Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2020-12-15

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 15
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
410 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 366▼ 65 vs year ago 475 · −13.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers and slaughter heifers traded steady to .25 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.25 lower to 1.75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold .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
Bullocks—Average1,42788.251,2593thin
Bulls—Average1,81675.061,36311
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,47784.611,24916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53953.6382648
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24649.1261279
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04147.3749323
HeifersChoiceAverage1,316102.531,34994
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,07587.2993812
HeifersSelectAverage98472.527145thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,453103.571,50592
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,12489.031,0014thin

Every lot

27 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 Choice1,12489.03/cwt88.00–90.001,0014
Steers—Choice1,40696.72/cwt91.00–99.501,3607
Steers—Choice1,431104.37/cwt100.00–106.751,49474
Steers—Choice1,562107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6715
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,69598.83/cwt96.00–102.001,6756
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight87073.00/cwt73.00–73.006351
Heifers—Select98472.52/cwt67.00–79.007145
Heifers—Select and Choice1,07587.29/cwt81.50–96.0093812
Heifers—Choice1,316103.80/cwt100.00–106.501,36672
Heifers—Choice1,31894.96/cwt82.50–99.001,25213
Heifers—Choice1,366107.06/cwt107.00–107.501,4628
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73373.32/cwt69.00–76.501,2718
Bulls——2,03879.69/cwt63.50–87.001,6243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01831.03/cwt28.00–35.003162
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,02263.23/cwt52.00–74.006465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05044.46/cwt41.50–47.0046716
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,10965.74/cwt63.50–70.007295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12258.00/cwt58.00–58.006513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24749.51/cwt46.00–56.0061757
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27015.01/cwt13.00–17.001912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32843.79/cwt42.00–45.5058212
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,42569.50/cwt69.50–69.509901
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,48085.62/cwt80.00–92.001,26715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50954.06/cwt49.50–60.5081630
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54347.21/cwt45.50–48.5072812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68364.34/cwt62.00–67.501,0836
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,42788.25/cwt82.00–93.001,2593

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.