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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,060 | 165.00 | 1,749 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,393 | 158.52 | 2,208 | 46 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,461 | 173.77 | 2,539 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,473 | 156.08 | 2,300 | 35 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,305 | 137.60 | 1,796 | 51 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,083 | 121.60 | 1,317 | 16 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Average | 1,355 | 152.50 | 2,066 | 1thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,378 | 122.61 | 1,690 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,700 | 175.00 | 2,975 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,337 | 202.05 | 2,701 | 67 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,199 | 186.80 | 2,239 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,158 | 173.78 | 2,012 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,404 | 202.12 | 2,838 | 100 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,267 | 187.35 | 2,374 | 23 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,026 | 157.50 | 1,616 | 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 | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,005 | 198.00/cwt | 198.00–198.00 | 1,990 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,026 | 157.50/cwt | 157.50–157.50 | 1,616 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,258 | 188.46/cwt | 170.00–195.00 | 2,371 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,394 | 202.40/cwt | 195.00–208.00 | 2,821 | 97 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,490 | 170.92/cwt | 169.00–173.00 | 2,547 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,540 | 194.00/cwt | 194.00–194.00 | 2,988 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,820 | 192.43/cwt | 189.00–196.00 | 3,502 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,020 | 193.00/cwt | 193.00–193.00 | 1,969 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 1,070 | 196.50/cwt | 196.50–196.50 | 2,103 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,158 | 173.78/cwt | 172.50–175.00 | 2,012 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,224 | 185.91/cwt | 180.00–195.00 | 2,276 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,341 | 202.13/cwt | 195.00–207.00 | 2,711 | 66 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,195 | 148.32/cwt | 122.50–165.00 | 1,772 | 23 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,580 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 2,370 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,591 | 169.58/cwt | 160.00–193.00 | 2,698 | 22 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 860 | 137.50/cwt | 137.50–137.50 | 1,183 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 950 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,283 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,038 | 115.53/cwt | 105.00–128.00 | 1,199 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,154 | 126.63/cwt | 117.50–130.00 | 1,461 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,286 | 185.93/cwt | 180.00–192.00 | 2,391 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,310 | 141.09/cwt | 131.00–149.00 | 1,848 | 36 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,321 | 122.69/cwt | 110.00–130.00 | 1,621 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,342 | 150.34/cwt | 150.00–151.00 | 2,018 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,465 | 155.35/cwt | 150.00–163.00 | 2,276 | 31 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,538 | 161.77/cwt | 160.00–164.00 | 2,488 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,539 | 168.37/cwt | 164.00–182.00 | 2,591 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,355 | 152.50/cwt | 152.50–152.50 | 2,066 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,060 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 1,749 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,700 | 175.00/cwt | 175.00–175.00 | 2,975 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,378 | 122.61/cwt | 120.00–125.00 | 1,690 | 2 |
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.