Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-05-12

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 12
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
165 head
10 vs last sale 155 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparisons on slaughter steers and slaughter heifers to the past two weeks. Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers steady, Boners .50 lower, and Leans 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher on the heavy weights and 9.00 higher on the lighter weight bulls. 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
BullocksAverage1,35582.501,1181thin
BullsAverage1,61687.661,41721
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,54088.731,3663thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38061.688519thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22359.2372423
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04642.114408thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,372104.681,43742
HeifersSelectAverage90277.466993thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,510106.841,61340
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19094.761,1282thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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%1,30064.00/cwt64.00–64.008321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38061.68/cwt58.50–65.008519
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,54088.73/cwt86.00–93.001,3663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30052.00/cwt52.00–52.006761
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed96070.00/cwt70.00–70.006721
CowsLean 85-90%1,05747.13/cwt43.50–52.004985
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22858.82/cwt53.00–63.0072220
CowsLean 85-90%1,02833.73/cwt23.00–41.003473
SteersChoice1,507105.55/cwt102.00–108.501,59125
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,76594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,6591
SteersChoice1,497110.06/cwt109.00–111.501,64814
SteersSelect and Choice1,19094.76/cwt90.00–99.001,1282
HeifersChoice1,45996.59/cwt92.00–100.001,4097
HeifersSelect82069.00/cwt69.00–69.005661
HeifersChoice1,349104.79/cwt102.00–108.501,41423
HeifersChoice1,367109.18/cwt109.00–109.501,49212
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed94381.69/cwt77.00–85.007702
Bulls1,50086.34/cwt82.00–90.001,29510
Bulls1,84494.46/cwt91.50–98.001,7428
Bulls1,39773.94/cwt68.00–77.501,0333
Bullocks1,35582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,1181

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.