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 | — | High | 1,592 | 119.02 | 1,895 | 32 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,302 | 147.19 | 1,917 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,481 | 106.87 | 1,582 | 39 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,198 | 102.44 | 1,227 | 88 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,073 | 86.43 | 928 | 30 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,324 | 181.55 | 2,405 | 55 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,089 | 168.45 | 1,834 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,005 | 100.00 | 1,005 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,396 | 186.00 | 2,597 | 154 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,183 | 169.71 | 2,008 | 14 |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,890 | 134.00 | 2,533 | 1thin |
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 |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,183 | 169.71/cwt | 141.00–178.50 | 2,008 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,375 | 175.75/cwt | 165.00–179.50 | 2,417 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,389 | 186.50/cwt | 180.00–191.00 | 2,590 | 132 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,533 | 193.50/cwt | 193.50–193.50 | 2,966 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,890 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 2,533 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,005 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,005 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,089 | 168.45/cwt | 150.00–176.00 | 1,834 | 10 |
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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.