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 | — | Low | 1,669 | 106.78 | 1,782 | 36 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,422 | 119.49 | 1,699 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,555 | 97.29 | 1,513 | 65 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,268 | 89.69 | 1,137 | 119 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,125 | 73.91 | 831 | 51 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,403 | 122.80 | 1,723 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 933 | 85.77 | 800 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,299 | 148.31 | 1,926 | 69 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,104 | 139.97 | 1,545 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,005 | 94.39 | 949 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,388 | 150.87 | 2,095 | 141 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,185 | 137.79 | 1,633 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,061 | 121.00 | 1,284 | 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,030 | 136.00/cwt | 136.00–136.00 | 1,401 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,077 | 113.50/cwt | 113.50–113.50 | 1,222 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,185 | 137.79/cwt | 126.00–145.50 | 1,633 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,384 | 151.07/cwt | 147.50–154.50 | 2,091 | 131 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,414 | 140.26/cwt | 135.00–145.50 | 1,983 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,478 | 156.25/cwt | 156.25–156.25 | 2,309 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,005 | 94.39/cwt | 79.00–107.00 | 949 | 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.