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 | 1,563 | 89.58 | 1,400 | 24 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,439 | 79.68 | 1,146 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,488 | 70.07 | 1,042 | 44 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,227 | 68.10 | 835 | 106 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,136 | 63.00 | 715 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,338 | 99.74 | 1,334 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,010 | 85.02 | 859 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,057 | 73.05 | 772 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,414 | 99.23 | 1,403 | 70 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,325 | 87.98 | 1,166 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,173 | 72.39 | 849 | 2thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,565 | 70.00 | 1,096 | 1thin |
Every lot
28 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,173 | 72.39/cwt | 68.00–77.00 | 849 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,325 | 87.98/cwt | 85.00–93.00 | 1,166 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,341 | 92.78/cwt | 85.00–95.00 | 1,244 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,426 | 100.31/cwt | 96.00–102.50 | 1,430 | 60 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,565 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 1,096 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 968 | 74.28/cwt | 66.00–80.00 | 719 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 985 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 887 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,010 | 85.02/cwt | 81.00–89.00 | 859 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,164 | 71.58/cwt | 67.50–76.50 | 833 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,270 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,194 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,357 | 100.59/cwt | 97.00–102.75 | 1,365 | 25 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,289 | 81.13/cwt | 67.50–86.50 | 1,046 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,800 | 104.27/cwt | 102.50–105.50 | 1,877 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,856 | 94.90/cwt | 90.00–98.50 | 1,761 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,005 | 54.51/cwt | 54.00–55.00 | 548 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,030 | 69.00/cwt | 69.00–69.00 | 711 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,034 | 74.51/cwt | 71.00–81.00 | 770 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 1,105 | 64.50/cwt | 64.50–64.50 | 713 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,162 | 63.63/cwt | 58.00–68.50 | 739 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,222 | 68.66/cwt | 64.00–74.00 | 839 | 82 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,298 | 60.92/cwt | 55.00–63.50 | 791 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,331 | 89.75/cwt | 85.00–95.00 | 1,195 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,385 | 75.83/cwt | 75.00–76.50 | 1,050 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,390 | 78.50/cwt | 78.50–78.50 | 1,091 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,469 | 76.91/cwt | 73.50–82.00 | 1,130 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,489 | 63.56/cwt | 58.00–68.50 | 946 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,490 | 71.79/cwt | 66.00–76.50 | 1,070 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,548 | 69.26/cwt | 69.00–69.50 | 1,072 | 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.