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 | 1,394 | 128.33 | 1,789 | 9thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,459 | 135.85 | 1,982 | 23 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,473 | 119.34 | 1,757 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,203 | 116.43 | 1,401 | 45 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,067 | 95.85 | 1,022 | 17 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | High | 1,603 | 166.00 | 2,661 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,370 | 131.00 | 1,795 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,213 | 180.12 | 2,185 | 56 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,081 | 170.05 | 1,838 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 755 | 127.45 | 962 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,372 | 185.26 | 2,542 | 145 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,336 | 155.35 | 2,075 | 13 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,105 | 125.25 | 1,384 | 2thin |
Every lot
30 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,105 | 125.25/cwt | 118.00–132.50 | 1,384 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,333 | 165.54/cwt | 150.00–175.00 | 2,207 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,336 | 155.35/cwt | 134.00–176.00 | 2,075 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,365 | 184.93/cwt | 180.00–190.50 | 2,524 | 129 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,450 | 193.03/cwt | 192.00–195.00 | 2,799 | 13 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 755 | 127.45/cwt | 116.00–135.00 | 962 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 978 | 148.05/cwt | 144.00–152.00 | 1,448 | 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.