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 | — | Average | 1,540 | 123.61 | 1,904 | 17 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,535 | 130.25 | 2,000 | 45 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,319 | 115.06 | 1,518 | 88 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,189 | 102.91 | 1,224 | 93 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,092 | 89.26 | 975 | 24 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,274 | 179.71 | 2,289 | 96 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,615 | 156.00 | 2,519 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,388 | 142.83 | 1,982 | 29 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,383 | 181.71 | 2,512 | 174 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,328 | 170.46 | 2,264 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,170 | 155.69 | 1,822 | 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 |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,135 | 154.00/cwt | 154.00–154.00 | 1,748 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,188 | 156.54/cwt | 155.00–158.00 | 1,860 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,328 | 170.46/cwt | 166.00–174.00 | 2,264 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,339 | 175.34/cwt | 171.00–176.50 | 2,348 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,385 | 182.06/cwt | 175.50–188.00 | 2,522 | 165 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,226 | 170.43/cwt | 164.00–175.00 | 2,089 | 13 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,281 | 181.16/cwt | 170.00–186.50 | 2,321 | 83 |
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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.