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 | 1,395 | 87.88 | 1,226 | 15 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,457 | 100.07 | 1,458 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,547 | 74.56 | 1,154 | 21 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,206 | 67.82 | 818 | 45 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,088 | 63.11 | 686 | 16 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,318 | 130.52 | 1,720 | 88 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,066 | 115.80 | 1,234 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 924 | 89.63 | 828 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,398 | 130.45 | 1,824 | 99 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,240 | 121.95 | 1,512 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,148 | 94.61 | 1,086 | 2thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,317 | 86.00 | 1,133 | 2thin |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,148 | 94.61/cwt | 91.00–98.00 | 1,086 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,240 | 121.95/cwt | 109.00–126.00 | 1,512 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,295 | 124.72/cwt | 122.00–126.00 | 1,615 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,317 | 86.00/cwt | 86.00–86.00 | 1,133 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,389 | 130.64/cwt | 127.50–133.50 | 1,815 | 86 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,511 | 133.90/cwt | 130.00–135.00 | 2,023 | 7 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,890 | 118.50/cwt | 118.50–118.50 | 2,240 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 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.