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 | — | High | 1,907 | 88.66 | 1,691 | 16 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,346 | 99.22 | 1,336 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,509 | 71.25 | 1,075 | 64 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,250 | 62.63 | 783 | 79 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,186 | 51.51 | 611 | 43 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,358 | 139.72 | 1,898 | 61 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,310 | 133.00 | 1,742 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,017 | 87.81 | 893 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,523 | 137.47 | 2,093 | 92 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,341 | 124.83 | 1,674 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,058 | 111.24 | 1,177 | 9thin |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 975 | 119.36/cwt | 104.00–125.00 | 1,164 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,161 | 101.08/cwt | 91.00–106.00 | 1,174 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,341 | 124.83/cwt | 110.00–131.50 | 1,674 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,423 | 130.01/cwt | 121.00–133.00 | 1,850 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,499 | 138.06/cwt | 135.00–142.50 | 2,070 | 70 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,569 | 144.50/cwt | 144.50–144.50 | 2,267 | 8 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,757 | 130.91/cwt | 114.00–135.50 | 2,300 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 993 | 77.41/cwt | 72.00–87.00 | 769 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,090 | 119.00/cwt | 119.00–119.00 | 1,297 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,242 | 125.53/cwt | 115.00–132.00 | 1,559 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,270 | 143.00/cwt | 143.00–143.00 | 1,816 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,310 | 133.00/cwt | 133.00–133.00 | 1,742 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,366 | 140.41/cwt | 134.50–142.00 | 1,918 | 57 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,653 | 78.30/cwt | 72.00–83.00 | 1,294 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,063 | 106.48/cwt | 104.00–109.00 | 2,197 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,116 | 93.92/cwt | 90.00–97.50 | 1,987 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,008 | 37.09/cwt | 25.00–44.00 | 374 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,094 | 76.63/cwt | 68.00–85.00 | 838 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,183 | 50.89/cwt | 45.00–55.00 | 602 | 29 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,205 | 56.88/cwt | 53.00–59.00 | 685 | 35 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,268 | 59.07/cwt | 56.00–64.00 | 749 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,300 | 64.83/cwt | 60.00–70.00 | 843 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,323 | 118.07/cwt | 117.00–119.00 | 1,562 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,362 | 86.66/cwt | 78.00–97.00 | 1,180 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,366 | 72.35/cwt | 71.00–74.00 | 988 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,479 | 69.99/cwt | 65.00–75.00 | 1,035 | 37 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,502 | 60.51/cwt | 57.00–63.00 | 909 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,573 | 79.21/cwt | 76.00–85.00 | 1,246 | 18 |
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.