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Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 12

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

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300 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 296▲ 128 vs year ago 172 · +74.4%

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As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady on the Breakers and 2.00 to 3.00 lower on the Boners and Leans. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. 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	1,618	78.30	1,267	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,253	100.00	1,253	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	67.06	1,014	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	58.84	720	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	47.32	513	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,278	123.97	1,584	56
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	101.53	1,234	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,039	76.89	799	13
Steers	Choice	Low	1,462	127.66	1,866	105
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	112.94	1,458	11
Steers	Standard	Average	1,272	96.00	1,221	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,272	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,221	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,291	112.94/cwt	98.00–120.00	1,458	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,412	120.31/cwt	98.00–123.50	1,699	19
Steers	—	Choice	1,460	129.30/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,888	78
Steers	—	Choice	1,549	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	2,068	6
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,738	116.24/cwt	115.50–117.00	2,020	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	958	49.75/cwt	43.00–54.00	477	2

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Oct 12, 2021

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

Receipts 300Last week 296Year ago 172

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,676	78.00–85.00	81.73
2	—	2,000	92.50–99.00	94.87
9	—	1,475	59.50–76.00	71.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	67.50–68.00	67.78
3	—	1,260	49.50–51.50	50.41
23	—	1,228	52.00–62.50	57.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,544	64.50–75.00	69.17
5	—	1,577	75.00–78.00

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