Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-10-20

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 20
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
214 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 172▼ 175 vs year ago 389 · −45.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.25 to 2.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold .25 lower. 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—Average1,70875.761,2949thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41259.6384234
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23357.9371432
CowsLean 85-90%Average96252.655077thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,55089.561,3883thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,304105.551,37619
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,11295.171,0583thin
HeifersSelectAverage98278.107673thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,436105.981,52287
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,10391.751,0122thin

Every lot

21 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—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,00585.00/cwt85.00–85.008541
Steers—Select and Choice1,20098.50/cwt98.50–98.501,1821
Steers—Choice1,349101.06/cwt99.00–102.501,3635
Steers—Choice1,418106.70/cwt103.00–109.001,51375
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,690101.78/cwt98.00–103.001,7207
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed97580.65/cwt73.00–88.007862
Heifers—Select99573.00/cwt73.00–73.007261
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,04592.00/cwt91.00–93.009612
Heifers—Select and Choice1,245101.50/cwt101.50–101.501,2641
Heifers—Choice1,294106.32/cwt103.50–109.501,37617
Heifers—Choice1,38599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62966.60/cwt42.50–75.001,0854
Bulls——1,77283.09/cwt79.50–87.501,4725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79545.50/cwt45.50–45.503621
Cows—Lean 85-90%99053.84/cwt48.50–58.505336
Cows—Boner 80-85%Muddy1,22558.50/cwt58.50–58.507171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23258.99/cwt53.50–64.0072727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24350.66/cwt49.50–53.006304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34254.38/cwt53.50–55.007303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41960.14/cwt56.00–66.0085331
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,55089.56/cwt88.00–92.501,3883

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.