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 |
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| Bulls | — | Low | 1,694 | 69.13 | 1,171 | 16 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,303 | 68.50 | 892 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,507 | 54.24 | 817 | 61 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,254 | 46.48 | 583 | 82 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Very Low | 1,170 | 36.96 | 432 | 26 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,455 | 85.00 | 1,237 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | High | 1,294 | 116.57 | 1,509 | 62 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,133 | 109.15 | 1,237 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 882 | 86.09 | 759 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,388 | 117.13 | 1,625 | 89 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,253 | 108.05 | 1,354 | 18 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 944 | 102.86 | 970 | 4thin |
Every lot
28 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 | 930 | 76.00/cwt | 76.00–76.00 | 707 | 1 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 948 | 111.81/cwt | 110.00–115.00 | 1,060 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,239 | 111.96/cwt | 111.00–113.50 | 1,387 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,253 | 108.05/cwt | 94.00–112.50 | 1,354 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,391 | 117.25/cwt | 114.00–120.50 | 1,631 | 81 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,543 | 122.50/cwt | 122.50–122.50 | 1,890 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 757 | 54.00/cwt | 54.00–54.00 | 409 | 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.