Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-07-09

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 9
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
387 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 397▼ 240 vs year ago 627 · −38.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 1.00-2.00. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady to lower 2.00, with slaughter

bulls trading lower 7.00. Active trade 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—Average1,578150.732,37918
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,295178.502,3122thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,539152.552,34730
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,338138.491,85473
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,228121.691,49426
HeifersChoiceAverage1,215198.642,41357
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,158181.502,1012thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,379164.312,2664thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,387200.322,779147
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,301186.302,4249thin
SteersSelectAverage1,505166.412,5043thin

Every lot

27 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—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,150193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,2201
Steers—Select and Choice1,301186.30/cwt181.00–190.002,4249
Steers—Choice1,364192.05/cwt190.00–194.502,6207
Steers—Choice1,390200.79/cwt195.00–208.502,791139
Steers—Select1,505166.41/cwt157.50–177.002,5043
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,057193.30/cwt190.00–194.502,0438
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,080180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9441
Heifers—Choice1,232199.76/cwt195.00–205.502,46147
Heifers—Select and Choice1,235183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,2601
Heifers—Select1,379164.31/cwt157.50–167.502,2664
Heifers—Choice1,415193.50/cwt193.50–193.502,7381
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,470194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,8521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,308185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4202
Bulls——1,499138.33/cwt122.50–155.002,07411
Bulls——1,860164.31/cwt157.50–172.503,0565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed970133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033116.19/cwt115.00–117.501,2002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230115.15/cwt105.00–120.001,4168
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,270125.16/cwt122.00–130.001,59015
Cows—Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed1,280172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2021
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,310185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329140.82/cwt132.00–149.001,87153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357128.16/cwt123.00–131.001,73916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,0684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,519153.27/cwt150.00–159.002,32828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,050135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,7681

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.