Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-07-16

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 16
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
268 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 342▲ 268 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 heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 3.00 higher, Boners .25 higher, and Leans trading steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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—Average1,80387.011,56818
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,53485.611,31426
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55369.221,07527
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17262.0572737
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01246.794748thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,343111.821,50144
HeifersSelectAverage93683.747834thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,357117.061,58989
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080105.941,1442thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02753.14/cwt52.00–54.005465
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,62576.08/cwt73.00–79.501,23610
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,48596.21/cwt95.00–97.501,4294
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,705109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8583
SteersSelect and Choice—1,080105.94/cwt100.00–111.501,1442
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20154.55/cwt52.00–56.506555
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,587109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,7382
SteersChoice—1,354117.18/cwt112.50–118.751,58779
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35969.90/cwt67.00–73.509504
CowsLean 85-90%—98836.21/cwt26.00–43.503583
HeifersChoice—1,292115.03/cwt113.50–118.001,48627
SteersChoice—1,507119.72/cwt119.50–119.751,8047
Bulls——1,74988.15/cwt82.00–92.001,54215
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53667.53/cwt60.50–71.501,03713
HeifersChoice—1,325105.70/cwt83.00–110.001,40112
SteersChoice—1,092107.74/cwt102.50–111.001,1773
Bulls——2,10373.46/cwt72.50–74.001,5452
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,57886.66/cwt80.00–92.501,36716
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—88395.45/cwt87.00–106.008432
Bulls——2,00597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,9451
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42857.58/cwt56.00–59.508224
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,45175.74/cwt70.00–78.001,0996
HeifersSelect—98872.02/cwt60.00–81.007122
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14062.27/cwt57.00–66.0071028

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.