Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-06-11

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 11
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
218 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 315▲ 218 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.50 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly .75 to 3.00 higher, with Leans with the higher gains. Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Trade was active with 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
Bulls—Average1,35880.221,0896thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,42091.111,2946thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43164.3792133
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17062.0672655
CowsLean 85-90%Low99452.4852214
HeifersChoiceAverage1,278116.041,48325
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,055110.171,1623thin
SteersChoiceLow1,333119.731,59647
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,232111.481,37311

Every lot

22 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,232111.48/cwt104.00–115.501,37311
Steers—Choice1,323119.66/cwt116.00–122.501,58341
Steers—Choice1,345113.59/cwt112.50–114.501,5282
Steers—Choice1,427123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,7624
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,055110.17/cwt105.00–114.001,1623
Heifers—Choice1,259117.49/cwt115.00–119.501,47920
Heifers—Choice1,353110.23/cwt107.00–113.001,4915
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed77572.50/cwt72.50–72.505621
Bulls——1,29774.78/cwt72.00–79.009703
Bulls——1,74092.24/cwt92.00–92.501,6052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83039.12/cwt32.00–44.003252
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed96570.00/cwt70.00–70.006761
Cows—Lean 85-90%99353.17/cwt49.50–56.5052810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14560.81/cwt54.00–64.5069640
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16362.42/cwt60.00–64.507262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18553.00/cwt53.00–53.006281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26065.99/cwt65.00–69.5083113
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,41074.24/cwt70.00–78.001,0472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41055.21/cwt54.00–56.507782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41164.46/cwt60.50–67.5091028
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,42599.54/cwt93.00–107.001,4184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63369.63/cwt68.50–70.751,1373

This sale against other markets

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.