Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-06-21

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 21
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
211 head
1 vs last sale 210 90 vs year ago 301 · 29.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade was active with very 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
BullsAverage1,311107.741,41223
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,601118.261,89314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,511105.551,59518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26496.491,22014
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07982.7589310
HeifersChoiceAverage1,248147.671,84341
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,154137.061,5825thin
HeifersSelectAverage951103.879876thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,372151.942,08564
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,257140.581,76714

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls1,272109.75/cwt105.00–115.001,39610
Bulls1,930118.65/cwt118.00–119.002,2903
Bulls1,10997.70/cwt86.00–103.001,0837
BullsReturn to Feed1,290113.55/cwt103.00–124.501,4653
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25891.93/cwt88.00–98.001,1565
CowsBoner 80-85%1,309105.42/cwt102.00–110.001,3804
SteersChoice1,386153.12/cwt148.00–156.752,12252
HeifersChoice1,257149.21/cwt146.00–154.501,87626
SteersSelect and Choice1,257140.58/cwt126.00–146.001,76714
HeifersSelect96595.31/cwt94.00–97.009204
HeifersChoice1,185143.62/cwt135.50–145.501,70212
HeifersSelect and Choice1,154137.06/cwt130.00–143.501,5825
HeifersChoice1,255155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9452
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49888.41/cwt87.00–90.001,3242
SteersChoice1,312146.82/cwt144.00–147.501,92612
CowsLean 85-90%1,03583.69/cwt83.00–85.008663
CowsLean 85-90%1,15076.84/cwt74.00–80.008845
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,612117.14/cwt112.00–122.001,88812
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed922121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1162
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513107.69/cwt103.00–112.001,62916
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,750141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,4761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44880.06/cwt76.00–85.001,1592
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,093103.15/cwt95.00–116.001,1273
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed96896.10/cwt93.00–99.009302
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,533125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9162

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.