Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-06-29

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 29
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
337 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 301▲ 106 vs year ago 231 · +45.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.75 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 5.75 higher. Slaughter dairy steers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.50 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.75 lower. 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—Average1,84295.001,74910
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,47095.001,3972thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50976.581,15525
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22968.4684156
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05648.1950913
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,431100.571,4393thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267128.121,62356
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,079117.661,2704thin
HeifersSelectAverage96287.828458thin
SteersChoiceLow1,331127.631,699124
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,228112.711,38411
SteersSelectAverage1,14084.869672thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,14084.86/cwt81.00–89.009672
Steers—Select and Choice1,228115.98/cwt107.00–123.001,42410
Steers—Select and Choice1,23080.00/cwt80.00–80.009841
Steers—Choice1,283121.21/cwt118.50–122.001,5558
Steers—Choice1,331127.93/cwt124.00–130.501,703111
Steers—Choice1,411131.35/cwt131.00–132.751,8535
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed718116.10/cwt110.00–120.008343
Heifers—Select and Choice1,079117.66/cwt116.00–119.501,2704
Heifers—Select1,10970.86/cwt65.00–80.007865
Heifers—Choice1,266128.36/cwt124.50–130.001,62554
Heifers—Choice1,290121.70/cwt121.00–122.501,5702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,2331
Bulls——1,87092.65/cwt88.50–97.501,7336
Bulls——1,900103.88/cwt103.00–104.501,9743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed95081.46/cwt80.00–84.007742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01637.04/cwt20.00–53.503767
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09259.64/cwt55.00–65.006515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16069.00/cwt69.00–69.008001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20359.19/cwt48.00–64.5071211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23969.62/cwt65.00–75.0086340
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38078.30/cwt76.50–80.001,0813
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,44580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48776.69/cwt71.00–81.001,14020
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,495110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56365.24/cwt65.00–65.501,0202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61883.39/cwt82.00–85.501,3493
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,431100.57/cwt99.50–102.501,4393

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.