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Fairview Sale Barn · Tue, May 21

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Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 21

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Receipts

403 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 419▲ 70 vs year ago 333 · +21.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers, and slaughter cows traded steady. No real test to last week for slaughter bulls, but a much higher undertone was noted. Trade was active with 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	159.00	1,943	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,664	166.90	2,778	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,522	157.92	2,404	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	141.77	2,129	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	137.91	1,710	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	119.27	1,228	39
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	118.86	1,367	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,607	169.00	2,716	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,368	190.49	2,606	63
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,147	173.77	1,993	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	191.12	2,765	107
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,229	180.23	2,215	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	967	150.00	1,451	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	967	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,451	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,190	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,225	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,240	178.29/cwt	153.00–184.00	2,211	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,438	185.12/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,662	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,449	192.58/cwt	188.00–197.50	2,790	86
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,147	173.77/cwt	161.00–183.50	1,993	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,322	185.54/cwt	180.00–186.50

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue May 21, 2024

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

Receipts 403Last week 419Year ago 333

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,791	172.50–183.00	177.66
5	—	1,951	187.50–195.00	192.07
6	—	1,320	115.00–157.50	136.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	967	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt

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