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 | 1,448 | 89.08 | 1,290 | 17 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,280 | 86.00 | 1,101 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,474 | 64.45 | 950 | 35 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,196 | 64.42 | 771 | 76 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,012 | 57.15 | 578 | 27 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,332 | 109.68 | 1,461 | 29 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,130 | 99.54 | 1,125 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 863 | 99.40 | 858 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,431 | 111.05 | 1,590 | 70 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,203 | 101.52 | 1,221 | 5thin |
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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,203 | 101.52/cwt | 98.50–105.00 | 1,221 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,300 | 105.61/cwt | 105.00–106.00 | 1,373 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,411 | 112.27/cwt | 108.50–116.00 | 1,584 | 62 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,763 | 99.17/cwt | 90.00–103.50 | 1,748 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 839 | 102.74/cwt | 83.00–119.00 | 862 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,000 | 80.48/cwt | 71.00–90.00 | 805 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,130 | 99.54/cwt | 98.00–102.00 | 1,125 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,326 | 111.75/cwt | 107.00–114.50 | 1,482 | 21 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,348 | 104.23/cwt | 103.00–106.00 | 1,405 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 902 | 90.21/cwt | 86.00–95.00 | 814 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,388 | 78.10/cwt | 76.00–83.50 | 1,084 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,602 | 92.60/cwt | 87.50–96.50 | 1,483 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,945 | 98.00/cwt | 98.00–98.00 | 1,906 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 911 | 60.32/cwt | 59.00–62.00 | 550 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 958 | 63.61/cwt | 59.50–71.00 | 609 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,002 | 81.44/cwt | 74.00–93.00 | 816 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,063 | 53.73/cwt | 48.00–58.00 | 571 | 16 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,189 | 53.69/cwt | 45.00–57.50 | 638 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,220 | 63.01/cwt | 58.00–68.50 | 769 | 45 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,235 | 67.15/cwt | 65.50–69.00 | 829 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,264 | 98.99/cwt | 93.00–105.50 | 1,251 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,311 | 83.14/cwt | 75.50–91.00 | 1,090 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,338 | 70.61/cwt | 69.00–73.00 | 945 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,449 | 70.67/cwt | 69.00–71.50 | 1,024 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,474 | 57.90/cwt | 57.00–59.00 | 853 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,478 | 65.32/cwt | 60.00–70.50 | 965 | 24 |
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.