Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2022-09-06

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 6
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
304 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 365▲ 66 vs year ago 238 · +27.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, with the exception of Leans that sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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—Average1,841112.182,06522
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,485126.001,8712thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49597.921,46441
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24087.911,09063
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05268.2371820
HeifersChoiceLow1,286150.151,93161
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,118135.031,5106thin
HeifersSelectAverage945123.531,16710
SteersChoiceAverage1,367149.762,04856
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,262139.221,75714
SteersSelectAverage1,087116.671,2683thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed990135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3371
Steers—Select1,135107.50/cwt100.00–115.001,2202
Steers—Select and Choice1,262139.22/cwt129.00–143.501,75714
Steers—Choice1,317149.56/cwt146.00–154.501,97044
Steers—Choice1,474143.01/cwt141.50–144.502,1084
Steers—Choice1,560156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4346
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,680149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,5032
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed942129.30/cwt122.00–131.001,2188
Heifers—Select955100.45/cwt91.00–110.009592
Heifers—Select and Choice1,118135.03/cwt124.50–143.501,5106
Heifers—Choice1,225139.83/cwt135.50–145.001,7138
Heifers—Choice1,295151.71/cwt147.50–155.751,96553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59898.56/cwt92.00–107.001,5756
Bulls——1,876125.98/cwt124.00–130.002,3634
Bulls——1,950114.39/cwt109.00–119.002,23112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91088.07/cwt82.00–94.008012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00351.99/cwt31.00–63.005216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07970.11/cwt64.00–75.007568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11976.50/cwt49.00–83.5085611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14378.91/cwt77.00–83.009024
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,14599.78/cwt95.00–104.001,1423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27389.74/cwt85.00–95.001,14249
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,400121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44590.49/cwt83.00–95.001,30814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516101.28/cwt95.00–106.501,53525
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,570131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,0571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588108.00/cwt107.00–109.001,7152

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.