Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-11-26

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 26
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
215 head
255 vs last sale 470 215 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 .75 to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold .75 to 2.75 lower with Breakers taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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
BullsLow1,76973.011,2918thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44552.4575825
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17351.3460233
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06836.8039310
HeifersChoiceAverage1,303114.051,48739
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,14799.651,1433thin
SteersChoiceLow1,414116.421,64668
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,229103.601,2736thin
SteersSelectAverage1,00997.579856thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20749.63/cwt45.00–55.5059922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22141.15/cwt38.50–44.505024
Bulls1,39053.00/cwt53.00–53.007371
Bulls1,83382.29/cwt80.00–83.501,5083
Bulls1,81571.05/cwt63.00–75.501,2904
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34558.50/cwt58.50–58.507871
SteersSelect and Choice1,229103.60/cwt98.00–108.501,2736
HeifersChoice1,310116.44/cwt113.00–119.501,52533
HeifersSelect and Choice1,18099.98/cwt96.00–104.001,1802
SteersChoice1,368107.24/cwt105.00–112.501,4674
SteersChoice1,452120.48/cwt120.25–120.751,7499
SteersChoice1,411116.42/cwt113.00–119.001,64355
SteersSelect1,10886.48/cwt86.00–87.009582
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23062.50/cwt62.50–62.507691
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47845.63/cwt43.00–47.506745
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44853.71/cwt49.00–59.5077819
CowsLean 85-90%1,11330.86/cwt29.50–33.003434
CowsLean 85-90%1,06139.21/cwt36.50–43.504165
HeifersChoice1,323107.12/cwt98.00–112.501,4175
HeifersChoiceLight Weight99070.00/cwt70.00–70.006931
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed92548.50/cwt48.50–48.504491
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed98863.20/cwt55.00–73.006246
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,08099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0691
SteersSelectReturn to Feed960103.11/cwt75.00–117.009904

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.