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Fairview Sale Barn · Tue, Sep 16

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Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 16

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Receipts

298 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 458▼ 10 vs year ago 308 · −3.2%

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As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 1.00 lower and Boners and Leans 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower on a lessor kind. 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
Bullocks	—	Low	1,125	172.50	1,941	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,784	195.44	3,486	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,345	201.34	2,709	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	174.37	2,718	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	166.51	2,151	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	128.22	1,414	24
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,795	169.00	3,034	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,249	242.46	3,028	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,059	219.45	2,324	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	240.04	3,586	77
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,217	222.82	2,711	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,129	187.50	2,116	3thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	970	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,964	1
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,045	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,560	2
Steers	—	Select	1,208	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,174	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,264	233.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	2,945	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	175.12/cwt	167.50–182.50	2,224	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,416	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,494	240.17/cwt	237.00–246.00	3,588	76
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Sep 16, 2025

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Receipts 298Last week 458Year ago 308

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,560	180.00–190.00	184.68
29	—	1,557	110.00–177.00	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,296	170.00–182.50	175.81
2	—	1,320	184.00–186.00	185.09
31	—	1,317	102.50–169.00	155.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	185.00–199.00	189.42

Cows — Premium White 65-75%

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