Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-01-25

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 25
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
354 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 358▲ 354 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers trading steady, Boners 5.00 to 6.00 higher, and Leans 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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—Low1,83293.141,70616
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,35198.951,33710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52276.551,16543
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25868.5886361
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05061.9365123
HeifersChoiceAverage1,367142.321,94677
HeifersSelectAverage1,22598.001,2011thin
SteersChoiceLow1,464139.182,03874
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,342122.441,64310
SteersSelectAverage1,08286.989416thin

Every lot

27 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—Select1,08286.98/cwt80.00–95.009416
Steers—Select and Choice1,342122.44/cwt105.00–134.001,64310
Steers—Choice1,427133.47/cwt130.00–136.501,90511
Steers—Choice1,452140.09/cwt137.00–145.002,03455
Steers—Choice1,506147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,2213
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,657136.79/cwt134.50–138.002,2675
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight1,075130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3981
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,22598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2011
Heifers—Choice1,329133.28/cwt129.00–136.001,7718
Heifers—Choice1,345147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,97719
Heifers—Choice1,388142.24/cwt137.00–146.001,97449
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33069.74/cwt66.00–74.509282
Bulls——1,830105.84/cwt104.50–107.001,9372
Bulls——1,91694.92/cwt88.00–98.501,81912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95546.77/cwt40.00–53.004472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00966.06/cwt64.00–67.006674
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,03085.00/cwt85.00–85.008762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07759.77/cwt54.00–65.0064415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15059.83/cwt47.00–65.006883
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,16582.35/cwt72.50–89.009593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24758.92/cwt32.00–63.5073516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26671.07/cwt64.00–76.0090041
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,350115.99/cwt107.00–123.001,5663
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,35291.64/cwt86.50–96.001,2397
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,0891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52476.03/cwt70.00–81.501,15930
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62683.14/cwt82.50–84.001,35210

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.