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Fairview Sale Barn · Tue, Oct 5

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Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 5

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Receipts

296 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 242▲ 22 vs year ago 274 · +8.0%

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As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,788	86.90	1,554	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,317	101.62	1,339	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	67.95	1,016	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	57.02	716	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	51.90	612	12
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,282	126.16	1,618	46
Steers	Choice	High	1,418	126.69	1,797	127
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	115.87	1,509	12

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20 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,302	115.87/cwt	108.00–119.50	1,509	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,333	121.69/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,622	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,416	126.80/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,795	112
Steers	—	Choice	1,552	130.65/cwt	130.00–130.75	2,028	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,247	126.39/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,576	30
Heifers	—	Choice	1,299	118.62/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,541	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,379	130.00/cwt	129.00–130.25	1,793	10

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Oct 5, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 296Last week 242Year ago 274

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,552	130.00–130.75	130.65
8	—	1,333	119.00–122.50	121.69
112	—	1,416	123.00–129.50	126.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,302	108.00–119.50	115.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,755	82.00–89.50	86.34
4	—	2,043	95.50–98.00	96.83
1	—	970	50.50	50.50

Cows — Boner 80-85%

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