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 | 1,524 | 85.46 | 1,302 | 25 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,382 | 85.19 | 1,177 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,523 | 66.73 | 1,016 | 69 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,272 | 65.79 | 837 | 75 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,015 | 49.04 | 498 | 24 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,311 | 114.87 | 1,506 | 77 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,086 | 91.57 | 994 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 960 | 81.78 | 785 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,476 | 116.21 | 1,715 | 110 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,198 | 105.01 | 1,258 | 13 |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,400 | 101.70 | 1,424 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,165 | 87.11 | 1,015 | 4thin |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,160 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,090 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,167 | 84.81/cwt | 82.00–90.50 | 990 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,198 | 105.01/cwt | 92.00–111.00 | 1,258 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,400 | 101.70/cwt | 96.00–108.00 | 1,424 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,447 | 106.42/cwt | 94.00–112.50 | 1,540 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,463 | 117.66/cwt | 114.50–120.75 | 1,721 | 95 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,727 | 107.94/cwt | 104.50–112.50 | 1,864 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 775 | 54.00/cwt | 54.00–54.00 | 419 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 930 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 744 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 948 | 80.99/cwt | 68.50–86.50 | 768 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,001 | 87.07/cwt | 75.00–96.00 | 872 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,086 | 91.57/cwt | 87.00–102.50 | 994 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,285 | 106.89/cwt | 94.00–111.50 | 1,374 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,321 | 116.61/cwt | 113.50–119.00 | 1,540 | 66 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,293 | 75.44/cwt | 68.00–82.50 | 975 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,610 | 89.85/cwt | 83.50–94.00 | 1,447 | 16 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,985 | 95.50/cwt | 95.50–95.50 | 1,896 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 778 | 36.32/cwt | 28.00–41.00 | 283 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 885 | 64.00/cwt | 64.00–64.00 | 566 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 930 | 20.00/cwt | 20.00–20.00 | 186 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,117 | 53.94/cwt | 50.00–57.50 | 603 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 1,118 | 59.88/cwt | 57.50–61.50 | 669 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,156 | 75.22/cwt | 71.00–85.00 | 870 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,276 | 65.15/cwt | 59.50–70.00 | 831 | 51 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,322 | 57.05/cwt | 54.00–58.00 | 754 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,338 | 72.81/cwt | 71.00–74.50 | 974 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,382 | 85.19/cwt | 78.00–97.00 | 1,177 | 18 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,415 | 60.39/cwt | 53.50–63.00 | 855 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,546 | 67.63/cwt | 63.50–74.00 | 1,046 | 52 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,576 | 75.60/cwt | 75.00–76.50 | 1,191 | 4 |
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.