Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-08-11

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 11
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
200 head
168 vs last sale 368 59 vs year ago 141 · +41.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.50 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold sharply lower, with slaughter cows 7.75 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.50 lower. Trade was active with soft to moderate 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
BullsAverage1,59588.351,40920
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,26587.711,11012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39065.9591716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25362.7678636
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15052.596058thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,187101.191,20242
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage99592.009151thin
HeifersSelectAverage82564.505322thin
SteersSelectAverage911113.191,0315thin
SteersChoiceLow1,409102.831,44936
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21294.211,1426thin
SteersStandardAverage1,44293.201,34414

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
HeifersSelect and Choice99592.00/cwt92.00–92.009151
HeifersSelect91070.00/cwt70.00–70.006371
HeifersSelect74059.00/cwt59.00–59.004371
HeifersChoiceLight Weight99792.50/cwt92.50–92.509222
HeifersChoice1,197101.62/cwt99.00–105.001,21640
Bulls1,74790.05/cwt84.00–94.001,57314
Bulls94377.63/cwt76.50–80.007324
Bulls1,83097.87/cwt95.50–100.001,7912
SteersChoice1,44697.74/cwt97.50–98.501,4134
SteersStandard1,48994.90/cwt90.00–97.501,41312
SteersStandard1,16283.00/cwt83.00–83.009642
SteersSelect and Choice1,21294.21/cwt87.00–97.001,1426
SteersSelectReturn to Feed871120.49/cwt113.00–129.001,0494
SteersSelect1,07084.00/cwt84.00–84.008991
SteersChoice1,404103.47/cwt100.50–105.001,45332
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25163.76/cwt57.50–68.5079832
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,32994.33/cwt91.00–95.001,2546
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20349.70/cwt38.00–56.505983
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,21083.10/cwt71.00–90.001,0065
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0261
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,16071.00/cwt71.00–71.008241
CowsLean 85-90%1,17555.67/cwt51.00–60.506547
CowsLean 85-90%97531.00/cwt31.00–31.003021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39065.95/cwt59.50–69.5091716

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.