Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-07-14

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 14
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
238 head
74 vs last sale 164 30 vs year ago 268 · 11.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.25 to 1.75 higher . Slaughter cows sold mixed, with

Breakers selling .50 lower, Boners 3.75 higher. and Leans lightly tested, but notably higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.75 higher. 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
BullsHigh1,77292.751,64416
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,39579.391,10711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44363.8492126
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26063.1779632
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02347.894909thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,244100.111,24550
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,05289.549427thin
SteersChoiceLow1,377101.211,39466
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,28189.381,1456thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,01052.04/cwt46.00–56.005264
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27163.82/cwt57.00–67.5081127
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,38394.39/cwt93.00–95.501,3053
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11369.62/cwt68.00–71.007752
SteersChoice1,30396.24/cwt96.00–96.501,2542
SteersChoice1,397104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,4535
SteersChoice1,378101.14/cwt97.50–103.751,39459
SteersSelect and Choice1,24071.00/cwt71.00–71.008801
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,50382.35/cwt76.00–88.001,2383
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45549.00/cwt49.00–49.007131
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,33768.61/cwt60.00–75.009175
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44264.43/cwt59.00–68.0092925
CowsLean 85-90%1,14357.88/cwt57.00–59.006622
CowsLean 85-90%96035.69/cwt27.00–41.503433
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26253.07/cwt52.00–54.006703
SteersSelect and Choice1,28993.05/cwt90.00–95.501,1995
HeifersChoice1,30192.37/cwt90.50–95.501,2024
HeifersChoice1,317103.57/cwt103.25–103.751,3648
HeifersChoice1,222100.19/cwt96.50–103.001,22438
HeifersSelect and Choice1,05289.54/cwt82.00–94.509427
Bulls1,998101.43/cwt100.00–103.002,0272
Bulls1,52881.97/cwt76.00–86.501,2534
Bulls1,82595.33/cwt90.00–99.501,74010

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.