Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-08-27

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 27
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
339 head
199 vs last sale 140 339 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparisons to the last two weeks for slaughter steers, slaughter dairy steers, and slaughter heifers. Compared to last week, slaughter cows saw gains of 2.25 to 7.25, with Breakers seeing the largest increase. Slaughter bulls sold 9.50 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand on slaughter steers and heifers, and good on slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

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
BullsLow1,66081.601,35514
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,39887.501,22310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39867.2594022
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18859.5170772
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03945.1146924
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51688.851,3479thin
HeifersSelectAverage904117.861,0659thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,236107.791,33252
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,04799.201,03914
SteersChoiceLow1,416109.591,55285
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,211100.611,21813
SteersSelectAverage1,01079.908073thin

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
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,035106.53/cwt95.00–110.501,1034
HeifersChoice1,173102.20/cwt95.00–105.001,19911
HeifersChoice1,253109.29/cwt106.25–112.751,36941
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed904117.86/cwt113.00–118.501,0659
HeifersSelect and Choice1,21083.16/cwt80.00–86.001,0062
HeifersSelect and Choice1,01399.55/cwt93.00–105.501,0088
SteersChoice1,32999.89/cwt96.00–104.501,3288
SteersChoice1,425110.60/cwt106.00–112.001,57677
SteersSelect1,01079.90/cwt76.00–83.008073
SteersSelect and Choice1,211100.61/cwt97.00–105.501,21813
Bulls1,27563.63/cwt27.00–79.008113
Bulls1,76586.50/cwt83.00–91.501,52711
Dairy SteersChoice1,51688.85/cwt85.00–91.501,3479
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,40089.11/cwt80.00–95.001,2489
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42872.00/cwt69.00–76.001,0288
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38164.53/cwt58.50–75.0089114
CowsLean 85-90%1,20010.00/cwt10.00–10.001201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21467.18/cwt66.00–68.508166
CowsLean 85-90%85727.08/cwt20.00–37.002323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14551.48/cwt46.50–53.0058914
CowsLean 85-90%1,05849.57/cwt44.00–54.0052420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20959.75/cwt54.00–64.5072250
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,37573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0041
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed89886.87/cwt78.00–96.007802

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.