Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-03-09

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 9
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
375 head
14 vs last sale 361 160 vs year ago 215 · +74.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .50 to .75 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly .75 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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
BullsAverage1,66382.101,36529
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,43199.841,4295thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52060.4491951
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27558.0374063
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14349.6856826
HeifersChoiceAverage1,328111.021,47435
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165104.851,22210
HeifersSelectAverage1,04899.811,0468thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,394112.191,564118
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240103.621,28520
SteersStandardAverage2,15573.231,5783thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,61582.57/cwt75.50–86.001,33418
Bulls2,00988.45/cwt87.50–89.501,7776
Bulls1,54068.96/cwt62.00–74.001,0624
BullsReturn to Feed95088.00/cwt88.00–88.008361
HeifersSelect1,17682.00/cwt82.00–82.009643
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed971110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,0735
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,737102.81/cwt94.00–110.001,7868
HeifersChoice1,320113.68/cwt110.00–116.001,50124
HeifersChoice1,345105.23/cwt102.00–107.001,41511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31759.07/cwt54.50–64.0077844
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27066.50/cwt66.50–66.508451
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57353.82/cwt52.50–55.008475
SteersSelect and Choice1,240103.62/cwt92.00–109.501,28520
HeifersSelect and Choice1,165104.85/cwt100.00–109.001,22210
SteersChoice1,514107.38/cwt106.00–109.001,6264
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20649.79/cwt35.00–53.5060011
CowsBoner 80-85%87526.00/cwt26.00–26.002281
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,16269.45/cwt65.00–79.008076
SteersChoice1,364113.08/cwt109.50–115.751,542106
SteersStandard2,27866.34/cwt57.00–78.001,5112
SteersStandard1,91087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,6621
CowsLean 85-90%1,38358.69/cwt58.00–59.508123
CowsLean 85-90%1,00741.11/cwt34.00–43.504143
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,43199.84/cwt95.00–104.001,4295
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52560.55/cwt56.00–66.0092344
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,28074.47/cwt74.00–75.009532
CowsLean 85-90%1,12749.62/cwt44.00–54.5055920

How this sale compares

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.