Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-07-27

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 27
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
240 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 302▲ 28 vs year ago 212 · +13.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold .50 lower while slaughter heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boner trading unevenly steady and Leans selling 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold .50 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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—Average1,67293.601,56514
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,263100.751,2726thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44476.441,10413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21870.2685530
CowsLean 85-90%Average98658.5157714
HeifersChoiceLow1,197120.891,44727
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,041110.931,15519
HeifersSelectAverage909100.559147thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,392123.141,71475
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,158109.381,26713
SteersSelectAverage1,04798.211,0283thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersSelect—96393.28/cwt92.00–95.008983
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—98597.81/cwt96.00–99.009632
Bulls——1,76697.82/cwt95.00–105.001,7289
Bulls——1,50286.00/cwt82.50–93.001,2925
SteersSelect—1,17099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1581
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—868106.00/cwt106.00–106.009204
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09264.76/cwt58.00–68.007079
HeifersChoice—1,140111.95/cwt109.00–115.001,2762
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12559.23/cwt58.50–60.006662
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,14079.99/cwt72.00–87.509122
SteersSelect and Choice—1,158109.38/cwt104.00–114.001,26713
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,041110.93/cwt102.00–114.001,15519
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—87083.00/cwt83.00–83.007221
SteersChoice—1,450126.25/cwt126.25–126.251,8311
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,263100.75/cwt96.00–105.001,2726
HeifersChoice—1,202121.60/cwt119.00–124.501,46225
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44476.44/cwt72.00–81.001,10413
SteersChoice—1,406123.92/cwt119.00–125.751,74266
SteersChoice—1,266116.34/cwt115.00–118.501,4738
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24872.41/cwt67.00–77.0090425
CowsBoner 80-85%—80019.00/cwt19.00–19.001521
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01573.00/cwt73.00–73.007411
CowsLean 85-90%—69526.76/cwt21.00–34.001863

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.