Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-07-27

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 27
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
240 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 302▲ 28 vs year ago 212 · +13.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold .50 lower while slaughter heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boner trading unevenly steady and Leans selling 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold .50 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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—Average1,67293.601,56514
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,263100.751,2726thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44476.441,10413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21870.2685530
CowsLean 85-90%Average98658.5157714
HeifersChoiceLow1,197120.891,44727
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,041110.931,15519
HeifersSelectAverage909100.559147thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,392123.141,71475
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,158109.381,26713
SteersSelectAverage1,04798.211,0283thin

Every lot

23 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 Feed98597.81/cwt96.00–99.009632
Steers—Select and Choice1,158109.38/cwt104.00–114.001,26713
Steers—Select1,17099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1581
Steers—Choice1,266116.34/cwt115.00–118.501,4738
Steers—Choice1,406123.92/cwt119.00–125.751,74266
Steers—Choice1,450126.25/cwt126.25–126.251,8311
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed868106.00/cwt106.00–106.009204
Heifers—Select96393.28/cwt92.00–95.008983
Heifers—Select and Choice1,041110.93/cwt102.00–114.001,15519
Heifers—Choice1,140111.95/cwt109.00–115.001,2762
Heifers—Choice1,202121.60/cwt119.00–124.501,46225
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50286.00/cwt82.50–93.001,2925
Bulls——1,76697.82/cwt95.00–105.001,7289
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%69526.76/cwt21.00–34.001863
Cows—Boner 80-85%80019.00/cwt19.00–19.001521
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87083.00/cwt83.00–83.007221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01573.00/cwt73.00–73.007411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09264.76/cwt58.00–68.007079
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12559.23/cwt58.50–60.006662
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,14079.99/cwt72.00–87.509122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24872.41/cwt67.00–77.0090425
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,263100.75/cwt96.00–105.001,2726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44476.44/cwt72.00–81.001,10413

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.