Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-08-17

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 17
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
382 head
156 vs last sale 226 63 vs year ago 319 · +19.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady. Slaughter heifers sold 4.25 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers trading steady, Boners 1.00 higher, and Leans 3.50 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.75 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
BullocksAverage1,438101.331,4572thin
BullsAverage1,54690.791,40421
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,361107.581,4655thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48676.341,13449
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18470.9684041
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03261.1663115
HeifersChoiceLow1,270126.021,60152
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,086113.921,23714
HeifersSelectAverage98298.549686thin
SteersChoiceLow1,397128.221,792132
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,222116.921,42921
SteersSelectAverage1,17889.871,0595thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
SteersChoice1,297120.60/cwt115.00–124.501,56410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63867.52/cwt66.00–69.501,1063
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0741
HeifersSelect1,07589.67/cwt81.00–97.009642
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed936102.97/cwt95.00–117.009644
Bulls1,92197.02/cwt92.50–102.501,8648
Bulls1,955103.00/cwt103.00–103.002,0141
Bulls1,31283.95/cwt79.00–89.501,10111
Bullocks1,438101.33/cwt98.00–105.501,4572
BullsReturn to Feed720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007491
SteersSelect1,17889.87/cwt84.00–94.001,0595
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,437115.28/cwt113.00–119.001,6573
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,24896.03/cwt94.50–97.501,1982
CowsLean 85-90%1,01261.01/cwt56.50–67.006179
CowsLean 85-90%1,11570.68/cwt68.00–72.507884
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47275.98/cwt71.00–81.001,11841
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50584.63/cwt83.00–88.001,2745
SteersChoice1,400133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,8691
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,735123.50/cwt123.50–123.502,1431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11165.20/cwt59.00–67.507247
CowsLean 85-90%95342.80/cwt30.00–54.504082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18673.41/cwt68.00–78.5087132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44525.00/cwt25.00–25.003611
HeifersChoice1,208119.40/cwt115.00–123.501,44210
SteersSelect and Choice1,222116.92/cwt104.00–124.501,42921
HeifersSelect and Choice1,086113.92/cwt100.00–122.001,23714
HeifersChoice1,285127.60/cwt124.00–130.501,64042
SteersChoice1,403128.85/cwt125.00–131.251,808120

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.