Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-08-18

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 18
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
319 head
119 vs last sale 200 179 vs year ago 140 · +127.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.25 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold .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
BullsAverage1,59785.851,37128
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,26880.641,0228thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49967.071,00642
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25363.6879860
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01553.3054116
HeifersSelectAverage852106.779098thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,209104.851,26757
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,03092.609544thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,331105.031,39874
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31099.321,3014thin
SteersSelectAverage87797.838574thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed844109.66/cwt106.00–113.009267
HeifersSelect90586.50/cwt86.50–86.507831
BullsReturn to Feed97784.64/cwt79.50–89.008273
BullsReturn to Feed1,07570.00/cwt70.00–70.007531
Bulls1,74990.74/cwt85.50–95.501,58711
Bulls1,56578.19/cwt64.50–84.501,22410
Bulls1,93899.92/cwt97.00–102.001,9363
SteersChoice1,559108.75/cwt108.75–108.751,6955
SteersChoice1,30296.76/cwt93.00–101.001,2605
SteersSelect and Choice1,31099.32/cwt97.00–100.001,3014
SteersSelectReturn to Feed920125.01/cwt124.00–126.001,1502
SteersSelect83370.65/cwt63.00–77.005892
SteersChoice1,316105.39/cwt102.50–108.001,38764
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08576.45/cwt75.50–77.508292
CowsLean 85-90%81137.16/cwt23.00–51.003014
CowsLean 85-90%1,32566.00/cwt66.00–66.008751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52569.07/cwt65.00–75.501,05330
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43562.08/cwt55.50–64.5089112
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,25285.23/cwt80.00–90.001,0676
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25865.76/cwt61.00–70.5082742
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,31566.88/cwt65.00–68.508792
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26256.63/cwt53.00–60.0071516
CowsLean 85-90%1,06158.01/cwt53.00–62.5061511
HeifersChoice1,210105.10/cwt102.00–108.001,27253
HeifersChoice1,247108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,3532
HeifersChoice1,350101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3641
HeifersSelect and Choice1,03092.60/cwt90.00–93.509544
HeifersChoiceLight Weight92088.00/cwt88.00–88.008101

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.