Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-04-27

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 27
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
177 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 349▲ 20 vs year ago 157 · +12.7%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.75 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.25 to 4.50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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
Bulls—Average1,63393.051,51916
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,44298.771,4246thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25073.9192434
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46773.211,07426
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09760.226616thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,38499.801,3815thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,341122.451,64219
SteersChoiceAverage1,385122.561,69741
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,304112.941,4735thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,304112.94/cwt98.00–117.501,4735
Steers—Choice1,385122.56/cwt119.50–124.751,69741
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,337123.00/cwt119.50–124.001,64518
Heifers—Choice1,420112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,5981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49293.75/cwt89.00–98.501,3998
Bulls——1,60382.25/cwt77.50–85.001,3184
Bulls——1,944102.43/cwt101.50–104.001,9914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,08985.15/cwt77.00–94.009277
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09760.22/cwt56.50–65.506616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14079.50/cwt79.50–79.509061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28563.25/cwt63.00–63.508132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29971.28/cwt65.00–75.5092624
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,30396.48/cwt94.00–99.001,2572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46773.21/cwt67.50–78.501,07426
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,487107.21/cwt104.00–110.001,5943
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,58578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2361
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,33588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,1811
Dairy Steers—Choice1,396102.62/cwt100.50–105.001,4334

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.