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 | 1,710 | 91.23 | 1,560 | 18 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,448 | 80.45 | 1,165 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,478 | 67.58 | 999 | 23 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,207 | 63.12 | 762 | 35 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,087 | 53.07 | 577 | 22 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,253 | 96.69 | 1,211 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,225 | 91.50 | 1,121 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 971 | 72.89 | 708 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,418 | 98.64 | 1,398 | 47 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,208 | 90.98 | 1,099 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 939 | 84.46 | 793 | 5thin |
Every lot
30 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 925 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 648 | 1 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 943 | 88.07/cwt | 81.00–111.00 | 831 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 990 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 941 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,095 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 986 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,245 | 91.30/cwt | 88.50–93.50 | 1,137 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,419 | 98.96/cwt | 94.50–101.00 | 1,404 | 33 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,431 | 89.90/cwt | 85.50–93.00 | 1,286 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,454 | 101.75/cwt | 101.75–101.75 | 1,479 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 923 | 75.94/cwt | 73.00–80.00 | 701 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 985 | 72.02/cwt | 64.50–76.00 | 709 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 1,045 | 88.00/cwt | 88.00–88.00 | 920 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,220 | 91.93/cwt | 90.00–92.50 | 1,122 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,225 | 91.50/cwt | 91.50–91.50 | 1,121 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,268 | 98.04/cwt | 94.50–101.00 | 1,243 | 24 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 915 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 732 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,508 | 69.45/cwt | 29.00–86.50 | 1,047 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,818 | 102.69/cwt | 101.00–104.50 | 1,867 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,852 | 94.26/cwt | 90.00–98.00 | 1,746 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,050 | 19.00/cwt | 19.00–19.00 | 200 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,075 | 58.74/cwt | 55.50–62.50 | 631 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,080 | 44.88/cwt | 26.00–51.50 | 485 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,172 | 62.59/cwt | 57.50–67.00 | 734 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,203 | 64.80/cwt | 64.00–65.50 | 780 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,228 | 53.79/cwt | 50.00–56.00 | 661 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,289 | 70.43/cwt | 68.00–74.50 | 908 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,340 | 57.82/cwt | 56.00–59.50 | 775 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,433 | 73.15/cwt | 70.00–76.00 | 1,048 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,456 | 84.50/cwt | 79.00–89.50 | 1,230 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,472 | 73.35/cwt | 73.00–73.50 | 1,080 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,494 | 67.70/cwt | 61.00–71.50 | 1,011 | 18 |
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.