Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-11-03

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 3
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
320 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 261▲ 47 vs year ago 273 · +17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .25 to 1.25 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.75 to 5.25 lower. Slaughter bulls sold .75 higher. Trade was active with 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
Bulls—Average1,65081.061,33814
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,38370.509752thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25352.2265458
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50651.9378240
CowsLean 85-90%Average98649.0148310
HeifersChoiceLow1,24599.441,23953
HeifersSelectAverage93685.427996thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,08084.509132thin
SteersChoiceLow1,425100.831,437103
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16491.191,06111
SteersSelectAverage98076.007452thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls——1,67181.28/cwt75.50–85.001,35812
Bulls——2,03089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,8171
Bulls——1,02070.00/cwt70.00–70.007141
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—90076.00/cwt76.00–76.006841
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—92988.50/cwt77.00–110.008225
HeifersSelect—97070.00/cwt70.00–70.006791
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35845.45/cwt41.50–48.5061713
SteersChoice—1,35092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2421
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,33058.00/cwt58.00–58.007711
HeifersChoice—1,12993.09/cwt92.00–93.501,0514
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,43583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1911
SteersChoice—1,404101.44/cwt95.00–104.751,42492
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,72564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,1041
HeifersChoice—1,25599.96/cwt95.50–104.001,25449
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61020.00/cwt20.00–20.003221
SteersSelect—1,06076.00/cwt76.00–76.008061
CowsLean 85-90%—98649.01/cwt43.00–53.0048310
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,08084.50/cwt84.50–84.509132
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51354.05/cwt50.00–60.0081832
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,11957.73/cwt49.00–64.0064610
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41243.93/cwt30.00–47.506206
SteersSelect and Choice—1,16491.19/cwt81.00–94.501,06111
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,66493.75/cwt93.50–95.501,5608
SteersChoice—1,460105.27/cwt105.00–105.501,5372
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25253.16/cwt49.50–59.5066635

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.