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 | 1,732 | 105.55 | 1,828 | 17 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,365 | 116.40 | 1,589 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,503 | 88.88 | 1,336 | 55 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,245 | 78.84 | 981 | 74 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,132 | 66.66 | 754 | 22 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,253 | 144.15 | 1,806 | 49 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,081 | 132.50 | 1,432 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 988 | 116.63 | 1,152 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,349 | 146.96 | 1,982 | 84 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,215 | 133.38 | 1,621 | 8thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,516 | 131.38 | 1,991 | 13 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,105 | 108.20 | 1,196 | 2thin |
Every lot
25 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,105 | 108.20/cwt | 97.00–119.00 | 1,196 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,215 | 133.38/cwt | 120.00–141.00 | 1,621 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,294 | 139.34/cwt | 129.00–142.50 | 1,803 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,356 | 148.57/cwt | 143.00–152.50 | 2,015 | 63 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,448 | 122.27/cwt | 120.00–126.00 | 1,770 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,470 | 154.00/cwt | 154.00–154.00 | 2,264 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,558 | 137.07/cwt | 132.00–139.00 | 2,136 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 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.