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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,770 | 102.88 | 1,821 | 15 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,382 | 102.09 | 1,411 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,533 | 88.83 | 1,361 | 37 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,282 | 76.48 | 980 | 42 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,059 | 66.06 | 700 | 21 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,965 | 120.33 | 2,364 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,333 | 143.24 | 1,909 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,080 | 128.22 | 1,385 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,068 | 90.98 | 972 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,462 | 144.08 | 2,107 | 55 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,264 | 130.66 | 1,652 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Low | 965 | 79.88 | 771 | 3thin |
Every lot
28 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 |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 820 | 54.00/cwt | 54.00–54.00 | 443 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,038 | 92.82/cwt | 89.00–97.00 | 963 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,232 | 134.55/cwt | 128.50–138.00 | 1,658 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,360 | 119.00/cwt | 119.00–119.00 | 1,618 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,460 | 143.99/cwt | 139.50–147.50 | 2,102 | 54 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,580 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 2,354 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,052 | 89.64/cwt | 79.00–100.00 | 943 | 6 |
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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.