Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-09-28

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 28
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
242 head
94 vs last sale 336 122 vs year ago 364 · 33.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower with Boners taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 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
BullsAverage1,66078.451,30212
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,28087.681,1225thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56271.821,12230
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27261.6678454
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11951.3057410
HeifersChoiceLow1,295119.981,55319
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,13585.339693thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,07082.118796thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,495124.131,85577
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,339113.081,5147thin
SteersSelectAverage85090.677703thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Bulls1,83983.76/cwt81.00–87.501,5406
Bulls1,48173.14/cwt68.00–76.001,0836
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27961.86/cwt56.50–66.5079143
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34469.58/cwt68.50–70.509354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21554.35/cwt52.00–56.006606
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52770.87/cwt64.50–75.001,08220
HeifersSelect and Choice1,16074.00/cwt74.00–74.008582
SteersChoice1,510124.65/cwt120.00–126.501,88271
SteersChoice1,312118.03/cwt115.00–119.001,5496
SteersSelectReturn to Feed975116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1311
SteersSelect78778.00/cwt78.00–78.006142
SteersSelect and Choice1,339113.08/cwt105.00–116.001,5147
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,24183.35/cwt78.50–93.001,0344
HeifersChoice1,320109.35/cwt97.00–114.001,4434
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,025105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0761
HeifersSelect1,07977.53/cwt60.00–86.008375
HeifersChoice1,288122.81/cwt120.00–125.001,58215
HeifersSelect and Choice1,085108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1721
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,04565.00/cwt65.00–65.006791
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,435105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,73678.63/cwt77.00–81.001,3657
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39362.26/cwt61.00–64.008673
CowsLean 85-90%1,11450.67/cwt45.00–55.005649
CowsLean 85-90%1,16557.00/cwt57.00–57.006641

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.