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 | 1,854 | 82.45 | 1,529 | 8thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,349 | 65.00 | 877 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,514 | 56.62 | 857 | 46 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,275 | 54.80 | 699 | 91 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,112 | 47.57 | 529 | 26 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,358 | 111.23 | 1,511 | 69 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,051 | 96.53 | 1,015 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,028 | 77.13 | 793 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,429 | 111.20 | 1,589 | 75 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,123 | 71.03 | 798 | 3thin |
Every lot
25 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 | 1,123 | 71.03/cwt | 62.50–75.00 | 798 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,349 | 105.65/cwt | 102.00–108.50 | 1,425 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,432 | 112.52/cwt | 109.00–115.50 | 1,611 | 65 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,950 | 75.00/cwt | 75.00–75.00 | 1,463 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 933 | 87.40/cwt | 82.00–94.00 | 815 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,051 | 96.53/cwt | 86.00–104.50 | 1,015 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,076 | 71.99/cwt | 56.00–79.00 | 775 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,323 | 105.54/cwt | 102.00–107.00 | 1,396 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,344 | 111.68/cwt | 107.50–114.00 | 1,501 | 51 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,406 | 115.65/cwt | 115.50–115.75 | 1,626 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,667 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,750 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,847 | 83.37/cwt | 79.00–87.00 | 1,540 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,905 | 76.00/cwt | 76.00–76.00 | 1,448 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,070 | 56.89/cwt | 56.50–57.50 | 609 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,093 | 37.01/cwt | 24.00–42.50 | 405 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,119 | 48.19/cwt | 44.00–54.00 | 539 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,128 | 74.01/cwt | 69.00–78.00 | 835 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,240 | 47.38/cwt | 43.50–49.00 | 588 | 17 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,297 | 54.40/cwt | 49.50–60.00 | 706 | 63 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,298 | 62.02/cwt | 60.50–64.60 | 805 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | 1,343 | 77.20/cwt | 65.00–89.00 | 1,037 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,349 | 65.00/cwt | 60.00–76.00 | 877 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,515 | 56.30/cwt | 52.00–62.50 | 853 | 37 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,547 | 48.01/cwt | 47.50–48.50 | 743 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,585 | 63.56/cwt | 63.00–64.00 | 1,007 | 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.