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Fairview Sale Barn · Tue, Oct 28

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Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 28

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Receipts

407 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 372▲ 84 vs year ago 323 · +26.0%

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As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Beakers and Boners selling 2.00 to 4.00 lower and Leans 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 15.00 lower with a wide spread between average dressers and high dressers, Trade was active with much lower 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	—	Average	1,295	192.50	2,493	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,639	168.22	2,757	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,536	200.87	3,085	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	167.02	2,572	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	159.88	2,062	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	124.08	1,347	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	231.10	3,118	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	212.49	2,556	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,158	232.48	2,692	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	231.36	3,487	170
Steers	Standard	Average	1,455	175.00	2,546	1thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,108	244.63/cwt	241.00–252.50	2,711	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,208	220.34/cwt	218.00–222.00	2,662	3
Steers	—	Standard	1,455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,546	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,506	232.33/cwt	226.00–236.75	3,499	156
Steers	—	Choice	1,518	217.84/cwt	190.00–224.00	3,307	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,662	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,203	212.49/cwt	207.50–217.50	2,556

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Oct 28, 2025

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

Receipts 407Last week 372Year ago 323

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,314	163.00–174.00	169.21
32	—	1,281	102.50–162.00	148.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,563	174.00–184.00	178.66
27	—	1,520	132.00–172.00	156.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	190.00–192.00	191.12
3	—	1,510	206.00–208.00	207.37

Cows — Lean 85-90%

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