Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-05-18

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 18
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
358 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 396▼ 154 vs year ago 512 · −30.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 1.75 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.75 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—Average1,61593.431,50917
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,43188.801,27110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50872.171,08841
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25267.3284349
CowsLean 85-90%Low99153.275289thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,344118.431,59228
HeifersSelectAverage1,08875.338206thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,402119.661,678173
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,228106.421,3075thin
SteersSelectAverage1,03584.008692thin

Every lot

26 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 Feed94586.00/cwt86.00–86.008131
Steers—Select1,12582.00/cwt82.00–82.009231
Steers—Select and Choice1,145102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1681
Steers—Select and Choice1,249107.52/cwt104.00–111.001,3434
Steers—Choice1,293109.11/cwt100.00–114.501,4113
Steers—Choice1,402119.94/cwt115.00–121.751,682169
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,710104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7781
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Heifers—Select1,14669.39/cwt66.50–72.007955
Heifers—Choice1,175113.68/cwt113.50–114.001,3363
Heifers—Choice1,356118.88/cwt115.00–121.501,61224
Heifers—Choice1,565122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19484.54/cwt80.00–88.501,0096
Bulls——1,798103.11/cwt100.50–105.001,8544
Bulls——1,87295.53/cwt90.50–99.501,7887
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97662.90/cwt62.00–64.506146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02034.02/cwt24.00–53.003473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22968.41/cwt63.50–73.5084136
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,270102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30859.17/cwt57.00–61.007749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33675.89/cwt75.00–76.501,0144
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,37492.11/cwt85.50–95.001,2666
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47377.68/cwt77.00–78.001,1443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50372.14/cwt66.50–76.001,08436
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,59877.79/cwt75.50–80.001,2433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64564.50/cwt64.50–64.501,0612

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.