Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-11-16

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 16
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
500 head
269 vs last sale 231 1 vs year ago 499 · +0.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on slaughter steers and heifers. Demand on slaughter cows and bulls was moderate.

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
BullsAverage1,69482.321,39525
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,27490.571,1547thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45261.5989476
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25656.98715107
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11545.8551131
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,23085.351,0504thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,366133.511,82471
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,105122.701,35619
SteersChoiceHigh1,464136.191,994132
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,311122.031,60011
SteersSelectAverage1,17391.901,0782thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls1,85284.90/cwt80.00–90.001,57212
Bulls1,47599.56/cwt93.50–104.001,4693
Bulls1,57174.06/cwt55.00–79.001,16310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27357.08/cwt52.00–62.5072772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37264.82/cwt64.00–65.508895
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22847.20/cwt38.00–51.5058022
HeifersSelect and Choice1,105122.70/cwt111.00–131.501,35619
HeifersChoice1,387135.99/cwt131.50–140.501,88646
SteersChoice1,484144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,13714
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,26583.09/cwt77.00–90.001,0514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51363.74/cwt57.50–68.0096448
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,287100.54/cwt96.00–103.001,2943
SteersSelect1,17391.90/cwt84.00–99.001,0782
SteersSelect and Choice1,311122.03/cwt110.00–128.001,60011
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,23085.35/cwt84.00–89.501,0504
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,10378.06/cwt70.50–92.008618
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed87577.00/cwt77.00–77.006741
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68069.85/cwt68.00–71.501,17311
SteersChoice1,384129.24/cwt124.50–131.501,78921
SteersChoice1,472136.87/cwt132.00–140.502,01595
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,810122.50/cwt122.50–122.502,2172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,13150.17/cwt35.00–56.5056717
CowsLean 85-90%1,12147.21/cwt43.00–53.5052922
CowsLean 85-90%1,12838.21/cwt36.00–42.004318
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,643120.51/cwt115.50–125.501,9802
HeifersChoice1,369141.77/cwt141.00–142.501,9414
HeifersChoice1,286127.14/cwt124.50–130.001,63519

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.