Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-12-01

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 1
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
488 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 322▼ 62 vs year ago 550 · −11.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.50 to 3.75 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.25 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
Bulls—Average1,71270.651,20925
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,43174.891,0726thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52654.2082795
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26150.4263689
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04743.2345228
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,23078.819695thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,62287.001,4112thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,347108.131,45679
HeifersSelectAverage1,01278.967996thin
SteersChoiceLow1,432108.701,557125
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,44296.171,3873thin
SteersSelectAverage1,09373.838072thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,09373.83/cwt70.00–77.008072
Steers—Choice1,327102.47/cwt95.00–104.001,3606
Steers—Select and Choice1,408102.01/cwt101.00–103.001,4362
Steers—Choice1,416108.80/cwt104.50–111.501,54197
Steers—Choice1,483111.83/cwt111.75–112.501,65817
Steers—Select and Choice1,51084.50/cwt84.50–84.501,2761
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,702103.60/cwt102.00–104.501,7635
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select94569.23/cwt58.00–80.006542
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,04583.83/cwt78.00–95.008764
Heifers—Choice1,34197.93/cwt90.00–102.501,3136
Heifers—Choice1,342108.37/cwt105.00–111.501,45460
Heifers—Choice1,371111.75/cwt111.75–111.751,53213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52159.26/cwt32.00–67.009017
Bulls——1,78574.64/cwt69.50–78.501,33217
Bulls——1,80582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,4891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81514.00/cwt14.00–14.001141
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84559.00/cwt59.00–59.004991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01226.48/cwt23.00–35.502683
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,05369.33/cwt62.00–88.007307
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07046.00/cwt41.50–50.0049223
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,26557.00/cwt57.00–57.007211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26551.15/cwt48.00–58.0064750
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30045.15/cwt39.50–47.5058732
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,46478.47/cwt74.00–84.001,1495
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48547.08/cwt45.00–49.0069913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52254.84/cwt50.00–60.0083577
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68862.91/cwt62.00–64.001,0625
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,23078.81/cwt78.00–80.009695
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,62287.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4112

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.