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 | 1,330 | 93.05 | 1,238 | 35 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,368 | 75.70 | 1,035 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,559 | 71.81 | 1,120 | 26 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,256 | 66.94 | 841 | 45 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,029 | 58.57 | 602 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,354 | 103.03 | 1,395 | 73 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,075 | 96.50 | 1,037 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,012 | 77.86 | 788 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,411 | 101.08 | 1,427 | 66 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,250 | 95.82 | 1,198 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 945 | 66.00 | 624 | 2thin |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 945 | 66.00/cwt | 61.00–70.00 | 624 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,250 | 95.82/cwt | 90.00–99.00 | 1,198 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,339 | 98.22/cwt | 95.00–99.50 | 1,315 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,388 | 103.39/cwt | 100.00–106.50 | 1,435 | 36 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,403 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,501 | 5 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,723 | 92.32/cwt | 88.50–98.50 | 1,591 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 905 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 860 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,047 | 72.14/cwt | 69.00–76.00 | 755 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,075 | 96.50/cwt | 96.50–96.50 | 1,037 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,325 | 103.21/cwt | 99.50–106.00 | 1,368 | 45 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,335 | 95.68/cwt | 86.50–98.50 | 1,277 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,437 | 106.67/cwt | 106.50–107.00 | 1,533 | 18 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 730 | 78.78/cwt | 75.00–83.00 | 575 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 825 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 743 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,158 | 85.04/cwt | 30.00–89.50 | 985 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,477 | 96.68/cwt | 92.00–99.50 | 1,428 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,597 | 104.55/cwt | 100.50–107.50 | 1,670 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 960 | 67.00/cwt | 67.00–67.00 | 643 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 997 | 60.36/cwt | 54.50–65.00 | 602 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,157 | 49.79/cwt | 44.00–52.50 | 576 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,170 | 84.00/cwt | 84.00–84.00 | 983 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,243 | 68.13/cwt | 63.00–73.50 | 847 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,329 | 60.46/cwt | 57.50–62.50 | 804 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,383 | 75.06/cwt | 69.50–80.50 | 1,038 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,481 | 65.84/cwt | 62.50–68.50 | 975 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,588 | 74.01/cwt | 69.50–80.00 | 1,175 | 19 |
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.