cwt160.00–166.003,0233
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,039120.07/cwt97.50–132.501,24810
Heifers—Select and Choice1,157158.62/cwt144.00–169.001,83515
Heifers—Choice1,346175.59/cwt169.50–179.002,36351
Heifers—Choice1,415161.95/cwt147.00–167.002,2926
Heifers—Choice1,585187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,9721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,308156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,0402
Bulls——1,759107.54/cwt102.50–113.001,8924
Bulls——1,882123.68/cwt118.00–127.002,3285
Bulls——2,065135.36/cwt134.00–136.002,7953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09390.71/cwt90.00–92.009913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09582.90/cwt78.00–89.0090817
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,098117.03/cwt112.00–132.501,2858
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11267.88/cwt40.00–77.0075513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,185124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31288.45/cwt52.50–96.001,16028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317103.47/cwt97.00–109.001,36356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,356111.95/cwt110.00–122.501,51814
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,437156.06/cwt149.00–162.502,2433
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,457131.00/cwt124.00–147.501,90911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490104.26/cwt102.00–107.001,5539
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522115.02/cwt108.00–119.001,75155
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,595116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,8501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,646121.23/cwt120.00–124.001,99518
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,630144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,3471
Dairy Steers—Choice1,760150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6401

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.