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 | 1,696 | 111.67 | 1,893 | 15 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,387 | 125.82 | 1,745 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,544 | 100.46 | 1,551 | 83 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,243 | 95.97 | 1,192 | 143 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,128 | 83.95 | 947 | 46 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,490 | 137.50 | 2,049 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,235 | 129.00 | 1,593 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,326 | 170.75 | 2,265 | 151 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,143 | 161.34 | 1,845 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 981 | 114.86 | 1,127 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,436 | 170.61 | 2,451 | 119 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,312 | 164.29 | 2,155 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,068 | 117.52 | 1,255 | 2thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,068 | 117.52/cwt | 113.00–122.50 | 1,255 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,312 | 164.29/cwt | 160.00–167.00 | 2,155 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,350 | 163.70/cwt | 159.00–165.50 | 2,210 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,435 | 171.04/cwt | 167.50–175.50 | 2,454 | 114 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,940 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 2,891 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 958 | 133.12/cwt | 130.00–135.00 | 1,275 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 989 | 108.77/cwt | 99.00–120.00 | 1,076 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,140 | 157.00/cwt | 157.00–157.00 | 1,790 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,145 | 163.51/cwt | 162.00–165.00 | 1,872 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,276 | 163.57/cwt | 150.00–167.00 | 2,087 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,332 | 171.54/cwt | 169.00–174.50 | 2,285 | 136 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,558 | 102.31/cwt | 90.00–112.00 | 1,594 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,816 | 119.86/cwt | 115.00–125.50 | 2,177 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,104 | 84.07/cwt | 77.50–88.00 | 928 | 31 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,172 | 91.12/cwt | 89.00–96.00 | 1,068 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,175 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,199 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,188 | 68.85/cwt | 55.00–76.00 | 818 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,235 | 99.25/cwt | 95.00–106.00 | 1,226 | 90 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,255 | 89.51/cwt | 74.00–94.50 | 1,123 | 50 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,288 | 122.42/cwt | 120.00–125.00 | 1,577 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,303 | 106.72/cwt | 106.50–107.00 | 1,391 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,403 | 100.07/cwt | 99.00–101.00 | 1,404 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,428 | 140.40/cwt | 137.50–145.00 | 2,005 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,518 | 102.76/cwt | 98.00–109.00 | 1,560 | 61 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,612 | 93.17/cwt | 87.00–97.00 | 1,502 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,710 | 113.50/cwt | 113.50–113.50 | 1,941 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,235 | 129.00/cwt | 129.00–129.00 | 1,593 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,490 | 137.50/cwt | 137.50–137.50 | 2,049 | 1 |
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.