Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-06-25

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 25
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
338 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 359▼ 251 vs year ago 589 · −42.6%
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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 mixed, with Breakers and Leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher and Boners 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Trade was active with good to 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,400187.002,6182thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,180171.002,0181thin
Bulls—Average1,632159.692,60527
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,448175.632,54414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,551151.302,34736
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,261138.451,74626
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,120111.321,24615
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low73591.006691thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,476172.162,5415thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,285198.202,54728
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,136189.112,14814
HeifersSelectAverage988177.641,7558thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,443200.812,89878
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,254190.562,38960

Every lot

31 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 ChoiceReturn to Feed1,216191.66/cwt186.00–194.002,33114
Steers—Select and Choice1,265190.22/cwt171.00–194.002,40646
Steers—Choice1,395192.23/cwt185.00–194.002,6827
Steers—Choice1,448201.66/cwt195.00–207.002,92071
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select965142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3701
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed991182.73/cwt162.00–217.001,8117
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight1,008189.97/cwt188.00–191.001,9153
Heifers—Select and Choice1,136189.11/cwt184.00–194.002,14814
Heifers—Choice1,305200.01/cwt196.00–205.002,61023
Heifers—Choice1,470189.74/cwt186.00–193.002,7892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,451147.70/cwt125.00–158.002,14315
Bulls——1,845184.21/cwt179.00–188.003,3995
Bulls——1,866167.87/cwt161.00–173.003,1327
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89195.41/cwt82.00–110.008504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,199124.79/cwt120.00–130.001,4969
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6081
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,215186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,2601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238138.82/cwt134.00–145.001,71916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24031.00/cwt31.00–31.003841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271124.41/cwt114.00–129.001,5816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378148.73/cwt147.00–152.002,0493
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,390168.23/cwt165.00–176.002,3385
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,472181.84/cwt179.00–190.002,6778
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528142.48/cwt129.50–151.002,17715
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,550163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,5271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,552156.66/cwt152.00–163.002,43119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720166.46/cwt166.00–167.002,8632
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%73591.00/cwt91.00–91.006691
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,476172.16/cwt169.00–176.002,5415
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,180171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0181
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,400187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,6182

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.