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 | 1,608 | 98.66 | 1,587 | 15 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,454 | 111.55 | 1,622 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,523 | 93.43 | 1,423 | 39 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,291 | 86.54 | 1,117 | 51 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,175 | 69.53 | 817 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice | High | 1,240 | 144.90 | 1,797 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,203 | 127.21 | 1,530 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,105 | 96.88 | 1,071 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,432 | 144.83 | 2,074 | 81 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,344 | 130.49 | 1,754 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 997 | 103.00 | 1,027 | 2thin |
Every lot
26 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 995 | 122.00/cwt | 122.00–122.00 | 1,214 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 999 | 84.00/cwt | 84.00–84.00 | 839 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,344 | 130.49/cwt | 122.00–138.50 | 1,754 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,366 | 136.70/cwt | 130.00–140.50 | 1,867 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,441 | 145.97/cwt | 142.00–149.50 | 2,103 | 71 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,105 | 96.88/cwt | 92.00–103.00 | 1,071 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,160 | 127.50/cwt | 127.50–127.50 | 1,479 | 1 |
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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.