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 | 1,735 | 137.59 | 2,387 | 25 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,449 | 145.40 | 2,107 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,529 | 124.79 | 1,909 | 71 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,259 | 113.89 | 1,434 | 88 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 985 | 95.79 | 943 | 35 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,427 | 111.82 | 1,596 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,381 | 184.50 | 2,549 | 101 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,137 | 170.93 | 1,943 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 965 | 107.50 | 1,037 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,060 | 189.57 | 2,009 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,480 | 185.10 | 2,739 | 113 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,267 | 168.48 | 2,135 | 8thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,571 | 162.00 | 2,546 | 3thin |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 989 | 200.48/cwt | 196.00–223.00 | 1,983 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,267 | 168.48/cwt | 147.50–181.50 | 2,135 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,414 | 177.33/cwt | 160.00–180.50 | 2,507 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,415 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,910 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,489 | 186.20/cwt | 182.00–192.50 | 2,773 | 99 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,562 | 168.00/cwt | 168.00–168.00 | 2,624 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,590 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 2,385 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 965 | 107.50/cwt | 107.50–107.50 | 1,037 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 975 | 179.00/cwt | 179.00–179.00 | 1,745 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,137 | 170.93/cwt | 155.00–180.00 | 1,943 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,383 | 186.93/cwt | 181.50–192.50 | 2,585 | 78 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,394 | 176.13/cwt | 171.00–180.00 | 2,455 | 22 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 917 | 142.49/cwt | 130.00–155.00 | 1,307 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,679 | 126.10/cwt | 97.50–132.50 | 2,117 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,938 | 139.60/cwt | 135.00–145.00 | 2,705 | 10 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,954 | 151.86/cwt | 149.00–155.00 | 2,967 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 850 | 108.09/cwt | 102.50–113.00 | 919 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 900 | 84.31/cwt | 70.00–92.50 | 759 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,000 | 100.73/cwt | 95.00–106.00 | 1,007 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,228 | 105.75/cwt | 82.50–110.00 | 1,299 | 31 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,232 | 109.20/cwt | 107.50–112.00 | 1,345 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,269 | 116.28/cwt | 111.00–122.00 | 1,476 | 48 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,313 | 124.70/cwt | 123.00–129.00 | 1,637 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,320 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 2,178 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,345 | 163.53/cwt | 160.00–167.50 | 2,199 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,474 | 117.26/cwt | 108.00–120.00 | 1,728 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,491 | 138.15/cwt | 130.00–144.00 | 2,060 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,540 | 126.22/cwt | 122.00–132.00 | 1,944 | 52 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,600 | 134.51/cwt | 134.00–135.00 | 2,152 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,427 | 111.82/cwt | 110.00–115.00 | 1,596 | 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.