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 | 1,842 | 95.00 | 1,749 | 10 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,470 | 95.00 | 1,397 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,509 | 76.58 | 1,155 | 25 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,229 | 68.46 | 841 | 56 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,056 | 48.19 | 509 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,431 | 100.57 | 1,439 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,267 | 128.12 | 1,623 | 56 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,079 | 117.66 | 1,270 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 962 | 87.82 | 845 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,331 | 127.63 | 1,699 | 124 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,228 | 112.71 | 1,384 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,140 | 84.86 | 967 | 2thin |
Every lot
27 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 | — | Select | 1,140 | 84.86/cwt | 81.00–89.00 | 967 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,228 | 115.98/cwt | 107.00–123.00 | 1,424 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,230 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 984 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,283 | 121.21/cwt | 118.50–122.00 | 1,555 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,331 | 127.93/cwt | 124.00–130.50 | 1,703 | 111 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,411 | 131.35/cwt | 131.00–132.75 | 1,853 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 718 | 116.10/cwt | 110.00–120.00 | 834 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,079 | 117.66/cwt | 116.00–119.50 | 1,270 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,109 | 70.86/cwt | 65.00–80.00 | 786 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,266 | 128.36/cwt | 124.50–130.00 | 1,625 | 54 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,290 | 121.70/cwt | 121.00–122.50 | 1,570 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,495 | 82.50/cwt | 82.50–82.50 | 1,233 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,870 | 92.65/cwt | 88.50–97.50 | 1,733 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,900 | 103.88/cwt | 103.00–104.50 | 1,974 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 950 | 81.46/cwt | 80.00–84.00 | 774 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,016 | 37.04/cwt | 20.00–53.50 | 376 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,092 | 59.64/cwt | 55.00–65.00 | 651 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,160 | 69.00/cwt | 69.00–69.00 | 800 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,203 | 59.19/cwt | 48.00–64.50 | 712 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,239 | 69.62/cwt | 65.00–75.00 | 863 | 40 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,380 | 78.30/cwt | 76.50–80.00 | 1,081 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,445 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 1,156 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,487 | 76.69/cwt | 71.00–81.00 | 1,140 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,495 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,645 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,563 | 65.24/cwt | 65.00–65.50 | 1,020 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,618 | 83.39/cwt | 82.00–85.50 | 1,349 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,431 | 100.57/cwt | 99.50–102.50 | 1,439 | 3 |
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.