Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-06-30

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 30
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
231 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 337▲ 72 vs year ago 159 · +45.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.25 to 2.50 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.25 lower. Slaughter bulls sold .75 lower. Trade was active with soft to 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—High1,71091.231,56018
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,44880.451,16514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47867.5899923
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20763.1276235
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08753.0757722
HeifersChoiceAverage1,25396.691,21130
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,22591.501,1211thin
HeifersSelectAverage97172.897089thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,41898.641,39847
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,20890.981,0994thin
SteersSelectAverage93984.467935thin

Every lot

30 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—Select92570.00/cwt70.00–70.006481
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed94388.07/cwt81.00–111.008314
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed99095.00/cwt95.00–95.009411
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,09590.00/cwt90.00–90.009861
Steers—Select and Choice1,24591.30/cwt88.50–93.501,1373
Steers—Choice1,41998.96/cwt94.50–101.001,40433
Steers—Choice1,43189.90/cwt85.50–93.001,2864
Steers—Choice1,454101.75/cwt101.75–101.751,4799
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed92375.94/cwt73.00–80.007012
Heifers—Select98572.02/cwt64.50–76.007097
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight1,04588.00/cwt88.00–88.009201
Heifers—Choice1,22091.93/cwt90.00–92.501,1225
Heifers—Select and Choice1,22591.50/cwt91.50–91.501,1211
Heifers—Choice1,26898.04/cwt94.50–101.001,24324
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed91580.00/cwt80.00–80.007321
Bulls——1,50869.45/cwt29.00–86.501,0474
Bulls——1,818102.69/cwt101.00–104.501,8677
Bulls——1,85294.26/cwt90.00–98.001,7466
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05019.00/cwt19.00–19.002001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07558.74/cwt55.50–62.5063112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08044.88/cwt26.00–51.504857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17262.59/cwt57.50–67.0073422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20364.80/cwt64.00–65.507802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22853.79/cwt50.00–56.006615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28970.43/cwt68.00–74.509088
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34057.82/cwt56.00–59.507752
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,43373.15/cwt70.00–76.001,0485
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,45684.50/cwt79.00–89.501,2309
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47273.35/cwt73.00–73.501,0803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49467.70/cwt61.00–71.501,01118

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.