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 | 1,598 | 76.95 | 1,230 | 14 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,442 | 71.01 | 1,024 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,472 | 58.72 | 864 | 55 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,221 | 53.97 | 659 | 96 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,045 | 47.21 | 493 | 43 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,328 | 120.04 | 1,595 | 70 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,085 | 107.33 | 1,165 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 900 | 66.42 | 598 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,425 | 119.65 | 1,704 | 71 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,208 | 113.79 | 1,375 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,058 | 98.08 | 1,037 | 4thin |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,020 | 109.11/cwt | 104.00–112.00 | 1,113 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,170 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 761 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,208 | 113.79/cwt | 110.00–117.50 | 1,375 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,360 | 126.50/cwt | 126.50–126.50 | 1,720 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,402 | 116.37/cwt | 112.50–117.50 | 1,632 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,422 | 120.61/cwt | 118.00–124.00 | 1,715 | 57 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,905 | 97.50/cwt | 97.50–97.50 | 1,857 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 877 | 57.20/cwt | 51.00–60.00 | 502 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,015 | 112.50/cwt | 112.50–112.50 | 1,142 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,065 | 112.50/cwt | 110.50–114.50 | 1,198 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,125 | 97.00/cwt | 97.00–97.00 | 1,091 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,320 | 120.54/cwt | 117.00–123.75 | 1,591 | 63 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,404 | 115.57/cwt | 115.00–116.50 | 1,623 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,253 | 55.68/cwt | 49.50–59.00 | 698 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,475 | 74.63/cwt | 70.00–77.50 | 1,101 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,785 | 84.69/cwt | 81.50–87.00 | 1,512 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 770 | 60.50/cwt | 60.50–60.50 | 466 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 965 | 55.49/cwt | 54.50–56.50 | 535 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,052 | 49.51/cwt | 43.50–54.00 | 521 | 26 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,070 | 39.68/cwt | 33.50–43.00 | 425 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,211 | 57.49/cwt | 53.00–64.00 | 696 | 56 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,235 | 49.05/cwt | 39.50–53.00 | 606 | 40 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,385 | 52.04/cwt | 48.00–55.50 | 721 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,442 | 71.01/cwt | 66.00–78.00 | 1,024 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,486 | 60.45/cwt | 56.00–65.50 | 898 | 40 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,748 | 67.47/cwt | 67.00–68.00 | 1,179 | 2 |
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.