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 | 1,600 | 128.12 | 2,050 | 22 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,368 | 150.00 | 2,051 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,498 | 117.50 | 1,760 | 31 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,194 | 105.06 | 1,254 | 32 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,112 | 83.64 | 930 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,260 | 186.52 | 2,350 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,083 | 173.75 | 1,882 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 993 | 113.50 | 1,127 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,356 | 185.74 | 2,518 | 18 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,248 | 172.83 | 2,157 | 5thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,660 | 150.00 | 2,490 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 915 | 112.50 | 1,029 | 1thin |
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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 915 | 112.50/cwt | 112.50–112.50 | 1,029 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,248 | 172.83/cwt | 159.00–179.00 | 2,157 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,288 | 179.91/cwt | 174.00–182.00 | 2,317 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,355 | 188.07/cwt | 183.00–194.00 | 2,548 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,660 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 2,490 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,705 | 187.00/cwt | 187.00–187.00 | 3,188 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 993 | 113.50/cwt | 112.00–115.00 | 1,127 | 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.