Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2021-12-28

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 28
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
275 head
▼ 261 vs last sale 536▲ 78 vs year ago 197 · +39.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with 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—Low1,59175.191,19614
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,36995.461,3067thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46768.571,00632
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28663.2281350
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05047.9750420
HeifersChoiceLow1,361137.031,86514
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175126.231,4837thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,05879.788443thin
SteersChoiceLow1,485141.032,09483
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,293131.441,70012

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,293131.44/cwt115.00–137.501,70012
Steers—Choice1,465135.16/cwt122.00–138.001,98014
Steers—Choice1,474146.50/cwt146.50–146.502,1598
Steers—Choice1,484142.16/cwt139.00–145.502,11059
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,693126.95/cwt124.00–130.002,1492
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,05879.78/cwt71.00–94.008443
Heifers—Select and Choice1,175126.23/cwt118.00–128.501,4837
Heifers—Choice1,283130.81/cwt125.00–135.001,6784
Heifers—Choice1,392139.52/cwt137.00–144.001,94210
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28464.33/cwt52.00–76.008268
Bulls——1,88685.66/cwt81.00–89.001,6164
Bulls——2,22897.70/cwt95.00–100.002,1772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98439.71/cwt26.00–44.003914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06650.04/cwt46.00–56.0053316
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,13375.74/cwt75.50–76.008582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16449.19/cwt40.00–54.505736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30060.97/cwt55.00–65.5079327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33071.22/cwt66.50–77.0094715
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,35085.23/cwt77.00–96.001,1515
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,415121.02/cwt119.00–123.001,7122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43576.25/cwt75.50–77.001,0942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46871.15/cwt64.50–75.001,04422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47159.54/cwt56.00–64.008768

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.