Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-07-19

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 19
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
299 head
▼ 245 vs last sale 544▼ 3 vs year ago 302 · −1.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 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—Low1,762101.411,78723
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,210115.251,3952thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46790.561,32936
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25483.311,04549
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10876.848517thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,257145.571,83047
HeifersSelectAverage94599.509404thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,389145.782,02591
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,209133.951,62019

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,167135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5757
Steers—Select and Choice1,234133.33/cwt120.00–141.501,64512
Steers—Choice1,260139.05/cwt137.50–140.501,7522
Steers—Choice1,385145.97/cwt142.00–149.002,02287
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,688144.47/cwt142.00–147.002,4392
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select94599.50/cwt88.00–112.009404
Heifers—Choice1,135140.24/cwt140.00–141.501,5926
Heifers—Choice1,275146.35/cwt143.00–148.501,86641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67693.96/cwt88.00–98.001,5759
Bulls——1,774104.79/cwt99.00–109.001,85912
Bulls——2,078114.65/cwt112.00–117.002,3822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09473.80/cwt72.00–75.008074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12780.89/cwt80.00–83.009123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15774.05/cwt69.00–77.008579
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,165128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4911
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,255102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,2861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26083.43/cwt79.00–89.001,05132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33993.23/cwt91.00–95.001,2488
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45193.62/cwt89.00–99.001,35824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49984.44/cwt74.00–88.001,26612

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.