Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-02-25

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 25
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
224 head
75 vs last sale 299 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.25 lower. Slaughter dairy steers were lightly tested as were slaughter bulls. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.75 higher, Boners 2.00 lower, and Leans 2.75 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
BullsLow1,79881.741,4705thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,65578.001,2912thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49266.2298826
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18959.3370558
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01541.4442112
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18279.879449thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,15272.698373thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,317113.511,49429
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,242112.091,3928thin
HeifersSelectAverage99376.477594thin
SteersChoiceLow1,422117.471,67045
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,292110.721,4314thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
SteersChoice1,16599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1531
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,59579.50/cwt79.50–79.501,2681
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49866.76/cwt61.50–72.001,00018
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed96387.55/cwt78.00–99.008434
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25568.32/cwt64.50–74.508577
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,71576.50/cwt76.50–76.501,3121
CowsLean 85-90%1,08025.10/cwt21.00–31.002713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38856.41/cwt53.50–59.507834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19448.29/cwt38.00–53.0057714
CowsLean 85-90%99346.89/cwt44.00–50.004669
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57173.61/cwt72.50–74.501,1564
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20058.69/cwt53.50–64.0070433
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,18279.87/cwt76.00–86.009449
Dairy SteersSelect1,15272.69/cwt72.00–74.008373
SteersChoice1,398118.02/cwt114.50–120.501,65039
SteersSelect and Choice1,292110.72/cwt109.00–113.001,4314
SteersChoice1,598121.24/cwt121.00–121.501,9372
HeifersSelect96772.62/cwt70.00–77.007023
HeifersChoice1,224106.68/cwt96.00–112.501,3069
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,07088.00/cwt88.00–88.009421
HeifersChoice1,314116.91/cwt114.00–119.501,53615
HeifersSelect and Choice1,242112.09/cwt110.00–113.751,3928
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,657105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,7482
HeifersChoice1,380122.32/cwt121.50–124.001,6883
Bulls1,82066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,2011
Bulls1,76079.07/cwt77.00–81.501,3922
Bulls1,82592.29/cwt89.00–95.501,6842
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,701114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,9393

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.