Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-06-25

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 25
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
436 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 351▲ 436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total Receipts : 436

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold sharply lower, with steers 5.50 lower and heifers 4.25 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly .50 to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.75 lower. 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—High1,31684.241,10853
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,36085.171,15937
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52165.871,00254
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25462.0377842
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03846.424829thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,58081.001,2801thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,26674.429427thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,26555.507021thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,217110.471,34482
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,157105.221,21712
HeifersSelectAverage94378.187373thin
SteersChoiceLow1,353111.491,508109
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,149102.891,1825thin
SteersSelectAverage1,04779.498326thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,03076.39/cwt55.00–90.007875
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,13095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0741
Steers—Select and Choice1,149102.89/cwt97.50–107.001,1825
Steers—Choice1,265106.37/cwt105.00–107.501,3464
Steers—Choice1,356111.69/cwt108.00–114.001,515105
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select94378.18/cwt68.00–86.007373
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight95597.00/cwt97.00–97.009261
Heifers—Select and Choice1,157105.22/cwt100.00–107.001,21712
Heifers—Choice1,218104.82/cwt102.50–107.001,2777
Heifers—Choice1,220111.19/cwt108.25–114.001,35774
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed812102.30/cwt99.00–108.008317
Bulls——1,26681.74/cwt76.00–86.001,03532
Bulls——1,44673.20/cwt68.00–75.501,0587
Bulls——1,91788.66/cwt87.00–91.501,7007
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85827.93/cwt24.00–30.002403
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,06089.00/cwt89.00–89.009431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12561.00/cwt61.00–61.006861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12954.59/cwt52.00–57.006165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22661.07/cwt56.50–66.0074928
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,28070.85/cwt67.50–72.509077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31969.72/cwt67.00–76.009207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34053.02/cwt45.00–55.507106
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,34584.01/cwt75.00–93.501,13022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43346.77/cwt22.00–59.506703
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,473100.89/cwt99.00–103.501,4868
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49766.02/cwt60.00–70.0098844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70673.15/cwt71.00–75.001,2487
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,26555.50/cwt55.50–55.507021
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,26674.42/cwt70.00–79.009427
Dairy Steers—Choice1,58081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2801

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.