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 | 1,686 | 95.84 | 1,616 | 20 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,264 | 78.77 | 996 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,451 | 72.94 | 1,059 | 54 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,130 | 71.76 | 811 | 89 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 951 | 59.39 | 565 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,535 | 85.43 | 1,311 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,272 | 103.39 | 1,315 | 35 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,144 | 90.64 | 1,037 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,052 | 80.41 | 846 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,445 | 105.45 | 1,524 | 78 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,174 | 91.02 | 1,069 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,140 | 71.00 | 809 | 1thin |
Every lot
26 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,140 | 71.00/cwt | 71.00–71.00 | 809 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,174 | 91.02/cwt | 85.00–93.50 | 1,069 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,435 | 106.15/cwt | 102.50–109.00 | 1,523 | 75 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,535 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,443 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,790 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 1,522 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,052 | 80.41/cwt | 74.00–85.00 | 846 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,144 | 90.64/cwt | 85.00–99.00 | 1,037 | 4 |
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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.