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 | — | Low | 1,648 | 220.00 | 3,625 | 2thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,544 | 200.73 | 3,099 | 24 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,536 | 183.89 | 2,825 | 39 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,334 | 180.51 | 2,408 | 23 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,120 | 149.91 | 1,679 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,290 | 248.50 | 3,206 | 42 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,100 | 234.00 | 2,574 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,429 | 251.60 | 3,596 | 94 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,202 | 244.31 | 2,937 | 12 |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,725 | 205.00 | 3,536 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,120 | 202.50 | 2,268 | 1thin |
Every lot
20 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,120 | 202.50/cwt | 202.50–202.50 | 2,268 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,202 | 244.31/cwt | 235.00–246.50 | 2,937 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,413 | 241.98/cwt | 240.00–244.00 | 3,419 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,430 | 252.03/cwt | 247.00–255.00 | 3,604 | 90 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,645 | 212.50/cwt | 212.50–212.50 | 3,496 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,885 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 3,582 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,100 | 234.00/cwt | 234.00–234.00 | 2,574 | 1 |
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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.