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 | 1,784 | 122.50 | 2,185 | 29 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,506 | 144.29 | 2,172 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,547 | 113.65 | 1,758 | 94 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,293 | 105.67 | 1,367 | 139 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,040 | 82.56 | 859 | 48 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,570 | 144.66 | 2,271 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | High | 1,377 | 178.60 | 2,459 | 113 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,103 | 159.33 | 1,757 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | High | 997 | 142.99 | 1,426 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 985 | 181.00 | 1,783 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,492 | 178.69 | 2,665 | 174 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,278 | 167.66 | 2,142 | 15 |
Every lot
31 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 | 985 | 181.00/cwt | 181.00–181.00 | 1,783 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,195 | 172.00/cwt | 172.00–172.00 | 2,055 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,333 | 164.76/cwt | 157.00–170.00 | 2,196 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,452 | 170.58/cwt | 162.00–172.50 | 2,477 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,490 | 178.68/cwt | 173.00–184.50 | 2,662 | 151 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,547 | 186.23/cwt | 185.00–187.50 | 2,881 | 12 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 945 | 153.71/cwt | 137.50–165.00 | 1,453 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,020 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 1,734 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,069 | 120.17/cwt | 112.50–130.00 | 1,285 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,103 | 159.33/cwt | 140.00–170.00 | 1,757 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,357 | 179.33/cwt | 173.00–184.00 | 2,434 | 88 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,400 | 165.64/cwt | 150.00–172.50 | 2,319 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,491 | 185.59/cwt | 185.00–186.50 | 2,767 | 13 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,689 | 110.93/cwt | 90.00–127.00 | 1,874 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,856 | 125.32/cwt | 123.00–132.00 | 2,326 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,871 | 146.37/cwt | 135.00–159.00 | 2,739 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 983 | 101.64/cwt | 89.00–145.00 | 999 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 988 | 69.42/cwt | 40.00–77.50 | 686 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,044 | 84.49/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 882 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,115 | 125.08/cwt | 93.00–150.00 | 1,395 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,208 | 93.67/cwt | 92.00–96.00 | 1,132 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,286 | 113.53/cwt | 112.00–117.00 | 1,460 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,304 | 106.58/cwt | 100.00–112.00 | 1,390 | 72 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,329 | 94.10/cwt | 82.50–99.00 | 1,251 | 37 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,453 | 119.34/cwt | 113.00–125.00 | 1,734 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,483 | 134.47/cwt | 134.00–135.00 | 1,994 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,526 | 105.79/cwt | 80.00–113.00 | 1,614 | 39 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,527 | 154.22/cwt | 147.00–164.00 | 2,355 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,556 | 119.09/cwt | 114.00–125.00 | 1,853 | 54 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,885 | 126.00/cwt | 126.00–126.00 | 2,375 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,570 | 144.66/cwt | 144.00–145.00 | 2,271 | 3 |
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.