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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| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,295 | 86.50 | 1,120 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,495 | 89.68 | 1,341 | 21 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,476 | 64.70 | 955 | 26 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,263 | 59.57 | 752 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,129 | 45.15 | 509 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,557 | 86.16 | 1,342 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,213 | 99.20 | 1,203 | 28 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,393 | 100.05 | 1,394 | 41 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,173 | 88.97 | 1,044 | 2thin |
Every lot
19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,173 | 88.97/cwt | 88.00–90.00 | 1,044 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,362 | 93.65/cwt | 91.50–95.00 | 1,276 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,387 | 100.44/cwt | 96.50–102.00 | 1,393 | 29 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,440 | 103.00/cwt | 103.00–103.00 | 1,483 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,130 | 102.40/cwt | 102.00–102.50 | 1,157 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,213 | 93.19/cwt | 92.50–94.00 | 1,130 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,233 | 99.01/cwt | 95.00–101.50 | 1,221 | 21 |
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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.