Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-03-17

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 17
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
168 head
47 vs last sale 215 168 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 .75 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.50 to 3.50 higher, with Leans gaining the higher amount. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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
BullsLow1,47580.601,1899thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,21068.078243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54865.621,01616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16960.7971143
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08349.095327thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,351107.621,45434
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,16397.911,1396thin
HeifersSelectAverage94982.577846thin
SteersChoiceLow1,483111.431,65227
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,252100.591,2593thin

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%1,20460.42/cwt55.00–65.5072729
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57575.07/cwt74.00–76.001,1822
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,28566.00/cwt66.00–66.008481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16947.83/cwt40.00–54.505596
HeifersSelect and Choice1,13585.00/cwt85.00–85.009651
HeifersChoice1,324110.98/cwt107.00–113.501,46922
HeifersSelect and Choice1,169100.49/cwt89.00–105.001,1755
HeifersSelect1,01576.54/cwt74.00–79.007772
HeifersChoice1,355114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5453
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed91685.59/cwt80.00–94.007844
HeifersChoice1,41597.28/cwt93.00–99.001,3779
Bulls1,02559.91/cwt59.00–61.006142
Bulls1,97593.08/cwt92.00–94.001,8382
Bulls1,45583.88/cwt80.00–88.001,2205
SteersSelect and Choice1,252100.59/cwt91.00–105.501,2593
SteersChoice1,660102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,6931
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,700101.50/cwt101.50–101.501,7261
SteersChoice1,467112.20/cwt109.00–113.751,64625
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,17369.11/cwt65.00–74.008112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57865.60/cwt60.50–70.001,03512
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed96974.83/cwt69.00–80.007255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16566.92/cwt66.50–68.007803
CowsLean 85-90%1,08349.09/cwt43.00–53.505327
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33856.27/cwt54.50–59.007532

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.