Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-07-02

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 2
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
159 head
▼ 277 vs last sale 436▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total Receipts 159

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold .75 higher. Slaughter heifers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly .50 to .75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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—Low1,58483.771,32718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50866.1099721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20559.4371635
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03552.115407thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,199101.751,2204thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,035100.461,0402thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,00582.318273thin
SteersChoiceLow1,353111.631,51153
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,078102.211,1022thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,078102.21/cwt99.00–105.501,1022
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,14597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1111
Steers—Choice1,210102.52/cwt100.50–104.501,2402
Steers—Choice1,348112.10/cwt107.00–113.751,51145
Steers—Choice1,499114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,7095
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight97594.00/cwt94.00–94.009171
Heifers—Select99880.46/cwt80.00–81.008032
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,02086.00/cwt86.00–86.008771
Heifers—Select and Choice1,035100.46/cwt100.00–101.001,0402
Heifers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,090102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1121
Heifers—Choice1,300109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4171
Heifers—Choice1,430102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55885.39/cwt75.00–89.501,33016
Bulls——1,78870.82/cwt68.00–73.001,2662
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83043.00/cwt43.00–43.003571
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06350.44/cwt47.00–56.005364
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08360.02/cwt59.00–61.006502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09855.12/cwt51.50–56.506055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17010.00/cwt10.00–10.001171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22561.88/cwt57.00–67.5075829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48557.00/cwt57.00–57.008461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50966.55/cwt61.00–71.501,00420

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.