Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-07-09

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 9
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
342 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 159▲ 342 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts: 342

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.25 higher. No test for slaughter Holstein steers and slaughter heifers to last week. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breaker and Boners selling .25 to .75 lower and Leans 2.75 higher. 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—High1,50781.791,23322
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,28889.741,15610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46965.0195534
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22560.2573848
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06452.9356323
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45885.751,2508thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,207112.051,35243
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,069103.481,10614
SteersChoiceLow1,341112.601,51088
SteersSelectAverage1,238103.341,27912
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,188102.311,21522

Every lot

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. 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 Choice1,188102.31/cwt95.00–108.501,21522
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,238103.34/cwt95.00–114.001,27912
Steers—Choice1,31399.69/cwt90.00–108.501,3096
Steers—Choice1,321113.16/cwt109.00–115.251,49570
Steers—Choice1,471115.81/cwt115.00–116.501,70412
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,069103.48/cwt98.00–107.501,10614
Heifers—Choice1,198111.98/cwt108.00–114.501,34236
Heifers—Choice1,233105.27/cwt105.00–105.501,2982
Heifers—Choice1,262115.25/cwt115.25–115.251,4545
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed95589.50/cwt89.50–89.508551
Bulls——1,28164.12/cwt49.00–71.508214
Bulls——1,55085.00/cwt78.00–89.501,31816
Bulls——2,27593.50/cwt93.50–93.502,1271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03940.07/cwt31.00–46.504165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04453.35/cwt48.50–58.0055716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09151.87/cwt39.00–55.505668
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25261.93/cwt56.00–66.5077540
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,25574.50/cwt74.50–74.509351
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,28098.41/cwt96.50–99.501,2603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28057.00/cwt56.00–58.007302
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28881.69/cwt63.00–98.001,0522
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,29887.94/cwt80.50–94.501,1416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46564.80/cwt60.00–69.5094929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63072.39/cwt71.00–74.501,1803
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45885.75/cwt82.00–89.001,2508

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.