Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-05-10

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 10
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
408 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 430▲ 12 vs year ago 396 · +3.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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—Low1,65695.071,57410
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,444126.081,8216thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51483.451,26458
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23577.0295158
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03667.0069436
HeifersChoiceAverage1,296146.621,90069
HeifersSelectAverage92989.368317thin
SteersChoiceLow1,433146.552,100125
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,309136.781,79024

Every lot

20 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,309136.78/cwt125.00–140.001,79024
Steers—Choice1,427146.89/cwt142.00–150.002,096120
Steers—Choice1,576138.51/cwt136.50–139.002,1835
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select90480.70/cwt71.00–94.007305
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed993111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1022
Heifers—Choice1,296146.62/cwt143.50–150.751,90069
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63688.40/cwt82.00–94.001,4465
Bulls——1,676101.74/cwt98.00–104.001,7055
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed88892.18/cwt85.00–107.008193
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04270.03/cwt68.00–72.007306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05163.53/cwt57.00–67.5066827
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,07383.69/cwt82.50–85.008982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22269.37/cwt64.00–72.5084814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24378.43/cwt73.00–83.5097538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28487.10/cwt85.00–90.001,1184
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,350118.16/cwt110.00–128.001,5953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49889.96/cwt88.50–93.001,3487
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51482.84/cwt77.50–88.001,25449
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,538134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57875.62/cwt74.50–76.501,1932

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.