Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-10-12

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 12
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
300 head
4 vs last sale 296 128 vs year ago 172 · +74.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady on the Breakers and 2.00 to 3.00 lower on the Boners and Leans. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,61878.301,26720
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,253100.001,2532thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51267.061,01435
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22458.8472031
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08547.325139thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,278123.971,58456
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215101.531,2343thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,03976.8979913
SteersChoiceLow1,462127.661,866105
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,291112.941,45811
SteersStandardAverage1,27296.001,2212thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,67681.73/cwt78.00–85.001,3709
Bulls2,00094.87/cwt92.50–99.001,8972
Bulls1,47571.18/cwt59.50–76.001,0509
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37867.78/cwt67.50–68.009342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26050.41/cwt49.50–51.506353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22857.01/cwt52.00–62.5070023
SteersChoice1,412120.31/cwt98.00–123.501,69919
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,738116.24/cwt115.50–117.002,0202
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,05096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0081
HeifersChoice1,268127.04/cwt123.50–131.501,61143
SteersStandard1,27296.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2212
SteersChoice1,460129.30/cwt124.00–133.001,88878
HeifersSelect95849.75/cwt43.00–54.004772
HeifersSelect and Choice1,215101.53/cwt96.00–113.001,2343
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54469.17/cwt64.50–75.001,06820
CowsLean 85-90%1,10448.23/cwt45.00–54.005328
SteersChoice1,549133.50/cwt133.50–133.502,0686
SteersSelect and Choice1,291112.94/cwt98.00–120.001,45811
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,260105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3231
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57776.29/cwt75.00–78.001,2035
CowsLean 85-90%93540.00/cwt40.00–40.003741
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,24595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1831
HeifersChoice1,311113.80/cwt105.00–120.501,49213
HeifersSelect1,05480.41/cwt67.00–95.0084810
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,05375.34/cwt67.00–81.007933
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41658.21/cwt54.00–64.5082410

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.