Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-08-06

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 6
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
329 head
91 vs last sale 420 329 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 were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners selling 2.25 to 3.75 lower , and Leans selling 1.50 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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
BullsLow1,63484.321,37814
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,40575.001,0541thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48168.921,02184
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23862.6077583
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15952.2660616
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,58691.671,4546thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,179114.651,35219
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,094106.171,1619thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,02888.699115thin
SteersChoiceLow1,326116.741,54959
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,094106.111,16110
SteersSelectAverage1,10884.389353thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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%1,54677.46/cwt76.00–79.501,1987
Dairy SteersChoice1,54588.78/cwt85.00–92.001,3722
Dairy SteersChoice1,60693.12/cwt93.00–93.501,4964
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,40575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47868.95/cwt65.00–75.501,01970
CowsLean 85-90%1,21063.00/cwt63.00–63.007621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26954.08/cwt51.50–56.006868
CowsLean 85-90%1,33010.00/cwt10.00–10.001331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35669.05/cwt68.00–73.0093610
CowsLean 85-90%1,16846.15/cwt45.50–47.005392
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21662.66/cwt57.00–67.5076265
CowsLean 85-90%1,13955.91/cwt50.00–60.5063712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45160.07/cwt55.00–62.508727
HeifersSelect and Choice1,094106.17/cwt96.00–111.501,1619
HeifersChoice1,253106.68/cwt106.50–107.001,3373
HeifersChoice1,177116.65/cwt115.75–118.501,37315
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed990108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,0741
HeifersSelect1,06677.82/cwt63.50–84.008303
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed970105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0192
SteersChoice1,255109.74/cwt107.00–112.501,3772
SteersChoice1,329116.99/cwt113.50–119.251,55557
SteersSelect1,10884.38/cwt80.00–87.009353
SteersSelect and Choice1,094106.11/cwt94.00–111.501,16110
Bulls1,72072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,2381
Bulls1,62785.27/cwt77.00–89.001,38713

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.