Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-05-31

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 31
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
242 head
207 vs last sale 449 242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady, with the exception of Breakers which sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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
BullsAverage1,60898.661,58715
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,454111.551,6225thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52393.431,42339
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29186.541,11751
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17569.538179thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,240144.901,79715
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203127.211,5306thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,10596.881,0715thin
SteersChoiceLow1,432144.832,07481
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,344130.491,7545thin
SteersSelectAverage997103.001,0272thin

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
Bulls1,506104.65/cwt101.00–108.001,5768
Bulls2,133113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,4102
Bulls1,56283.33/cwt72.00–95.001,3025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28986.82/cwt82.50–92.001,11918
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31194.99/cwt93.00–99.001,24511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33377.79/cwt71.00–97.501,03718
HeifersChoice1,264150.25/cwt150.25–150.251,8995
SteersSelectReturn to Feed995122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2141
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,473107.94/cwt97.00–112.501,5904
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50496.81/cwt92.50–102.501,45625
SteersSelect99984.00/cwt84.00–84.008391
SteersSelect and Choice1,344130.49/cwt122.00–138.501,7545
HeifersSelect1,10596.88/cwt92.00–103.001,0715
HeifersSelect and Choice1,203127.21/cwt113.00–137.001,5306
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,728102.91/cwt102.00–104.001,7782
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,380126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7391
SteersChoice1,366136.70/cwt130.00–140.501,86710
SteersChoice1,441145.97/cwt142.00–149.502,10371
CowsLean 85-90%1,21168.70/cwt65.00–74.508325
CowsLean 85-90%1,33078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0371
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,053101.36/cwt95.00–113.001,0674
CowsLean 85-90%1,03051.14/cwt44.00–59.005272
HeifersChoice1,236143.86/cwt141.00–146.001,7789
HeifersChoice1,160127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,4791
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,130102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1531
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52884.82/cwt75.50–90.001,29612

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.