Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-09-17

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 17
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
302 head
256 vs last sale 558 302 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 3.00 to 3.50 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were sharply lower, with slaughter cows selling 2.00 to 6.00 lower on lesser quality than last week, and slaughter bulls 18.00 lower on much lower quality. 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
BullocksAverage1,52567.001,0221thin
BullsAverage1,46866.8398126
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,41888.261,2522thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41855.4578629
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18352.4562150
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03644.0545738
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27869.008823thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,251102.521,28237
HeifersSelectAverage95591.008692thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,14385.249755thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,413103.151,45776
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,26297.511,23113
SteersSelectAverage1,04795.069953thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls1,55966.31/cwt60.00–74.001,03421
Bulls1,10355.52/cwt55.00–56.506123
Bulls1,05889.22/cwt85.50–94.009442
Bullocks1,52567.00/cwt67.00–67.001,0221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17352.97/cwt49.00–59.0062143
CowsLean 85-90%1,04645.64/cwt40.00–50.5047729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22846.75/cwt45.50–48.005746
CowsLean 85-90%95628.52/cwt19.00–36.002735
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36564.50/cwt64.50–64.508801
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed75595.00/cwt95.00–95.007171
HeifersSelect and Choice1,16598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1421
HeifersChoice1,40596.05/cwt94.00–98.001,3502
HeifersSelect and Choice1,13882.05/cwt79.00–83.009344
HeifersChoice1,305107.09/cwt106.00–108.501,39812
HeifersChoice1,222102.95/cwt99.50–105.501,25819
HeifersChoiceNon-Traditional1,14690.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0314
HeifersSelect1,15587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0051
SteersSelect and Choice1,30197.12/cwt93.50–99.501,2649
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,650102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,6911
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,163102.87/cwt97.00–105.501,1963
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,70895.44/cwt94.00–97.001,6302
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,39585.50/cwt85.50–85.501,1931
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,20087.74/cwt85.50–90.001,0532
SteersChoice1,30996.17/cwt85.50–99.501,2598
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,04795.06/cwt90.00–97.509953
SteersChoice1,477107.74/cwt107.00–108.501,59112
SteersSelect and Choice1,21085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0291
SteersChoice1,406104.45/cwt100.00–106.501,46950
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,27869.00/cwt69.00–69.008823
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,41888.26/cwt88.00–88.501,2522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41365.79/cwt65.00–66.509302
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47945.16/cwt20.00–53.006688
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39358.70/cwt54.50–64.5081819
CowsLean 85-90%1,06651.97/cwt51.00–53.005544

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.