Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-07-02

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 2
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
159 head
277 vs last sale 436 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total Receipts 159

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold .75 higher. Slaughter heifers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly .50 to .75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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
BullsLow1,58483.771,32718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50866.1099721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20559.4371635
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03552.115407thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,199101.751,2204thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,035100.461,0402thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,00582.318273thin
SteersChoiceLow1,353111.631,51153
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,078102.211,1022thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48557.00/cwt57.00–57.008461
HeifersChoice1,430102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4591
SteersChoice1,210102.52/cwt100.50–104.501,2402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22561.88/cwt57.00–67.5075829
HeifersChoice1,300109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4171
HeifersSelect and Choice1,035100.46/cwt100.00–101.001,0402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09855.12/cwt51.50–56.506055
CowsLean 85-90%1,06350.44/cwt47.00–56.005364
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,02086.00/cwt86.00–86.008771
SteersSelect and Choice1,078102.21/cwt99.00–105.501,1022
SteersChoice1,499114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,7095
HeifersChoiceLight Weight97594.00/cwt94.00–94.009171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50966.55/cwt61.00–71.501,00420
Bulls1,78870.82/cwt68.00–73.001,2662
SteersChoice1,348112.10/cwt107.00–113.751,51145
HeifersChoiceNon-Traditional1,090102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1121
CowsLean 85-90%83043.00/cwt43.00–43.003571
Bulls1,55885.39/cwt75.00–89.501,33016
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,14597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1111
HeifersSelect99880.46/cwt80.00–81.008032
CowsLean 85-90%1,08360.02/cwt59.00–61.006502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17010.00/cwt10.00–10.001171

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.