Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-06-08

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 8
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
223 head
▼ 208 vs last sale 431▼ 113 vs year ago 336 · −33.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.50 to 2.75 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher on a good set. 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—Average1,66695.051,58417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45673.911,07623
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25073.5791923
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01359.7160513
HeifersChoiceAverage1,300122.921,59826
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,037111.651,1583thin
SteersChoiceLow1,383122.221,69082
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205113.961,3737thin
SteersSelectLow1,07293.331,0018thin

Every lot

21 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—Select1,04563.00/cwt63.00–63.006581
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,07697.66/cwt93.00–107.001,0517
Steers—Select and Choice1,205113.96/cwt112.50–117.001,3737
Steers—Choice1,365114.51/cwt110.00–118.001,5633
Steers—Choice1,376122.97/cwt119.50–125.501,69277
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,67592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5411
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,680118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,9821
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,037111.65/cwt110.00–112.501,1583
Heifers—Choice1,293123.12/cwt118.50–125.001,59225
Heifers—Choice1,465118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37985.32/cwt69.00–93.501,1777
Bulls——1,867101.86/cwt98.00–105.501,90210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84647.53/cwt30.00–54.504024
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,02595.00/cwt95.00–95.009741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08765.12/cwt59.50–69.007089
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12165.41/cwt62.50–67.507337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17585.00/cwt85.00–85.009991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32374.93/cwt69.50–79.5099113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33882.53/cwt81.50–83.501,1042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43966.07/cwt64.50–67.009515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47875.57/cwt70.00–80.001,11717

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.