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 | 1,727 | 100.51 | 1,736 | 13 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,343 | 109.92 | 1,476 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,576 | 92.39 | 1,456 | 39 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,277 | 79.67 | 1,017 | 56 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,093 | 67.42 | 737 | 30 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,374 | 151.04 | 2,075 | 33 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 948 | 122.30 | 1,160 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,504 | 151.90 | 2,285 | 110 |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,525 | 134.44 | 2,050 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,205 | 115.58 | 1,393 | 10 |
Every lot
25 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,134 | 119.44/cwt | 116.00–131.00 | 1,354 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,252 | 113.01/cwt | 92.00–125.00 | 1,415 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,435 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 2,081 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,492 | 150.72/cwt | 147.00–155.00 | 2,249 | 91 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,525 | 134.44/cwt | 130.00–139.00 | 2,050 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,571 | 158.25/cwt | 156.00–159.75 | 2,486 | 18 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 920 | 127.61/cwt | 119.00–130.00 | 1,174 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,048 | 103.72/cwt | 89.00–120.00 | 1,087 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,340 | 151.18/cwt | 147.00–155.00 | 2,026 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,374 | 143.29/cwt | 141.50–145.00 | 1,969 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,425 | 157.04/cwt | 156.50–157.50 | 2,238 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,578 | 87.74/cwt | 61.00–99.00 | 1,385 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,690 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 2,028 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,883 | 110.03/cwt | 104.00–116.00 | 2,072 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 980 | 57.78/cwt | 48.00–64.00 | 566 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 995 | 74.08/cwt | 69.00–77.00 | 737 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,156 | 70.01/cwt | 65.00–75.00 | 809 | 18 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,165 | 78.00/cwt | 78.00–78.00 | 909 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,190 | 86.00/cwt | 86.00–86.00 | 1,023 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,262 | 81.65/cwt | 76.00–86.00 | 1,030 | 36 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,299 | 87.80/cwt | 87.00–89.00 | 1,141 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,313 | 71.23/cwt | 65.00–75.00 | 935 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,343 | 109.92/cwt | 107.00–112.00 | 1,476 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,423 | 83.91/cwt | 73.00–89.00 | 1,194 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,644 | 96.16/cwt | 92.00–101.00 | 1,581 | 27 |
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.