Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-03-30

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 30
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
327 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 452▼ 141 vs year ago 468 · −30.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.75 to 3.50 higher. Slaughter dairy steers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.26 to 2.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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—Average1,61587.641,41620
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,34492.501,24310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51667.851,02855
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28967.2986855
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05160.4563530
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,543104.041,6053thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,352116.731,57858
HeifersSelectLow84586.5073111
SteersChoiceAverage1,366116.171,58671
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,172104.761,2289thin
SteersSelectAverage95688.258448thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed91398.64/cwt95.00–104.009013
Steers—Select98282.02/cwt80.00–90.008055
Steers—Select and Choice1,172104.76/cwt93.00–108.001,2289
Steers—Choice1,350116.59/cwt113.00–119.501,57462
Steers—Choice1,369110.17/cwt105.50–112.501,5085
Steers—Choice1,533120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8403
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,810108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,9641
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select65041.00/cwt41.00–41.002671
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed822107.46/cwt91.00–118.008835
Heifers—Select90874.64/cwt64.00–91.006785
Heifers—Choice1,318109.70/cwt104.00–112.001,4465
Heifers—Choice1,338120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,60611
Heifers—Choice1,352116.90/cwt113.00–119.501,58041
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,665109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50373.20/cwt73.00–73.501,1002
Bulls——1,59888.39/cwt82.50–93.501,41216
Bulls——1,86596.06/cwt95.50–96.501,7922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97151.45/cwt44.00–55.505004
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed99373.00/cwt62.00–81.507252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06960.90/cwt56.00–66.0065124
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,20887.42/cwt85.00–90.001,0562
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,24975.86/cwt67.00–86.509474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27359.58/cwt55.50–63.5075815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30069.28/cwt64.00–74.5090138
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,407103.60/cwt100.00–110.001,4586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49163.25/cwt57.50–65.5094316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52369.36/cwt66.00–76.501,05638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3781
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,543104.04/cwt103.00–104.501,6053

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.