Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-01-25

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 25
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
354 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 358▲ 354 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers trading steady, Boners 5.00 to 6.00 higher, and Leans 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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
Bulls—Low1,83293.141,70616
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,35198.951,33710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52276.551,16543
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25868.5886361
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05061.9365123
HeifersChoiceAverage1,367142.321,94677
HeifersSelectAverage1,22598.001,2011thin
SteersChoiceLow1,464139.182,03874
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,342122.441,64310
SteersSelectAverage1,08286.989416thin

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
HeifersChoiceLight Weight—1,075130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3981
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—1,22598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2011
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,350115.99/cwt107.00–123.001,5663
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07759.77/cwt54.00–65.0064415
CowsLean 85-90%—95546.77/cwt40.00–53.004472
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,35291.64/cwt86.50–96.001,2397
SteersChoice—1,427133.47/cwt130.00–136.501,90511
SteersChoice—1,506147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,2213
SteersChoice—1,452140.09/cwt137.00–145.002,03455
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,15059.83/cwt47.00–65.006883
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,03085.00/cwt85.00–85.008762
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,16582.35/cwt72.50–89.009593
SteersSelect and Choice—1,342122.44/cwt105.00–134.001,64310
SteersSelect—1,08286.98/cwt80.00–95.009416
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,657136.79/cwt134.50–138.002,2675
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,62683.14/cwt82.50–84.001,35210
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52476.03/cwt70.00–81.501,15930
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00966.06/cwt64.00–67.006674
HeifersChoice—1,388142.24/cwt137.00–146.001,97449
HeifersChoice—1,329133.28/cwt129.00–136.001,7718
HeifersChoice—1,345147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,97719
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26671.07/cwt64.00–76.0090041
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24758.92/cwt32.00–63.5073516
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,37079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,0891
Bulls——1,33069.74/cwt66.00–74.509282
Bulls——1,830105.84/cwt104.50–107.001,9372
Bulls——1,91694.92/cwt88.00–98.501,81912

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.