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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,438 | 101.33 | 1,457 | 2thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,546 | 90.79 | 1,404 | 21 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,361 | 107.58 | 1,465 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,486 | 76.34 | 1,134 | 49 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,184 | 70.96 | 840 | 41 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,032 | 61.16 | 631 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,270 | 126.02 | 1,601 | 52 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,086 | 113.92 | 1,237 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 982 | 98.54 | 968 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,397 | 128.22 | 1,792 | 132 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,222 | 116.92 | 1,429 | 21 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,178 | 89.87 | 1,059 | 5thin |
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 | — | Select | 1,178 | 89.87/cwt | 84.00–94.00 | 1,059 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,222 | 116.92/cwt | 104.00–124.50 | 1,429 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,297 | 120.60/cwt | 115.00–124.50 | 1,564 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,400 | 133.50/cwt | 133.50–133.50 | 1,869 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,403 | 128.85/cwt | 125.00–131.25 | 1,808 | 120 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,735 | 123.50/cwt | 123.50–123.50 | 2,143 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 936 | 102.97/cwt | 95.00–117.00 | 964 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,075 | 89.67/cwt | 81.00–97.00 | 964 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,086 | 113.92/cwt | 100.00–122.00 | 1,237 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,208 | 119.40/cwt | 115.00–123.50 | 1,442 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,285 | 127.60/cwt | 124.00–130.50 | 1,640 | 42 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 720 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 749 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,312 | 83.95/cwt | 79.00–89.50 | 1,101 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,921 | 97.02/cwt | 92.50–102.50 | 1,864 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,955 | 103.00/cwt | 103.00–103.00 | 2,014 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 953 | 42.80/cwt | 30.00–54.50 | 408 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,012 | 61.01/cwt | 56.50–67.00 | 617 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,111 | 65.20/cwt | 59.00–67.50 | 724 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,115 | 70.68/cwt | 68.00–72.50 | 788 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,186 | 73.41/cwt | 68.00–78.50 | 871 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,248 | 96.03/cwt | 94.50–97.50 | 1,198 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,360 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 1,074 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,437 | 115.28/cwt | 113.00–119.00 | 1,657 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,445 | 25.00/cwt | 25.00–25.00 | 361 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,472 | 75.98/cwt | 71.00–81.00 | 1,118 | 41 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,505 | 84.63/cwt | 83.00–88.00 | 1,274 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,638 | 67.52/cwt | 66.00–69.50 | 1,106 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first |
| Bullocks | — | — | 1,438 | 101.33/cwt | 98.00–105.50 | 1,457 | 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.