Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-03-05

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 5
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
479 head
▲ 189 vs last sale 290▲ 135 vs year ago 344 · +39.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 2.00 lower, Boners 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and Leans 3.00 higher. 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—Average1,735137.592,38725
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,449145.402,1077thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,529124.791,90971
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,259113.891,43488
CowsLean 85-90%High98595.7994335
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,427111.821,5963thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,381184.502,549101
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,137170.931,94316
HeifersSelectAverage965107.501,0371thin
SteersSelectAverage1,060189.572,0096thin
SteersChoiceLow1,480185.102,739113
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,267168.482,1358thin
SteersStandardAverage1,571162.002,5463thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed989200.48/cwt196.00–223.001,9835
Steers—Select and Choice1,267168.48/cwt147.50–181.502,1358
Steers—Choice1,414177.33/cwt160.00–180.502,50714
Steers—Select1,415135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9101
Steers—Choice1,489186.20/cwt182.00–192.502,77399
Steers—Standard1,562168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,6242
Steers—Standard1,590150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3851
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select965107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,0371
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight975179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7451
Heifers—Select and Choice1,137170.93/cwt155.00–180.001,94316
Heifers—Choice1,383186.93/cwt181.50–192.502,58578
Heifers—Choice1,394176.13/cwt171.00–180.002,45522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed917142.49/cwt130.00–155.001,3073
Bulls——1,679126.10/cwt97.50–132.502,1178
Bulls——1,938139.60/cwt135.00–145.002,70510
Bulls——1,954151.86/cwt149.00–155.002,9674
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed850108.09/cwt102.50–113.009192
Cows—Lean 85-90%90084.31/cwt70.00–92.5075914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000100.73/cwt95.00–106.001,00714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228105.75/cwt82.50–110.001,29931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,232109.20/cwt107.50–112.001,3455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269116.28/cwt111.00–122.001,47648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313124.70/cwt123.00–129.001,6378
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,320165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1781
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,345163.53/cwt160.00–167.502,1992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474117.26/cwt108.00–120.001,72815
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,491138.15/cwt130.00–144.002,0605
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540126.22/cwt122.00–132.001,94452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600134.51/cwt134.00–135.002,1524
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,427111.82/cwt110.00–115.001,5963

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.