Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-06-02

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 2
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
308 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 224▼ 7 vs year ago 315 · −2.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.75 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.25 higher, with Boners gaining the most. Slaughter bulls sold 1.25 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—Average1,44889.081,29017
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,28086.001,10111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47464.4595035
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19664.4277176
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01257.1557827
HeifersChoiceLow1,332109.681,46129
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,13099.541,1253thin
HeifersSelectAverage86399.4085820
SteersChoiceAverage1,431111.051,59070
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203101.521,2215thin

Every lot

26 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 Choice1,203101.52/cwt98.50–105.001,2215
Steers—Choice1,300105.61/cwt105.00–106.001,3733
Steers—Choice1,411112.27/cwt108.50–116.001,58462
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,76399.17/cwt90.00–103.501,7485
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed839102.74/cwt83.00–119.0086217
Heifers—Select1,00080.48/cwt71.00–90.008053
Heifers—Select and Choice1,13099.54/cwt98.00–102.001,1253
Heifers—Choice1,326111.75/cwt107.00–114.501,48221
Heifers—Choice1,348104.23/cwt103.00–106.001,4058
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed90290.21/cwt86.00–95.008143
Bulls——1,38878.10/cwt76.00–83.501,0844
Bulls——1,60292.60/cwt87.50–96.501,4839
Bulls——1,94598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,9061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91160.32/cwt59.00–62.005505
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95863.61/cwt59.50–71.006096
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,00281.44/cwt74.00–93.0081610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06353.73/cwt48.00–58.0057116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18953.69/cwt45.00–57.5063814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22063.01/cwt58.00–68.5076945
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,23567.15/cwt65.50–69.008292
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,26498.99/cwt93.00–105.501,2514
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,31183.14/cwt75.50–91.001,0905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33870.61/cwt69.00–73.009457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44970.67/cwt69.00–71.501,0244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47457.90/cwt57.00–59.008537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47865.32/cwt60.00–70.5096524

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.