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 | 1,828 | 100.35 | 1,835 | 14 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,377 | 100.61 | 1,385 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,485 | 74.69 | 1,109 | 27 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,236 | 71.43 | 883 | 39 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,058 | 61.62 | 652 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 868 | 54.58 | 474 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,458 | 108.12 | 1,576 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,254 | 120.89 | 1,517 | 59 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 892 | 90.22 | 805 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,130 | 83.00 | 938 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,385 | 123.04 | 1,704 | 93 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,220 | 112.76 | 1,376 | 7thin |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 840 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 756 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,220 | 112.76/cwt | 105.50–118.50 | 1,376 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,310 | 113.71/cwt | 112.00–115.50 | 1,490 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,386 | 124.12/cwt | 120.00–126.75 | 1,720 | 80 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,532 | 127.25/cwt | 127.25–127.25 | 1,949 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,775 | 118.00/cwt | 118.00–118.00 | 2,095 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 838 | 110.94/cwt | 108.00–112.50 | 930 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 933 | 74.68/cwt | 69.00–78.00 | 697 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,075 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,172 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,185 | 57.00/cwt | 57.00–57.00 | 675 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,240 | 122.58/cwt | 119.00–125.75 | 1,520 | 44 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,297 | 115.92/cwt | 112.00–118.00 | 1,503 | 15 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,080 | 84.94/cwt | 84.00–86.00 | 917 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,908 | 99.44/cwt | 93.50–103.50 | 1,897 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,998 | 106.39/cwt | 104.50–108.50 | 2,126 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 867 | 78.91/cwt | 72.50–84.00 | 684 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 991 | 81.40/cwt | 69.00–89.50 | 807 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,084 | 49.30/cwt | 45.00–54.50 | 534 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,089 | 57.78/cwt | 55.00–62.00 | 629 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,228 | 68.01/cwt | 67.00–69.00 | 835 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,238 | 85.50/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 1,058 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,262 | 63.16/cwt | 59.50–65.50 | 797 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,265 | 72.08/cwt | 66.50–76.00 | 912 | 28 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,305 | 62.50/cwt | 62.50–62.50 | 816 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,436 | 107.08/cwt | 100.00–116.00 | 1,538 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,492 | 75.16/cwt | 70.00–80.50 | 1,121 | 26 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 868 | 54.58/cwt | 50.00–57.50 | 474 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,458 | 108.12/cwt | 108.00–108.50 | 1,576 | 8 |
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.