Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | High | 1,257 | 75.69 | 951 | 29 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,381 | 78.61 | 1,085 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,478 | 63.02 | 931 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,150 | 56.00 | 644 | 37 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 921 | 49.62 | 457 | 21 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,236 | 103.10 | 1,274 | 100 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,108 | 94.25 | 1,044 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 965 | 80.13 | 773 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,388 | 104.15 | 1,445 | 183 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,203 | 96.63 | 1,162 | 33 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,091 | 76.08 | 830 | 5thin |
Every lot
27 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, ILNothing 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,091 | 76.08/cwt | 63.00–89.00 | 830 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,203 | 96.63/cwt | 91.00–100.00 | 1,162 | 33 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,308 | 99.98/cwt | 98.00–101.50 | 1,308 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,395 | 104.53/cwt | 101.00–107.50 | 1,458 | 155 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,411 | 108.29/cwt | 108.00–108.50 | 1,528 | 7 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,665 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,665 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 965 | 80.13/cwt | 76.00–85.00 | 773 | 2 |
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This sale against other markets
Illinois weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.