Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-03-22

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 22
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
238 head
136 vs last sale 374 214 vs year ago 452 · 47.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers selling 3.00 lower, Boners steady, and Leans .50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to 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
BullsLow1,592100.891,60631
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,423115.081,6385thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58585.941,36234
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28482.221,05646
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16966.7278014
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,07380.838673thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,383143.221,98141
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,228122.471,5042thin
SteersChoiceLow1,428146.312,08943
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,296133.801,7347thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,27588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1221
CowsLean 85-90%1,07035.00/cwt35.00–35.003751
CowsLean 85-90%1,02365.13/cwt58.00–69.006668
CowsLean 85-90%1,42175.61/cwt74.00–77.501,0745
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,19595.57/cwt90.50–101.001,1422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49275.76/cwt48.00–83.001,1308
HeifersChoice1,508138.20/cwt137.00–139.502,0847
HeifersChoice1,346144.47/cwt140.00–148.001,94533
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,480132.54/cwt132.00–133.001,9622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71098.41/cwt96.00–100.501,6832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60588.29/cwt84.00–95.001,41724
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,440111.17/cwt108.00–114.001,6012
Dairy HeifersSelect1,07380.83/cwt75.00–86.008673
SteersChoice1,412136.06/cwt134.00–139.501,9213
SteersSelect and Choice1,296133.80/cwt115.00–138.001,7347
SteersChoice1,429147.08/cwt143.00–148.502,10240
HeifersSelect and Choice1,228122.47/cwt122.00–123.001,5042
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,730137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,3701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26171.95/cwt69.00–74.009077
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31689.15/cwt87.00–93.001,17311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28481.03/cwt75.00–86.501,04026
Bulls1,25087.01/cwt60.00–98.001,08810
Bulls1,851114.44/cwt111.00–120.502,1187
Bulls1,707104.02/cwt99.50–109.501,77614

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.