Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-07-16

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 16
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
268 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 342▲ 268 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 heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 3.00 higher, Boners .25 higher, and Leans trading steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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—Average1,80387.011,56818
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,53485.611,31426
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55369.221,07527
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17262.0572737
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01246.794748thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,343111.821,50144
HeifersSelectAverage93683.747834thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,357117.061,58989
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080105.941,1442thin

Every lot

24 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 Choice1,080105.94/cwt100.00–111.501,1442
Steers—Choice1,092107.74/cwt102.50–111.001,1773
Steers—Choice1,354117.18/cwt112.50–118.751,58779
Steers—Choice1,507119.72/cwt119.50–119.751,8047
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed88395.45/cwt87.00–106.008432
Heifers—Select98872.02/cwt60.00–81.007122
Heifers—Choice1,292115.03/cwt113.50–118.001,48627
Heifers—Choice1,325105.70/cwt83.00–110.001,40112
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,587109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,7382
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,705109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8583
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74988.15/cwt82.00–92.001,54215
Bulls——2,00597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,9451
Bulls——2,10373.46/cwt72.50–74.001,5452
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98836.21/cwt26.00–43.503583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02753.14/cwt52.00–54.005465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14062.27/cwt57.00–66.0071028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20154.55/cwt52.00–56.506555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35969.90/cwt67.00–73.509504
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42857.58/cwt56.00–59.508224
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,45175.74/cwt70.00–78.001,0996
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,48596.21/cwt95.00–97.501,4294
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53667.53/cwt60.50–71.501,03713
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,57886.66/cwt80.00–92.501,36716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62576.08/cwt73.00–79.501,23610

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.