Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-02-08

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 8
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
300 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 463▲ 131 vs year ago 169 · +77.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows, Breaker and Boners sold 7.50 to 8.00 higher, Leans 3.50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Trade was active with very 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—Average1,61196.961,56222
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,163104.501,2152thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56484.751,32545
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21878.7095952
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08562.1267422
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,477114.001,6842thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,398145.872,04056
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,229126.371,5534thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,056111.341,1768thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,498146.232,19163
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290137.231,7703thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,290137.23/cwt133.00–139.001,7703
Steers—Choice1,386141.24/cwt137.00–142.501,95810
Steers—Choice1,513147.45/cwt143.00–151.502,23151
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,680140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3522
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,056111.34/cwt97.00–114.501,1768
Heifers—Select and Choice1,229126.37/cwt120.00–131.001,5534
Heifers—Choice1,276138.12/cwt129.00–142.001,7627
Heifers—Choice1,410147.25/cwt144.50–151.002,07648
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,690134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,2651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,069101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0806
Bulls——1,56884.90/cwt81.00–90.001,3318
Bulls——1,906111.13/cwt108.00–116.002,1184
Bulls——2,216100.86/cwt95.50–107.002,2354
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86744.09/cwt28.00–55.003823
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,07390.02/cwt76.00–102.0096613
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,105117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10862.91/cwt58.00–66.0069714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15370.72/cwt69.00–73.008155
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,22092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23167.00/cwt61.00–70.0082511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26676.97/cwt72.00–82.0097425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40386.98/cwt86.00–87.501,2203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50372.09/cwt64.00–80.001,0846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57386.70/cwt83.00–93.001,36439
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,477114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,6842

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.