Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-03-01

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 1
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
437 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 311▲ 76 vs year ago 361 · +21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers selling .50 lower. Boners 3.50 higher, and Leans steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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—Average1,60095.591,52939
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,432111.981,6036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50885.241,28565
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27377.2198397
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06256.5260054
HeifersChoiceAverage1,383148.152,04996
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110135.401,5032thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,025109.501,12310
SteersChoiceAverage1,460146.122,13339
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,308136.821,79018
SteersStandardAverage1,660112.001,8591thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,308136.82/cwt120.00–142.001,79018
Steers—Choice1,363140.80/cwt136.50–142.501,91911
Steers—Choice1,490148.57/cwt144.00–151.502,21427
Steers—Standard1,660112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,8591
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,700138.50/cwt138.50–138.502,3551
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,02281.00/cwt81.00–81.008282
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,026116.62/cwt110.00–127.001,1978
Heifers—Select and Choice1,110135.40/cwt131.00–140.001,5032
Heifers—Choice1,335140.46/cwt137.00–143.001,87514
Heifers—Choice1,378149.10/cwt144.00–151.002,05574
Heifers—Choice1,482154.54/cwt154.00–155.002,2907
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,710141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,4111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed900105.00/cwt105.00–105.009451
Bulls——1,27283.12/cwt71.00–92.001,05717
Bulls——1,758113.23/cwt112.00–115.501,9916
Bulls——1,955102.05/cwt98.00–107.501,99515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89093.05/cwt90.00–96.008282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06442.47/cwt30.00–56.0045224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06864.04/cwt58.00–68.5068421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,075110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08671.71/cwt69.50–75.007797
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11094.43/cwt82.00–109.001,0484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26778.75/cwt74.00–84.5099850
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29369.13/cwt56.00–73.5089432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30187.41/cwt85.00–92.001,13711
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,396102.17/cwt92.50–114.001,4264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49677.60/cwt69.50–81.001,16118
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,503131.59/cwt129.00–135.001,9782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50486.83/cwt82.00–92.001,30641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67194.79/cwt93.00–99.001,5845

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.