Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-06-18

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 18
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
351 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 218▲ 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 2.25 lower. Slaughter cows sold .25 to 1.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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
Bulls—Low1,58083.051,31226
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,33690.491,20915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52368.691,04665
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21864.1378174
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11151.8157614
HeifersChoiceLow1,215114.201,38833
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,076108.521,16813
HeifersSelectAverage1,02882.508482thin
SteersChoiceLow1,381117.001,61683
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,228108.771,33614
SteersSelectAverage1,07593.851,0093thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,07593.85/cwt91.00–100.001,0093
Steers—Select and Choice1,228108.77/cwt98.50–113.501,33614
Steers—Choice1,238108.29/cwt105.00–112.001,3413
Steers—Choice1,372117.38/cwt114.50–120.501,61075
Steers—Choice1,515121.63/cwt121.50–121.751,8434
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,94596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,8671
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed950105.00/cwt105.00–105.009981
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed95593.00/cwt93.00–93.008881
Heifers—Select and Choice1,086109.81/cwt97.50–112.001,19312
Heifers—Select1,10560.00/cwt60.00–60.006631
Heifers—Choice1,162110.06/cwt105.00–112.001,2798
Heifers—Choice1,232115.52/cwt113.00–118.501,42325
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007722
Bulls——1,36361.54/cwt38.00–77.508396
Bulls——1,62584.36/cwt79.50–89.501,37111
Bulls——1,93593.15/cwt91.00–96.501,8027
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
Cows—Lean 85-90%95338.23/cwt34.00–40.003643
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,02381.15/cwt76.50–87.008302
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13864.18/cwt63.50–65.007302
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15853.58/cwt48.50–58.506209
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19353.03/cwt46.50–55.5063310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23361.90/cwt56.50–66.0076338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23969.42/cwt67.00–76.5086023
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,32082.47/cwt68.50–95.001,0899
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,360102.53/cwt97.00–110.501,3946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51165.60/cwt59.50–70.5099132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52774.44/cwt71.00–79.001,13729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58451.76/cwt49.00–54.508204

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.