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
Bulls—Average1,311107.741,41223
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
Bulls——1,272109.75/cwt105.00–115.001,39610
Bulls——1,930118.65/cwt118.00–119.002,2903
Bulls——1,10997.70/cwt86.00–103.001,0837
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,290113.55/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
SteersChoice—1,386153.12/cwt148.00–156.752,12252
HeifersChoice—1,257149.21/cwt146.00–154.501,87626
SteersSelect and Choice—1,257140.58/cwt126.00–146.001,76714
HeifersSelect—96595.31/cwt94.00–97.009204
HeifersChoice—1,185143.62/cwt135.50–145.501,70212
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,154137.06/cwt130.00–143.501,5825
HeifersChoice—1,255155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9452
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49888.41/cwt87.00–90.001,3242
SteersChoice—1,312146.82/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 Feed—922121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1162
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,513107.69/cwt103.00–112.001,62916
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,750141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,4761
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,44880.06/cwt76.00–85.001,1592
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,093103.15/cwt95.00–116.001,1273
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—96896.10/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.