Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-10-26

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 26
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
331 head
16 vs last sale 315 70 vs year ago 261 · +26.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 6.00 higher, Boners steady, and Leans 11.00 higher. 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
BullsAverage1,71481.881,40413
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,40976.831,0826thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51065.2998617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24559.4874149
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06850.4253811
HeifersChoiceAverage1,329127.241,69154
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,189119.411,4208thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,472129.701,909138
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,286112.721,45020
SteersSelectAverage1,17090.501,0592thin

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
Bulls1,85885.58/cwt81.50–90.001,5907
Bulls1,48593.91/cwt93.00–95.001,3952
Bulls1,57869.40/cwt61.50–77.501,0954
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33167.08/cwt66.00–69.008934
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29648.93/cwt41.50–54.5063411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26759.28/cwt55.00–65.5075127
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,832116.04/cwt113.50–121.002,1263
SteersChoice1,493131.57/cwt128.00–134.501,964101
HeifersChoice1,334129.31/cwt127.00–133.501,72543
HeifersChoice1,562134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0932
SteersChoice1,558137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,1343
SteersChoice1,360124.23/cwt114.00–127.501,69031
HeifersSelect and Choice1,189119.41/cwt105.00–126.501,4208
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,07097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0381
CowsLean 85-90%1,09448.57/cwt42.00–52.005319
CowsLean 85-90%95058.73/cwt54.00–63.505582
SteersSelect1,27084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0671
SteersSelect and Choice1,286112.72/cwt97.00–126.501,45020
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47555.98/cwt46.50–61.508265
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,40665.99/cwt63.00–69.509283
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,41287.66/cwt81.50–96.001,2383
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30076.00/cwt76.00–76.009881
HeifersChoice1,283118.71/cwt101.00–125.501,5238
HeifersChoiceLight Weight99593.00/cwt93.00–93.009251
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,03272.46/cwt59.50–86.007487
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54568.55/cwt64.00–74.001,05911

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.