Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-08-10

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 10
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
226 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 303▲ 26 vs year ago 200 · +13.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.25 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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—Average1,63991.421,49818
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,425121.001,7241thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44074.781,07716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17573.7086628
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11763.407086thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,279125.341,60329
SteersChoiceLow1,413128.851,82092
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270117.841,49715

Every lot

20 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,207123.06/cwt121.00–124.001,4853
Steers—Select and Choice1,270117.84/cwt102.00–122.501,49715
Steers—Choice1,360131.68/cwt131.50–132.001,7916
Steers—Choice1,424128.86/cwt124.50–131.251,83583
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,233116.75/cwt116.50–117.001,4402
Heifers—Choice1,258123.28/cwt121.00–127.501,55117
Heifers—Choice1,324130.56/cwt129.50–131.001,72910
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57494.41/cwt89.00–98.001,48611
Bulls——1,64280.96/cwt62.00–86.001,3295
Bulls——1,988101.10/cwt100.00–102.502,0102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed74069.00/cwt69.00–69.005111
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11478.72/cwt74.00–87.008776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12080.00/cwt80.00–80.008961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17053.00/cwt53.00–53.006201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18063.00/cwt63.00–63.007431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19672.41/cwt67.00–77.0086620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19864.60/cwt60.00–67.007744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25066.46/cwt65.00–68.008312
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,425121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46775.97/cwt72.50–81.001,11414

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.