Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-06-15

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 15
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
277 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 223▼ 18 vs year ago 295 · −6.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.50 to 5.75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.25 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—Average1,44697.471,40919
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,240105.691,3113thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53377.701,19133
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26573.5393050
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11970.1378510
HeifersChoiceAverage1,209121.461,46841
SteersChoiceAverage1,323123.461,63388
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,186105.961,25715

Every lot

19 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,186105.96/cwt91.00–115.501,25715
Steers—Choice1,318123.90/cwt119.50–125.751,63384
Steers—Choice1,425114.28/cwt109.50–116.501,6284
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,148115.23/cwt110.50–117.501,3233
Heifers—Choice1,208121.75/cwt118.00–124.501,47136
Heifers—Choice1,315125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,6502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Bulls——1,24389.97/cwt79.50–96.001,1189
Bulls——1,668104.08/cwt96.50–107.501,7368
Bulls——2,170109.50/cwt109.50–109.502,3761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05885.89/cwt85.00–86.509092
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11469.04/cwt63.50–73.507698
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,13888.07/cwt86.00–90.001,0022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14074.51/cwt74.00–75.008492
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,240105.69/cwt105.00–107.001,3113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25976.45/cwt73.00–83.0096329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31465.38/cwt59.50–72.0085917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42470.78/cwt67.00–74.501,00811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58881.16/cwt75.50–85.501,28922

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.