Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-02-01

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 1
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
463 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 354▼ 32 vs year ago 495 · −6.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Boners 2.00 lower, and Leans trading steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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—Low1,52389.141,35739
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,40197.441,3655thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53477.741,19279
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27770.80904100
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03357.3459236
HeifersChoiceAverage1,363143.621,95765
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,139114.991,3105thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,02086.2688012
SteersChoiceLow1,473141.462,08473
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318131.221,72915
SteersSelectAverage1,06074.437895thin

Every lot

30 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—Select1,06074.43/cwt61.00–91.007895
Steers—Select and Choice1,318131.22/cwt113.00–136.001,72915
Steers—Choice1,434137.10/cwt126.00–138.501,96617
Steers—Choice1,461142.40/cwt139.00–147.502,08046
Steers—Choice1,515149.43/cwt149.00–149.502,2647
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,783133.26/cwt127.00–137.502,3763
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed942103.80/cwt83.00–120.009785
Heifers—Select1,07673.74/cwt56.00–88.007937
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,085105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1391
Heifers—Select and Choice1,153117.49/cwt109.00–132.001,3554
Heifers—Choice1,318149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9644
Heifers—Choice1,347145.86/cwt139.00–148.001,96547
Heifers—Choice1,378135.25/cwt129.00–138.501,86412
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,735130.49/cwt130.00–131.002,2642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32078.79/cwt72.00–86.001,04014
Bulls——1,58593.11/cwt89.00–98.501,47619
Bulls——1,798100.75/cwt99.50–102.501,8116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86366.28/cwt61.00–71.005722
Cows—Lean 85-90%98049.14/cwt42.00–53.0048211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,01181.01/cwt68.00–95.008196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07159.65/cwt54.00–64.5063920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09066.10/cwt65.50–67.007203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27358.36/cwt52.00–62.007438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28669.66/cwt64.00–76.0089671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34378.72/cwt76.50–81.001,05715
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,360112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5231
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,41193.80/cwt89.00–100.001,3244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49170.06/cwt65.00–73.501,04515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53278.89/cwt74.00–84.501,20958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66085.82/cwt85.00–87.001,4256

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.