Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-01-04

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 4
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
257 head
18 vs last sale 275 95 vs year ago 352 · 27.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 1.00 lower, Boners 1.00 higher, and Leans steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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
BullsLow1,80585.831,54921
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,37094.121,2894thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54969.471,07639
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23163.4778151
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03146.5848022
HeifersChoiceAverage1,445139.232,01231
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,058122.581,2972thin
HeifersSelectAverage98183.448187thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,504139.512,09855
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,409131.041,8464thin

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71278.82/cwt76.00–83.001,3497
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51970.19/cwt64.00–74.001,06624
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,08174.83/cwt64.00–94.008098
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,665125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0811
HeifersChoice1,494131.62/cwt125.00–136.001,9665
CowsLean 85-90%1,13859.59/cwt57.00–62.006782
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,37094.12/cwt91.00–97.001,2894
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49759.13/cwt55.00–63.008858
SteersChoice1,495139.57/cwt137.00–141.002,08749
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,700136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,3121
CowsLean 85-90%1,04549.75/cwt45.00–55.0052015
CowsLean 85-90%94431.86/cwt24.00–43.003015
HeifersSelect and Choice1,058122.58/cwt115.00–129.001,2972
HeifersSelect1,01179.51/cwt74.00–85.008046
SteersChoice1,557145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2583
SteersSelect and Choice1,409131.04/cwt129.00–132.001,8464
HeifersChoice1,409140.62/cwt137.00–145.001,98122
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed800107.00/cwt107.00–107.008561
SteersChoice1,545131.44/cwt130.00–133.002,0312
HeifersChoice1,555146.50/cwt146.50–146.502,2783
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18762.26/cwt57.00–67.0073924
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37450.88/cwt40.00–56.0069910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32370.57/cwt68.00–73.009349
Bulls1,28556.43/cwt28.00–76.007253
Bulls2,11596.40/cwt92.50–100.002,0398
Bulls1,71386.20/cwt81.00–90.001,47710

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.