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 | 1,619 | 93.07 | 1,507 | 34 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,348 | 100.50 | 1,354 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,502 | 76.91 | 1,155 | 56 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,242 | 66.55 | 827 | 77 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,085 | 55.05 | 597 | 33 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,348 | 156.00 | 2,102 | 54 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 980 | 126.00 | 1,235 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,042 | 116.33 | 1,212 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,472 | 157.45 | 2,317 | 60 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,264 | 144.30 | 1,824 | 8thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,727 | 113.45 | 1,959 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,162 | 109.83 | 1,276 | 3thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,162 | 109.83/cwt | 102.00–120.00 | 1,276 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,264 | 144.30/cwt | 140.00–147.50 | 1,824 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,466 | 156.56/cwt | 150.00–162.00 | 2,295 | 54 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,524 | 165.50/cwt | 165.50–165.50 | 2,522 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,727 | 113.45/cwt | 106.00–117.00 | 1,959 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 972 | 120.72/cwt | 115.00–127.00 | 1,173 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 980 | 126.00/cwt | 126.00–126.00 | 1,235 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,077 | 114.13/cwt | 106.00–121.00 | 1,229 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,336 | 146.60/cwt | 145.00–149.00 | 1,959 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,339 | 156.32/cwt | 150.00–162.50 | 2,093 | 43 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,435 | 164.50/cwt | 164.50–164.50 | 2,361 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,503 | 79.98/cwt | 65.00–95.00 | 1,202 | 14 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,678 | 110.58/cwt | 109.00–112.00 | 1,856 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,704 | 100.76/cwt | 97.00–107.00 | 1,717 | 17 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 930 | 85.59/cwt | 79.00–93.00 | 796 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,057 | 42.20/cwt | 34.00–46.00 | 446 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,101 | 55.99/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 616 | 18 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,109 | 81.74/cwt | 77.00–86.00 | 906 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,153 | 64.50/cwt | 63.00–66.00 | 744 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,235 | 69.15/cwt | 64.00–74.00 | 854 | 43 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,254 | 75.76/cwt | 75.00–77.00 | 950 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,273 | 57.81/cwt | 49.00–63.00 | 736 | 25 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,285 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,414 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,410 | 91.00/cwt | 91.00–91.00 | 1,283 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,469 | 78.70/cwt | 74.00–84.00 | 1,156 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,526 | 86.05/cwt | 85.00–87.00 | 1,313 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,586 | 69.44/cwt | 60.00–73.00 | 1,101 | 14 |
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.