Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2024-10-29

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 29
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
323 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 427▼ 176 vs year ago 499 · −35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 higher on a better kind. 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—Low1,789152.232,72322
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,333162.772,1697thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,499131.361,96923
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,256130.241,63642
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,024111.421,14126
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,890126.002,3811thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,475122.591,8082thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,354110.291,4945thin
HeifersSelectAverage928196.811,82614
HeifersChoiceLow1,350194.622,62789
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,071176.581,89211
SteersChoiceLow1,453192.732,80170
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,196180.352,15710
SteersSelectAverage1,090152.501,6621thin

Every lot

29 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—Select1,090152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6621
Steers—Select and Choice1,179183.06/cwt178.00–187.002,1589
Steers—Choice1,238184.71/cwt180.00–187.002,2879
Steers—Select and Choice1,350156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,1061
Steers—Choice1,485193.91/cwt188.00–198.002,88061
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed915186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7021
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed923200.76/cwt177.50–235.001,85313
Heifers—Select990145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,4401
Heifers—Select and Choice1,087175.64/cwt157.50–185.001,90910
Heifers—Choice1,315184.61/cwt182.00–185.502,4288
Heifers—Choice1,353195.61/cwt188.00–199.502,64781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,762145.32/cwt125.00–153.002,56113
Bulls——1,828162.21/cwt154.00–165.002,9659
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95195.70/cwt50.00–105.009109
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed960167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071116.31/cwt112.00–123.001,24615
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,075140.49/cwt140.00–141.001,5102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248136.91/cwt133.00–143.001,70913
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,256173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260128.02/cwt121.00–132.001,61323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349116.17/cwt112.00–120.001,5674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,384120.60/cwt105.00–128.001,6697
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,390155.10/cwt146.00–160.002,1564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549136.07/cwt132.00–140.002,10816
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,288107.86/cwt105.00–112.001,3894
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475122.59/cwt121.00–125.001,8082
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,620120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9441
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,890126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,3811

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.