Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-09-10

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 10
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
558 head
181 vs last sale 377 558 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 sharply lower, with steers 5.75 lower and heifers 6.25 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 2.25 lower and Boners and Leans .25 to .75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with soft demand on slaughter steers and slaughter heifers and moderate on the slaughter cows and 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
BullsAverage1,32980.941,07620
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,31573.539676thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43760.7087345
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17957.1067367
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06947.2850617
HeifersChoiceHigh1,24599.161,234106
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,08591.2899018
HeifersSelectAverage1,02768.687058thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,414101.771,439221
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,26391.871,16038
SteersSelectAverage97580.527857thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls1,41982.30/cwt74.50–84.501,16813
CowsLean 85-90%1,16058.50/cwt58.50–58.506791
CowsLean 85-90%1,00635.42/cwt21.00–41.503565
CowsLean 85-90%1,09051.65/cwt45.00–55.0056311
SteersChoice1,410101.79/cwt97.00–104.501,435177
SteersSelect1,06773.18/cwt60.50–78.507813
HeifersChoice1,324104.97/cwt104.00–106.001,39020
HeifersChoice1,22199.99/cwt96.00–103.501,22162
SteersSelect and Choice1,44078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1231
SteersSelect and Choice1,25892.24/cwt80.50–96.001,16037
SteersChoice1,31292.41/cwt85.50–96.501,2127
SteersChoice1,413105.61/cwt105.00–106.001,49233
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42353.86/cwt53.00–55.007664
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41960.87/cwt56.00–66.0086438
HeifersSelect1,02768.68/cwt53.00–81.507058
HeifersSelect and Choice94063.50/cwt63.50–63.505971
HeifersSelect and Choice1,10392.85/cwt83.50–95.001,02416
HeifersChoice1,31391.85/cwt77.00–95.001,20618
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,20062.02/cwt61.00–63.007442
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,37379.28/cwt74.00–89.001,0894
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10864.02/cwt63.00–65.007092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20850.42/cwt47.50–53.5060913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17458.51/cwt54.50–64.5068752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69067.69/cwt67.50–68.001,1443
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,77085.74/cwt85.50–86.501,5184
BullsLight Weight91059.50/cwt59.50–59.505411
HeifersChoiceLight Weight1,02593.13/cwt86.00–97.509556
BullsReturn to Feed87583.00/cwt83.00–83.007261
BullsReturn to Feed79090.96/cwt90.00–92.007192
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed93594.00/cwt94.00–94.008791
SteersSelectReturn to Feed90686.02/cwt71.00–96.507794
Bulls1,84089.76/cwt89.50–90.001,6522
Bulls1,08545.00/cwt45.00–45.004881

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.