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 | — | Average | 1,595 | 88.35 | 1,409 | 20 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,265 | 87.71 | 1,110 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,390 | 65.95 | 917 | 16 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,253 | 62.76 | 786 | 36 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,150 | 52.59 | 605 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,187 | 101.19 | 1,202 | 42 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 995 | 92.00 | 915 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 825 | 64.50 | 532 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 911 | 113.19 | 1,031 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,409 | 102.83 | 1,449 | 36 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,212 | 94.21 | 1,142 | 6thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,442 | 93.20 | 1,344 | 14 |
Every lot
24 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 871 | 120.49/cwt | 113.00–129.00 | 1,049 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,070 | 84.00/cwt | 84.00–84.00 | 899 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,162 | 83.00/cwt | 83.00–83.00 | 964 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,212 | 94.21/cwt | 87.00–97.00 | 1,142 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,404 | 103.47/cwt | 100.50–105.00 | 1,453 | 32 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,446 | 97.74/cwt | 97.50–98.50 | 1,413 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,489 | 94.90/cwt | 90.00–97.50 | 1,413 | 12 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
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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.