Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-09-07

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 7
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
238 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 361▲ 19 vs year ago 219 · +8.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.50 to 5.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold lower, with Breakers 7.00 lower, Boners .50 lower, and Leans 12.25 lower. Slaughter bulls sold .75 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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—Average1,55383.521,29731
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47768.141,00623
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25460.4675833
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02445.194636thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,161127.191,47627
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,103114.941,2689thin
HeifersSelectAverage96177.2074211
SteersChoiceAverage1,331127.631,69970
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312114.161,4985thin
SteersSelectAverage1,21994.871,1564thin

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 Feed995108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0751
Steers—Choice1,255119.76/cwt115.00–123.501,5038
Steers—Select1,29390.49/cwt81.00–98.001,1703
Steers—Select and Choice1,312114.16/cwt103.00–123.501,4985
Steers—Choice1,332127.76/cwt124.50–130.001,70249
Steers—Choice1,373131.99/cwt131.75–132.501,81213
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed88384.41/cwt65.00–110.007457
Heifers—Select1,09864.59/cwt55.00–75.007094
Heifers—Select and Choice1,103114.94/cwt100.00–122.501,2689
Heifers—Choice1,159127.06/cwt123.50–130.001,47326
Heifers—Choice1,205130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,5731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49890.46/cwt85.00–95.501,35518
Bulls——1,59571.87/cwt50.00–84.501,14612
Bulls——2,03098.50/cwt98.50–98.502,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88547.06/cwt42.00–52.504163
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed95065.50/cwt65.50–65.506221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14337.22/cwt34.00–40.004252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20555.50/cwt55.50–55.506691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22654.26/cwt47.00–58.0066514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29164.65/cwt60.00–69.5083517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30571.00/cwt71.00–71.009271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42869.71/cwt64.50–74.5099514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54279.42/cwt77.00–81.501,2253
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55958.84/cwt53.00–62.509176

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.