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 | 1,616 | 66.36 | 1,072 | 24 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,681 | 84.69 | 1,424 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,513 | 49.57 | 750 | 38 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,198 | 48.48 | 581 | 57 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,123 | 45.78 | 514 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,245 | 104.36 | 1,299 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,200 | 92.99 | 1,116 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 823 | 110.80 | 912 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,418 | 106.23 | 1,507 | 32 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,156 | 89.38 | 1,033 | 5thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,278 | 75.71 | 968 | 2thin |
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 | 823 | 110.80/cwt | 92.00–130.00 | 912 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,115 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 881 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,166 | 91.97/cwt | 85.00–97.50 | 1,072 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,278 | 75.71/cwt | 74.00–77.50 | 968 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,413 | 111.50/cwt | 111.50–111.50 | 1,575 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,418 | 107.94/cwt | 104.50–110.00 | 1,531 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,423 | 97.04/cwt | 92.50–100.00 | 1,381 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 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.