Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-07-28

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 28
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
212 head
21 vs last sale 233 208 vs year ago 420 · 49.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.75 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold 1.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.25 to 6.00 higher with Breakers receiving the higher gain. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher at 11.75 higher. Trade was active with good to very 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
BullsAverage1,620101.651,64720
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,42788.811,26712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41374.891,05812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22470.7686631
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05161.5064612
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,41588.331,2503thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,226102.911,26243
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,07196.481,0338thin
HeifersSelectAverage83992.607774thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,361104.321,42046
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35994.461,2845thin
SteersSelectAverage1,10883.009192thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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%1,18170.84/cwt65.50–75.5083719
CowsLean 85-90%1,03162.55/cwt56.50–65.506459
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33462.19/cwt60.00–64.008306
CowsLean 85-90%1,30549.00/cwt49.00–49.006391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26478.09/cwt76.50–80.009874
CowsLean 85-90%1,05068.00/cwt68.00–68.007141
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,39393.79/cwt90.00–97.501,3067
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43475.83/cwt70.00–80.501,08711
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,54386.55/cwt82.00–89.501,3354
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18564.50/cwt64.50–64.507641
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,19563.00/cwt63.00–63.007531
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,21581.06/cwt75.50–87.509852
Bulls1,649103.12/cwt97.50–107.501,70012
Bulls1,850111.84/cwt109.00–115.502,0694
Bulls1,30587.04/cwt79.00–95.501,1364
SteersSelect1,10586.00/cwt86.00–86.009501
SteersChoice1,367104.86/cwt101.00–107.501,43344
SteersChoice1,23592.46/cwt92.00–93.001,1422
SteersSelect and Choice1,35994.46/cwt93.00–96.501,2845
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,11080.00/cwt80.00–80.008881
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed98058.00/cwt58.00–58.005681
Dairy SteersChoice1,41588.33/cwt87.00–90.501,2503
HeifersChoice1,242103.81/cwt100.00–106.001,28939
HeifersChoice1,29599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,2821
HeifersSelect and Choice1,07196.48/cwt96.00–98.001,0338
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed83992.60/cwt72.00–103.007774
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,00292.48/cwt84.00–98.509273

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.