Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-09-10

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
602 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 456▲ 163 vs year ago 439 · +37.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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—Average1,566158.902,48936
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,439166.002,3895thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475138.952,04989
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201131.801,583113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,108113.821,26237
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,785129.002,3031thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,489123.111,8333thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,245106.651,3287thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,244185.932,313102
HeifersSelectAverage939180.451,6947thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100174.821,92329
SteersChoiceLow1,350186.242,515176
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,328175.002,3243thin
SteersSelectAverage1,006163.891,6497thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed942169.85/cwt169.00–172.001,6005
Steers—Select1,167149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7392
Steers—Select and Choice1,328175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3243
Steers—Choice1,336186.05/cwt180.00–190.502,486161
Steers—Choice1,375177.48/cwt176.00–178.002,4404
Steers—Choice1,549192.13/cwt191.50–192.252,97611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed939180.45/cwt170.00–184.001,6947
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,064176.76/cwt170.00–179.001,88110
Heifers—Select and Choice1,119173.80/cwt150.00–178.001,94519
Heifers—Choice1,244185.93/cwt180.00–189.752,313102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,501147.46/cwt127.50–155.002,21312
Bulls——1,543163.46/cwt157.50–168.502,52220
Bulls——1,878170.42/cwt169.00–173.003,2004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067124.11/cwt122.00–128.001,3246
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,088142.04/cwt128.00–150.001,5457
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09297.73/cwt70.00–109.001,0679
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,137117.01/cwt110.00–121.001,33021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196132.44/cwt126.00–138.001,58466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227142.57/cwt139.00–148.001,74915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232120.76/cwt100.00–125.001,48825
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,439166.00/cwt165.00–169.002,3895
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451149.36/cwt148.00–152.002,1679
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472129.93/cwt122.00–134.001,91321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,479140.57/cwt135.00–147.002,07959
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220116.32/cwt113.00–119.001,4192
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24371.41/cwt65.00–77.508882
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,263123.70/cwt122.00–125.001,5623
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5651
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,528129.17/cwt124.00–134.001,9742
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,785129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,3031

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.