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Fairview Sale Barn · Tue, Oct 24

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Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 24

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Receipts

224 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 385▼ 48 vs year ago 272 · −17.6%

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As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers traded steady, while heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 14.00 lower, Boners 1.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower on a lessor kind. 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	1,596	111.10	1,773	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,455	150.61	2,192	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	97.82	1,427	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	92.67	1,118	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	76.28	855	11
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,272	184.67	2,349	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,073	160.79	1,725	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	188.45	2,845	85
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,232	171.40	2,111	15
Steers	Select	Average	996	103.16	1,027	4thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	996	103.16/cwt	97.50–112.50	1,027	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,107	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,993	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,251	170.08/cwt	153.00–179.50	2,128	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,467	176.06/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,583	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,511	188.90/cwt	180.00–191.50	2,854	82
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,073	160.79/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,725	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,266	184.92/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,341

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Oct 24, 2023

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

Receipts 224Last week 385Year ago 272

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,864	115.00–127.00	121.40
4	—	1,434	91.00–106.00	95.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	87.50–114.00	101.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,225	86.00–105.00	93.13
2	—	1,260	108.00–113.00	110.61
4	—	1,215	70.00–84.00	76.45

Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt

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