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 | — | Low | 1,523 | 89.14 | 1,357 | 39 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,401 | 97.44 | 1,365 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,534 | 77.74 | 1,192 | 79 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,277 | 70.80 | 904 | 100 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,033 | 57.34 | 592 | 36 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,363 | 143.62 | 1,957 | 65 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,139 | 114.99 | 1,310 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,020 | 86.26 | 880 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,473 | 141.46 | 2,084 | 73 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,318 | 131.22 | 1,729 | 15 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,060 | 74.43 | 789 | 5thin |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,060 | 74.43/cwt | 61.00–91.00 | 789 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,318 | 131.22/cwt | 113.00–136.00 | 1,729 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,434 | 137.10/cwt | 126.00–138.50 | 1,966 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,461 | 142.40/cwt | 139.00–147.50 | 2,080 | 46 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,515 | 149.43/cwt | 149.00–149.50 | 2,264 | 7 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,783 | 133.26/cwt | 127.00–137.50 | 2,376 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 942 | 103.80/cwt | 83.00–120.00 | 978 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,076 | 73.74/cwt | 56.00–88.00 | 793 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,085 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,139 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,153 | 117.49/cwt | 109.00–132.00 | 1,355 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,318 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 1,964 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,347 | 145.86/cwt | 139.00–148.00 | 1,965 | 47 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,378 | 135.25/cwt | 129.00–138.50 | 1,864 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,735 | 130.49/cwt | 130.00–131.00 | 2,264 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,320 | 78.79/cwt | 72.00–86.00 | 1,040 | 14 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,585 | 93.11/cwt | 89.00–98.50 | 1,476 | 19 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,798 | 100.75/cwt | 99.50–102.50 | 1,811 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 863 | 66.28/cwt | 61.00–71.00 | 572 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 980 | 49.14/cwt | 42.00–53.00 | 482 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,011 | 81.01/cwt | 68.00–95.00 | 819 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,071 | 59.65/cwt | 54.00–64.50 | 639 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,090 | 66.10/cwt | 65.50–67.00 | 720 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,273 | 58.36/cwt | 52.00–62.00 | 743 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,286 | 69.66/cwt | 64.00–76.00 | 896 | 71 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,343 | 78.72/cwt | 76.50–81.00 | 1,057 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,360 | 112.00/cwt | 112.00–112.00 | 1,523 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,411 | 93.80/cwt | 89.00–100.00 | 1,324 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,491 | 70.06/cwt | 65.00–73.50 | 1,045 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,532 | 78.89/cwt | 74.00–84.50 | 1,209 | 58 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,660 | 85.82/cwt | 85.00–87.00 | 1,425 | 6 |
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.