Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-06-07

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 7
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
494 head
▲ 252 vs last sale 242▲ 271 vs year ago 223 · +121.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers select (1-2) sold on a light test, with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows sold uneven, with breakers 9.00 to 10.00 lower, boner cows sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, lean cows at 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Buyer demand was good.

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—Low1,638104.731,71523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,519102.911,56331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,20687.321,053141
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,20676.169189thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04774.3577924
HeifersSelectAverage1,295144.161,86788
SteersSelectAverage1,419144.562,051205

Every lot

16 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,365122.80/cwt115.00–134.001,6765
Steers—Select1,420145.10/cwt135.00–149.502,060200
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,134127.28/cwt111.00–135.501,4434
Heifers—Select1,303144.96/cwt135.00–149.251,88984
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,532103.22/cwt95.00–111.001,58116
Bulls——1,85087.43/cwt86.00–89.001,6172
Bulls——1,892116.46/cwt114.00–121.002,2035
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95468.39/cwt64.00–72.006528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06679.85/cwt78.00–83.008517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11675.36/cwt73.00–77.508419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13076.59/cwt71.50–95.0086513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19784.02/cwt77.00–89.501,00671
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,20676.16/cwt70.00–82.509189
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23493.87/cwt90.00–99.501,15857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38297.06/cwt90.00–99.001,3418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,566104.94/cwt100.00–112.501,64323

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.