Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-07-13

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 13
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
344 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 210▲ 106 vs year ago 238 · +44.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold ,50 to .75 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.25 to 2.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 higher to last weeks light test. 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—Low1,48692.221,37119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47676.541,13021
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21472.2587746
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07361.7866317
HeifersChoiceLow1,240126.871,57351
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,127110.731,2483thin
HeifersSelectAverage79769.955579thin
SteersChoiceLow1,396127.931,786121
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,238119.451,47926
SteersSelectAverage1,03584.438746thin

Every lot

24 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—SelectReturn to Feed960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0561
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,020110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1221
Steers—Select1,05079.31/cwt63.00–94.008335
Steers—Select and Choice1,247119.83/cwt100.00–124.501,49425
Steers—Choice1,305123.04/cwt117.50–124.501,60618
Steers—Choice1,412128.79/cwt125.00–130.751,819103
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed75973.26/cwt56.00–79.005564
Heifers—Select82767.30/cwt63.00–77.005575
Heifers—Select and Choice1,127110.73/cwt104.00–118.501,2483
Heifers—Choice1,225120.74/cwt114.00–124.501,4797
Heifers—Choice1,242127.85/cwt125.00–130.501,58844
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28683.49/cwt68.50–90.501,07410
Bulls——1,688101.09/cwt97.50–105.501,7068
Bulls——1,875108.50/cwt108.50–108.502,0341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94554.17/cwt53.00–55.505123
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,02378.24/cwt75.00–86.008006
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06571.00/cwt71.00–71.007561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10362.83/cwt57.50–67.0069313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17363.57/cwt61.50–66.507468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25372.68/cwt67.00–77.5091129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32379.20/cwt78.00–80.001,0483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38363.92/cwt60.00–68.508842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44077.03/cwt72.00–80.501,10917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,88085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5982

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.