Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-04-05

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 5
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
531 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 431▲ 206 vs year ago 325 · +63.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows traded steady, with the exception of Leans selling 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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—Low1,822101.671,85352
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,475117.751,7377thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50487.021,30990
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25177.92975130
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03565.2167553
HeifersChoiceAverage1,323145.521,92653
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,180129.351,5268thin
HeifersSelectAverage970104.081,01014
SteersChoiceLow1,462146.122,13798
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,222134.491,6435thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—954100.41/cwt92.00–108.009584
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—85481.85/cwt73.00–99.006996
HeifersChoice—1,323146.49/cwt141.50–150.001,93847
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—983114.44/cwt104.00–127.001,12510
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,537126.50/cwt125.00–129.001,9443
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,429111.19/cwt106.00–115.001,5894
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44278.20/cwt55.00–84.001,12823
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61896.54/cwt95.50–98.501,5624
SteersChoice—1,520138.18/cwt135.00–141.002,1002
SteersChoice—1,453146.61/cwt142.00–150.502,13093
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09170.85/cwt65.00–75.0077324
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,09074.00/cwt74.00–74.008071
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,188133.84/cwt125.00–141.001,5906
HeifersSelect—93878.18/cwt71.00–89.007334
SteersSelect and Choice—1,222134.49/cwt128.00–141.001,6435
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,715136.24/cwt130.00–140.002,3373
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02354.99/cwt41.00–64.0056323
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51989.64/cwt84.50–95.001,36263
HeifersChoice—1,327137.90/cwt133.00–141.001,8306
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,155115.88/cwt114.00–118.001,3382
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24269.48/cwt57.00–74.0086336
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35786.85/cwt86.00–89.001,17910
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25979.55/cwt74.50–85.001,00279
Bulls——1,65391.98/cwt77.00–99.001,52019
Bulls——2,097113.19/cwt110.50–118.002,37410
Bulls——1,843104.66/cwt100.00–109.001,92923

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.