Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-02-20

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 20
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
287 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 386▲ 13 vs year ago 274 · +4.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. 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—Average1,779127.522,26921
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,420139.691,9846thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540124.321,91532
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,294113.101,46357
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04494.6198815
HeifersChoiceHigh1,354184.962,50460
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,078162.281,7494thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,135125.861,4292thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,518184.622,80378
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,287168.662,1717thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,287168.66/cwt160.00–175.002,1717
Steers—Choice1,430176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,5171
Steers—Choice1,518184.54/cwt177.50–188.002,80174
Steers—Choice1,560189.50/cwt189.50–189.502,9563
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,078162.28/cwt158.50–169.001,7494
Heifers—Select1,135125.86/cwt120.00–131.001,4292
Heifers—Choice1,183172.51/cwt171.00–174.002,0412
Heifers—Choice1,351185.05/cwt178.00–189.002,50054
Heifers—Choice1,480190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,8124
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
Bulls——1,460115.29/cwt105.00–125.001,6838
Bulls——2,028133.37/cwt127.00–139.002,7058
Bulls——2,159145.90/cwt140.00–151.003,1504
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73077.68/cwt62.50–87.505673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021105.76/cwt103.00–107.501,0804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17495.38/cwt91.00–98.001,1208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273105.22/cwt95.00–110.001,33916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287117.73/cwt112.00–122.001,51536
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,350151.98/cwt150.00–154.002,0522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400125.03/cwt123.00–129.001,7504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44025.00/cwt25.00–25.003601
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,455133.55/cwt129.00–142.001,9434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497124.60/cwt120.00–130.001,86522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,589113.63/cwt108.00–119.001,8065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680133.80/cwt132.00–137.002,2485

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.