Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-01-18

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 18
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
358 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 405▼ 22 vs year ago 380 · −5.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No price comparisons for dairy steers to last week. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 higher. slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Boners 1.00 higher. Leans traded steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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—Average1,83989.331,64318
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,35997.011,31910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55873.091,13943
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31770.1592444
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13851.6058712
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,18686.371,0243thin
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,574114.481,8028thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,415141.522,00358
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,241127.361,5819thin
HeifersSelectLow1,04788.9193111
SteersChoiceAverage1,515139.242,10989
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,266124.381,57527
SteersSelectAverage1,028123.121,2666thin

Every lot

32 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—SelectReturn to Feed1,028123.12/cwt100.00–127.001,2666
Steers—Select and Choice1,266124.38/cwt103.00–134.001,57527
Steers—Choice1,440134.21/cwt130.50–137.501,93316
Steers—Choice1,488141.78/cwt137.50–145.002,11062
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,773132.28/cwt123.00–138.002,34511
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,02368.68/cwt66.00–71.007032
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,04799.46/cwt89.00–120.001,0418
Heifers—Select1,09545.00/cwt45.00–45.004931
Heifers—Select and Choice1,241127.36/cwt110.00–137.001,5819
Heifers—Choice1,255127.74/cwt125.00–130.501,6033
Heifers—Choice1,380142.00/cwt137.50–144.501,96038
Heifers—Choice1,456147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,14012
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,681133.02/cwt128.50–136.002,2365
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed84083.00/cwt83.00–83.006971
Bulls——1,51079.17/cwt75.00–81.001,1953
Bulls——1,830106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,9491
Bulls——1,99390.84/cwt87.00–94.501,81013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07565.15/cwt58.00–73.007002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14841.90/cwt41.00–43.004812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15150.63/cwt45.00–55.505838
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,24185.62/cwt66.00–111.001,0639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27254.40/cwt44.00–58.506925
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,313118.11/cwt115.00–121.001,5512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33265.83/cwt60.00–69.5087723
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,37191.73/cwt82.50–105.001,2588
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40075.68/cwt71.50–80.001,0607
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51961.90/cwt50.00–68.0094010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56075.81/cwt70.00–80.501,18329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64481.39/cwt81.00–81.501,3384
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,18686.37/cwt85.00–87.001,0243
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,530109.21/cwt104.00–112.001,6713
Dairy Steers—Choice1,600117.64/cwt116.00–118.001,8825

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.