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 | 1,489 | 88.84 | 1,323 | 19 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,245 | 80.67 | 1,004 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,427 | 69.79 | 996 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,205 | 67.82 | 817 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 953 | 62.75 | 598 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | High | 1,457 | 88.98 | 1,297 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,225 | 100.36 | 1,230 | 56 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,129 | 89.53 | 1,011 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 964 | 78.40 | 756 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,342 | 102.98 | 1,382 | 72 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,287 | 88.19 | 1,135 | 4thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,225 | 78.00/cwt | 78.00–78.00 | 956 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,308 | 91.59/cwt | 85.00–94.50 | 1,198 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,333 | 103.09/cwt | 98.50–104.75 | 1,374 | 66 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,368 | 95.31/cwt | 94.00–97.00 | 1,304 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,483 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,557 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 935 | 85.30/cwt | 84.00–86.50 | 798 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 993 | 71.50/cwt | 71.00–72.00 | 710 | 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.