Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-03-23

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 23
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
452 head
▲ 270 vs last sale 182▲ 138 vs year ago 314 · +43.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher, with cows selling 4.50 to 9.50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.75 higher. 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—Average1,70785.101,45319
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,45591.011,32411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57765.301,03074
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22365.1779783
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04755.7058321
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,26091.001,1474thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,52999.731,5255thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,324112.921,49562
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,24898.781,23310
HeifersSelectAverage99888.7888611
SteersChoiceAverage1,400114.221,599116
SteersSelectAverage902113.361,0236thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312103.351,3569thin

Every lot

31 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed902113.36/cwt109.50–122.001,0236
Steers—Select and Choice1,312103.35/cwt94.00–110.001,3569
Steers—Choice1,381114.73/cwt111.00–117.501,58492
Steers—Choice1,386107.43/cwt100.00–110.501,48913
Steers—Choice1,572118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,85511
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed985101.00/cwt101.00–101.009951
Heifers—Select98881.63/cwt75.00–86.008074
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,00392.86/cwt85.00–103.009317
Heifers—Select and Choice1,27798.53/cwt92.00–105.501,2589
Heifers—Choice1,301108.50/cwt105.00–110.001,4125
Heifers—Choice1,319113.56/cwt111.00–117.001,49856
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,71099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,08585.60/cwt70.00–91.009294
Bulls——1,60076.34/cwt71.00–79.001,2213
Bulls——1,93886.55/cwt82.50–90.001,67711
Bulls——1,98093.50/cwt93.50–93.501,8511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88532.11/cwt25.00–42.002842
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed97587.28/cwt82.50–95.008512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05957.67/cwt44.50–64.5061118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15067.50/cwt67.50–67.507761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20475.68/cwt74.50–79.509115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22658.12/cwt52.50–63.0071332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23568.10/cwt63.50–74.0084144
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,25081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0131
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,47399.65/cwt98.50–100.501,4683
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,47788.73/cwt84.00–95.001,3117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53959.70/cwt56.00–63.0091918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58366.97/cwt63.50–74.001,06055
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,89574.50/cwt74.50–74.501,4121
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,26091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1474
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,52999.73/cwt96.00–102.501,5255

This sale against other markets

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.