Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-09-10

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 10
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
558 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 377▲ 558 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 sharply lower, with steers 5.75 lower and heifers 6.25 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 2.25 lower and Boners and Leans .25 to .75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with soft demand on slaughter steers and slaughter heifers and moderate on the slaughter cows and bulls.

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—Average1,32980.941,07620
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,31573.539676thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43760.7087345
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17957.1067367
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06947.2850617
HeifersChoiceHigh1,24599.161,234106
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,08591.2899018
HeifersSelectAverage1,02768.687058thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,414101.771,439221
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,26391.871,16038
SteersSelectAverage97580.527857thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed90686.02/cwt71.00–96.507794
Steers—Select1,06773.18/cwt60.50–78.507813
Steers—Select and Choice1,25892.24/cwt80.50–96.001,16037
Steers—Choice1,31292.41/cwt85.50–96.501,2127
Steers—Choice1,410101.79/cwt97.00–104.501,435177
Steers—Choice1,413105.61/cwt105.00–106.001,49233
Steers—Select and Choice1,44078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1231
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,77085.74/cwt85.50–86.501,5184
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed93594.00/cwt94.00–94.008791
Heifers—Select and Choice94063.50/cwt63.50–63.505971
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight1,02593.13/cwt86.00–97.509556
Heifers—Select1,02768.68/cwt53.00–81.507058
Heifers—Select and Choice1,10392.85/cwt83.50–95.001,02416
Heifers—Choice1,22199.99/cwt96.00–103.501,22162
Heifers—Choice1,31391.85/cwt77.00–95.001,20618
Heifers—Choice1,324104.97/cwt104.00–106.001,39020
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed79090.96/cwt90.00–92.007192
Bulls——Return to Feed87583.00/cwt83.00–83.007261
Bulls——Light Weight91059.50/cwt59.50–59.505411
Bulls——1,08545.00/cwt45.00–45.004881
Bulls——1,41982.30/cwt74.50–84.501,16813
Bulls——1,84089.76/cwt89.50–90.001,6522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00635.42/cwt21.00–41.503565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09051.65/cwt45.00–55.0056311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10864.02/cwt63.00–65.007092
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16058.50/cwt58.50–58.506791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17458.51/cwt54.50–64.5068752
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,20062.02/cwt61.00–63.007442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20850.42/cwt47.50–53.5060913
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,37379.28/cwt74.00–89.001,0894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41960.87/cwt56.00–66.0086438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42353.86/cwt53.00–55.007664
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69067.69/cwt67.50–68.001,1443

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.