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

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 2
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
259 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 371▼ 44 vs year ago 303 · −14.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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—Average1,707105.401,79919
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,368123.001,6822thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53593.981,44325
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29285.761,10828
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02969.237138thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,248145.741,81935
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,085134.371,4589thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,394147.232,053106
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,184135.931,60913
SteersSelectAverage1,060121.141,2846thin

Every lot

21 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—SelectReturn to Feed1,046123.74/cwt123.00–124.001,2944
Steers—Select1,088115.93/cwt112.00–119.001,2612
Steers—Select and Choice1,184135.93/cwt126.00–139.751,60913
Steers—Choice1,273141.46/cwt139.50–142.501,8013
Steers—Choice1,398147.40/cwt143.00–150.502,061103
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,085134.37/cwt125.00–140.001,4589
Heifers—Choice1,248146.27/cwt143.00–148.501,82533
Heifers—Choice1,255137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55296.50/cwt89.00–101.001,4986
Bulls——1,751107.86/cwt103.00–113.501,88911
Bulls——1,930118.57/cwt115.50–121.502,2882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86557.37/cwt55.00–60.004962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08473.18/cwt69.00–76.007936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28487.94/cwt83.00–92.001,12919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29596.55/cwt96.00–97.001,2502
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,310117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31376.76/cwt72.00–80.001,0087
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,425129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,8381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48495.89/cwt92.00–101.001,42319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66984.73/cwt70.00–90.001,4145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,845104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9191

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.