Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-06-23

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 23
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
337 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 295▼ 99 vs year ago 436 · −22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady, with Breakers 2.25 lower, Boners mostly steady, and Leans 3.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.75 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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—High1,56389.581,40024
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,43979.681,14613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48870.071,04244
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22768.10835106
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13663.0071519
HeifersChoiceAverage1,33899.741,33428
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,01085.028592thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,05773.0577211
SteersChoiceAverage1,41499.231,40370
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32587.981,1663thin
SteersSelectAverage1,17372.398492thin
SteersStandardAverage1,56570.001,0961thin

Every lot

28 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—Select1,17372.39/cwt68.00–77.008492
Steers—Select and Choice1,32587.98/cwt85.00–93.001,1663
Steers—Choice1,34192.78/cwt85.00–95.001,24410
Steers—Choice1,426100.31/cwt96.00–102.501,43060
Steers—Standard1,56570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0961
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed96874.28/cwt66.00–80.007196
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight98590.00/cwt90.00–90.008871
Heifers—Select and Choice1,01085.02/cwt81.00–89.008592
Heifers—Select1,16471.58/cwt67.50–76.508335
Heifers—Choice1,27094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1942
Heifers—Choice1,357100.59/cwt97.00–102.751,36525
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28981.13/cwt67.50–86.501,04612
Bulls——1,800104.27/cwt102.50–105.501,8774
Bulls——1,85694.90/cwt90.00–98.501,7618
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00554.51/cwt54.00–55.005482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03069.00/cwt69.00–69.007111
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,03474.51/cwt71.00–81.007706
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,10564.50/cwt64.50–64.507131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16263.63/cwt58.00–68.5073915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22268.66/cwt64.00–74.0083982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29860.92/cwt55.00–63.5079115
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,33189.75/cwt85.00–95.001,1954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38575.83/cwt75.00–76.501,0503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,0911
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,46976.91/cwt73.50–82.001,1307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48963.56/cwt58.00–68.5094610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49071.79/cwt66.00–76.501,07033
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,54869.26/cwt69.00–69.501,0722

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.