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 | 1,642 | 89.26 | 1,466 | 13 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,452 | 134.00 | 1,946 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,526 | 73.41 | 1,120 | 46 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,253 | 67.60 | 847 | 61 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,061 | 53.81 | 571 | 27 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,315 | 156.53 | 2,059 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,103 | 136.95 | 1,511 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 994 | 108.12 | 1,075 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,440 | 155.61 | 2,240 | 98 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,278 | 134.68 | 1,721 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,065 | 116.22 | 1,237 | 15 |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,389 | 89.71 | 1,246 | 3thin |
Every lot
24 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,025 | 128.68/cwt | 110.00–131.00 | 1,319 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,110 | 101.98/cwt | 92.00–120.00 | 1,132 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,193 | 83.32/cwt | 77.50–90.00 | 994 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,278 | 134.68/cwt | 130.00–141.00 | 1,721 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,408 | 140.55/cwt | 124.00–146.50 | 1,979 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,441 | 156.25/cwt | 149.50–161.00 | 2,252 | 94 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,780 | 102.50/cwt | 102.50–102.50 | 1,825 | 1 |
| 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.