Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-01-11

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 11
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
405 head
148 vs last sale 257 13 vs year ago 418 · 3.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.50 lower. Slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows traded steady on the Breakers and 1.00 to 4.00 higher on the Boners and Leans. Slaughter bulls sold8.00 higher on a very good set. 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
BullsHigh1,90788.661,69116
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,34699.221,3365thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50971.251,07564
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25062.6378379
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18651.5161143
HeifersChoiceLow1,358139.721,89861
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310133.001,7421thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,01787.818934thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,523137.472,09392
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,341124.831,67411
SteersSelectAverage1,058111.241,1779thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls2,063106.48/cwt104.00–109.002,1972
Bulls2,11693.92/cwt90.00–97.501,9877
Bulls1,65378.30/cwt72.00–83.001,2947
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36672.35/cwt71.00–74.009886
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20556.88/cwt53.00–59.0068535
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30064.83/cwt60.00–70.0084333
SteersSelect1,161101.08/cwt91.00–106.001,1744
SteersSelect and Choice1,341124.83/cwt110.00–131.501,67411
HeifersSelect and Choice1,310133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7421
HeifersChoice1,242125.53/cwt115.00–132.001,5593
SteersSelectReturn to Feed975119.36/cwt104.00–125.001,1645
SteersChoice1,499138.06/cwt135.00–142.502,07070
CowsLean 85-90%1,00837.09/cwt25.00–44.003744
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,36286.66/cwt78.00–97.001,1803
SteersChoice1,569144.50/cwt144.50–144.502,2678
SteersChoice1,423130.01/cwt121.00–133.001,8506
HeifersChoice1,366140.41/cwt134.50–142.001,91857
HeifersChoice1,270143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8161
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,09476.63/cwt68.00–85.008385
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57379.21/cwt76.00–85.001,24618
HeifersSelect99377.41/cwt72.00–87.007693
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,757130.91/cwt114.00–135.502,3008
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50260.51/cwt57.00–63.009099
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47969.99/cwt65.00–75.001,03537
CowsLean 85-90%1,18350.89/cwt45.00–55.0060229
CowsLean 85-90%1,26859.07/cwt56.00–64.0074910
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,323118.07/cwt117.00–119.001,5622
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,090119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2971

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.