Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-01-21

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 21
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
206 head
203 vs last sale 409 206 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 traded steady. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 2.00 lower, Boners .50 lower, and Leans 2.50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.25 lower in a light test. 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
BullsAverage1,74270.611,2305thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,35372.079754thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53558.9790556
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22754.0766343
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15137.414317thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,320123.411,62934
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080113.171,2225thin
HeifersSelectAverage86066.405719thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,444123.141,77823

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
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed70586.50/cwt81.00–91.006102
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,08864.22/cwt57.00–75.006996
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,635113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,8481
CowsLean 85-90%88526.00/cwt26.00–26.002301
CowsLean 85-90%86546.50/cwt46.50–46.504021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52058.66/cwt54.50–64.5089238
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59867.73/cwt65.00–70.001,08210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52849.49/cwt44.00–53.507568
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,31767.76/cwt65.50–69.008923
HeifersChoice1,332123.65/cwt119.00–125.501,64728
HeifersChoice1,293126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,6364
HeifersChoice1,208113.90/cwt110.00–117.501,3762
HeifersSelect and Choice1,080113.17/cwt101.00–117.001,2225
HeifersSelect90365.77/cwt54.50–87.005946
CowsLean 85-90%1,26137.88/cwt35.00–43.504785
SteersChoice1,448123.94/cwt120.00–126.501,79521
SteersChoice1,160116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,3511
HeifersSelect91030.00/cwt30.00–30.002731
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,46085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20850.37/cwt44.00–54.5060823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33260.41/cwt57.00–66.0080511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26238.89/cwt36.00–42.504913
Bulls1,85374.51/cwt72.50–76.501,3814
Bulls1,30055.00/cwt55.00–55.007151

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.