Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-08-31

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 31
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
361 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 327▼ 53 vs year ago 414 · −12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.50 higher. Slaughter heifers sold .50 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers steady to .25 higher, Boners 3.75 lower, and Leans 2.25 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.75 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—Average1,61591.691,48127
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,20082.209862thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48474.271,10243
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26362.7879370
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09852.0757213
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,240104.001,2901thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,221127.431,55542
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,111119.601,3299thin
HeifersSelectAverage93886.218096thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,414131.451,858107
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,254119.571,49913
SteersSelectAverage1,11192.391,0266thin

Every lot

28 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 Feed1,040111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1542
Steers—Select1,14683.09/cwt69.00–94.009524
Steers—Select and Choice1,254119.57/cwt101.50–124.501,49913
Steers—Choice1,382121.97/cwt104.00–127.501,68614
Steers—Choice1,406132.38/cwt128.50–134.501,86176
Steers—Choice1,475135.09/cwt135.00–135.501,99317
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
Heifers—Select95979.45/cwt71.00–86.007625
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight97095.86/cwt77.00–105.009303
Heifers—Select and Choice1,111119.60/cwt100.50–127.501,3299
Heifers—Choice1,134122.71/cwt115.00–127.501,39210
Heifers—Choice1,266131.82/cwt129.00–133.501,66925
Heifers—Choice1,341135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,8174
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31080.42/cwt70.50–85.501,0545
Bulls——1,57091.33/cwt86.50–97.001,43414
Bulls——1,88699.37/cwt97.00–102.501,8748
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed87562.00/cwt62.00–62.005431
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,01067.50/cwt67.50–67.506821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03343.86/cwt26.00–49.004536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15459.11/cwt55.00–64.006827
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,20082.20/cwt80.00–84.009862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24555.51/cwt44.00–60.0069122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27075.23/cwt74.00–76.509554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28765.31/cwt61.00–71.5084142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46876.71/cwt71.50–82.001,12629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47365.25/cwt47.00–70.0096111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67283.82/cwt83.00–84.501,4013
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,240104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2901

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.