Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-08-03

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 3
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
303 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 240▼ 65 vs year ago 368 · −17.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.75 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 higher. No price comparison to last week for slaughter dairy steers. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady, with Breakers 1.00 higher and Boners and Leans .25 to .75 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.50 higher. Trade was active with good demand. A larger number of under finished cattle coming to market the past couple of weeks.

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—Average1,61992.531,49812
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,340100.751,3502thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49076.831,14528
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23572.8490068
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11063.8870917
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,443110.051,58814
HeifersChoiceLow1,256124.691,56625
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,072111.041,1906thin
HeifersSelectAverage90990.618245thin
SteersChoiceLow1,388124.811,73379
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,148114.801,31824
SteersSelectAverage98794.169296thin

Every lot

29 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 Feed982108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,0652
Steers—Select98986.99/cwt70.00–97.008604
Steers—Select and Choice1,148114.80/cwt109.00–118.501,31824
Steers—Choice1,322118.04/cwt98.00–122.501,56018
Steers—Choice1,387125.77/cwt123.00–129.001,74448
Steers—Choice1,486130.65/cwt129.00–131.751,94113
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed897110.00/cwt110.00–110.009872
Heifers—Select91777.69/cwt73.00–85.007123
Heifers—Select and Choice1,072111.04/cwt105.00–118.501,1906
Heifers—Choice1,220116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,4211
Heifers—Choice1,242124.53/cwt122.00–127.001,54722
Heifers—Choice1,425130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,8602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19977.89/cwt65.00–87.009344
Bulls——1,660105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7431
Bulls——1,85399.11/cwt94.00–103.501,8377
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,00781.06/cwt78.00–86.008165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08554.90/cwt51.50–57.005962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11263.98/cwt58.50–68.5071113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12072.25/cwt72.00–72.508092
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,20089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23872.67/cwt66.50–77.0090055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28562.75/cwt56.50–66.008065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47877.64/cwt72.50–83.001,14823
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,480112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,6651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48279.16/cwt78.00–81.001,1733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59065.81/cwt61.00–69.501,0463
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,432109.48/cwt102.50–111.001,56813
Dairy Steers—Choice1,580117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,8571

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.