Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-07-16

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 16
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
204 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 387▼ 191 vs year ago 395 · −48.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold .75 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed as Breakers sold 3.00 higher, Boners traded steady, and Leans sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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—Average1,623154.482,50827
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,343163.392,1944thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,499150.662,25845
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,289139.061,79249
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,073113.571,21916
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,835137.502,5231thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,264198.422,50820
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,090179.001,9511thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,474200.852,96035
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200185.002,2201thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,200185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2201
Steers—Choice1,472201.39/cwt195.00–205.002,96433
Steers—Choice1,505191.97/cwt190.00–194.002,8892
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,090179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,9511
Heifers—Choice1,235165.93/cwt162.50–170.002,0492
Heifers—Choice1,267202.03/cwt198.00–205.002,56018
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,449135.32/cwt102.50–157.501,96115
Bulls——1,820169.24/cwt165.00–175.003,0806
Bulls——1,862187.64/cwt180.00–197.503,4946
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99998.82/cwt80.00–115.009876
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104121.65/cwt117.50–127.501,3437
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143131.32/cwt129.00–133.001,5012
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,165110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2821
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,210170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0571
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,225179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,1931
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,230139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284128.00/cwt115.00–133.001,64414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286140.93/cwt134.00–146.001,81227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319149.52/cwt147.00–154.001,9727
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,458167.77/cwt165.00–171.002,4462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496156.35/cwt150.00–161.002,33928
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503141.30/cwt129.00–148.002,12417
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,835137.50/cwt137.50–137.502,5231

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.