Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2019-10-22

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 22
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
389 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 309▲ 389 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 traded steady to .75 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.75 higher, and Boners and Leans .25 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.50 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
Bullocks—High1,670102.001,7031thin
Bulls—Low1,64772.521,19516
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,54090.871,4006thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46955.8882130
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27649.7463566
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02938.0939218
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267108.951,38163
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,17196.211,1278thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,461110.151,610154
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,30296.371,25511

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,30296.37/cwt87.00–104.001,25511
Steers—Choice1,418101.56/cwt99.00–104.501,4402
Steers—Choice1,445114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,6551
Steers—Choice1,462110.23/cwt106.50–113.251,612151
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight970101.00/cwt100.50–101.509803
Heifers—Select and Choice1,17196.21/cwt88.00–104.001,1278
Heifers—Choice1,258109.10/cwt105.00–111.501,37250
Heifers—Choice1,323103.47/cwt103.00–104.001,3692
Heifers—Choice1,423112.39/cwt112.00–114.501,5998
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37160.32/cwt40.00–67.008275
Bulls——1,68674.80/cwt71.00–79.501,2617
Bulls——1,92583.77/cwt82.00–85.501,6134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70811.67/cwt10.00–14.00832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01534.85/cwt33.00–36.003543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08142.90/cwt38.00–49.0046413
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,14062.26/cwt62.00–62.507102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24142.37/cwt35.00–45.5052614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29050.93/cwt46.00–57.0065748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32360.16/cwt58.50–61.507962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40047.70/cwt45.50–49.006683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43165.09/cwt62.50–66.509314
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,46581.96/cwt78.00–86.001,2012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48555.34/cwt49.50–59.5082223
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,57895.33/cwt91.00–98.001,5044
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,670102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7031

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.