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 | 1,618 | 75.67 | 1,224 | 19 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,378 | 76.07 | 1,048 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,478 | 65.16 | 963 | 27 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,228 | 58.17 | 715 | 49 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,001 | 52.13 | 522 | 28 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,359 | 132.98 | 1,807 | 21 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,201 | 116.60 | 1,400 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 936 | 88.31 | 826 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,426 | 133.77 | 1,908 | 60 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,145 | 120.00 | 1,374 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,052 | 87.03 | 916 | 3thin |
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 | 1,052 | 87.03/cwt | 80.00–91.00 | 916 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,145 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,374 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,295 | 127.46/cwt | 124.50–129.00 | 1,651 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,376 | 131.71/cwt | 130.00–135.50 | 1,812 | 27 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,522 | 138.01/cwt | 137.50–138.50 | 2,101 | 25 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 843 | 91.66/cwt | 88.00–95.00 | 773 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,028 | 84.96/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 873 | 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.