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Fairview Sale Barn · Tue, Sep 19

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Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 19

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Receipts

381 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 439▼ 13 vs year ago 394 · −3.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A lower market across the board today, with the exception of the Premium White cows. Slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, with Boners taking the larger loss, Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,667	118.31	1,973	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,560	153.83	2,400	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	113.39	1,772	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	103.32	1,282	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	85.31	955	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,486	155.50	2,311	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	168.49	2,463	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	184.05	2,346	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,050	180.00	1,890	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,035	159.61	1,652	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	186.73	2,765	69
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	168.52	2,191	8thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	168.52/cwt	154.00–176.00	2,191	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,469	189.08/cwt	182.00–192.50	2,778	58
Steers	—	Choice	1,510	175.85/cwt	160.00–180.50	2,655	9
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,690	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,830	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,035	159.61/cwt	145.00–189.00	1,652	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,242	177.29/cwt	170.00–181.00

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Sep 19, 2023

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

Receipts 381Last week 439Year ago 394

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,891	120.00–130.00	123.27
3	—	2,023	133.00–135.00	133.98
11	—	1,429	91.50–117.00	107.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,271	96.00–107.50	101.96
9	—	1,255	107.50–118.50	110.05
23	—	1,193	80.00–95.00	90.62

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