Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-03-19

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 19
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
287 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 356▼ 320 vs year ago 607 · −52.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade was active with very 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—Average1,693141.062,38924
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,456152.392,2194thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,524129.581,97573
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252120.291,50655
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,043104.361,0887thin
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,230160.001,9681thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,641127.822,0979thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,421122.011,73417
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,112105.681,1753thin
HeifersSelectAverage865209.101,8092thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,350187.992,53735
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,099185.372,0379thin
SteersSelectAverage1,088209.652,2816thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,429189.932,71426
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290172.002,2191thin

Every lot

34 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—SelectReturn to Feed1,088209.65/cwt192.00–213.002,2816
Steers—Select and Choice1,290172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2191
Steers—Choice1,340165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2111
Steers—Choice1,424190.70/cwt184.00–195.002,71624
Steers—Choice1,630196.50/cwt196.50–196.503,2031
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed865209.10/cwt200.00–221.001,8092
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,040193.74/cwt190.00–197.502,0154
Heifers—Select and Choice1,146178.67/cwt174.00–182.502,0485
Heifers—Choice1,317180.61/cwt180.00–182.002,3795
Heifers—Choice1,355189.22/cwt183.00–193.002,56430
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed993142.19/cwt130.00–152.501,4122
Bulls——1,544126.26/cwt115.00–135.001,9496
Bulls——1,774142.82/cwt137.00–151.002,53412
Bulls——2,026157.43/cwt154.00–165.003,1904
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75065.00/cwt65.00–65.004881
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed960120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033113.53/cwt112.50–115.001,1733
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,141132.18/cwt125.00–142.001,5084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229131.46/cwt129.00–133.001,6165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,245102.48/cwt97.50–107.501,2762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261122.76/cwt117.50–127.001,54828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269110.70/cwt102.50–116.001,40518
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,435144.19/cwt142.50–145.002,0693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489119.28/cwt109.00–124.001,77616
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,520177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,6901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525131.30/cwt125.00–136.002,00249
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,591139.67/cwt137.00–145.002,2228
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112105.68/cwt100.00–110.001,1753
Dairy Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,230160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9681
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4381
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418121.94/cwt117.50–126.001,72915
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,621129.48/cwt126.00–136.002,0997
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,655129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1351
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,0862

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.