Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-01-07

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 7
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
765 head
▲ 333 vs last sale 432▲ 765 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .75 to 1.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed , with Breakers 1.25 lower, Boners 3.50 lower. and Leans .50 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold 1.75 lower. Trade was active with moderate to 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
Bullocks—Average1,45587.001,2662thin
Bulls—High1,69271.601,21237
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,55374.221,15217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45057.56835120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24349.87620198
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01339.5940159
HeifersChoiceAverage1,355121.791,65095
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,115103.341,1525thin
HeifersSelectAverage93184.0778330
SteersChoiceLow1,433121.781,745149
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,262108.661,37114
SteersSelectAverage1,079108.511,1718thin
SteersStandardLow1,48271.001,0523thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,079108.51/cwt90.00–115.001,1718
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—842103.03/cwt55.00–125.0086815
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—99560.00/cwt60.00–60.005971
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,03058.02/cwt53.00–64.005982
HeifersChoiceLight Weight—94597.00/cwt97.00–97.009171
Bulls——1,88382.47/cwt80.50–85.001,5535
Bulls——1,44363.38/cwt56.00–67.5091514
Bulls——1,83374.98/cwt69.50–79.501,37418
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05035.00/cwt35.00–35.003681
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15740.59/cwt33.00–44.0047019
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,37657.66/cwt56.00–70.0079321
Bullocks——1,57579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2441
SteersStandard—1,28561.00/cwt61.00–61.007841
SteersStandard—1,58076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2012
SteersChoice—1,442112.41/cwt99.00–117.501,62117
SteersChoice—1,481125.66/cwt125.00–126.501,86127
SteersChoice—1,419122.30/cwt118.00–124.501,735105
Bullocks——1,33595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2681
HeifersChoice—1,332121.81/cwt118.00–124.001,62366
HeifersSelect—1,11049.00/cwt49.00–49.005441
HeifersSelect—1,01466.27/cwt55.00–74.5067214
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,115103.34/cwt94.00–110.001,1525
SteersSelect and Choice—1,57090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4131
SteersSelect and Choice—1,238110.09/cwt101.00–117.001,36313
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,42967.24/cwt64.00–70.009615
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,61875.42/cwt70.00–79.001,22011
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23849.98/cwt45.00–55.50619156
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,36448.43/cwt40.00–51.0066118
HeifersChoice—1,532112.11/cwt110.00–116.001,7187
HeifersChoice—1,388126.14/cwt125.00–127.501,75121
CowsLean 85-90%—94628.44/cwt21.00–33.002699
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01439.91/cwt35.00–45.0040541
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61765.57/cwt63.00–69.001,06026
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41356.99/cwt52.00–62.5080576
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09146.78/cwt46.00–49.005107
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,45096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3921

How this sale compares

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.