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 Steers | Choice | Average | 1,243 | 171.22 | 2,128 | 2thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,593 | 170.01 | 2,707 | 25 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,455 | 164.12 | 2,388 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,478 | 149.77 | 2,213 | 53 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,266 | 138.66 | 1,756 | 57 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,150 | 120.47 | 1,386 | 16 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,615 | 134.88 | 2,178 | 2thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,285 | 120.28 | 1,546 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,216 | 190.66 | 2,319 | 38 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,077 | 180.86 | 1,948 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 945 | 140.93 | 1,332 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,406 | 191.34 | 2,690 | 97 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,265 | 182.60 | 2,310 | 23 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,108 | 141.67 | 1,570 | 2thin |
Every lot
29 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,108 | 141.67/cwt | 135.00–150.00 | 1,570 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,265 | 182.60/cwt | 175.00–184.00 | 2,310 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,403 | 191.68/cwt | 187.00–195.00 | 2,689 | 94 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,493 | 180.72/cwt | 175.00–184.00 | 2,698 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 945 | 140.93/cwt | 126.00–147.50 | 1,332 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 985 | 183.50/cwt | 181.00–186.00 | 1,807 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,050 | 174.00/cwt | 174.00–174.00 | 1,827 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,077 | 180.86/cwt | 175.00–183.00 | 1,948 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,234 | 191.55/cwt | 185.50–196.00 | 2,364 | 35 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 898 | 166.33/cwt | 164.00–169.00 | 1,494 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,381 | 150.22/cwt | 138.00–162.00 | 2,075 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,548 | 171.00/cwt | 165.00–178.00 | 2,647 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,946 | 185.45/cwt | 179.00–195.00 | 3,609 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,125 | 124.11/cwt | 120.00–129.00 | 1,396 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,135 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 1,691 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,198 | 86.06/cwt | 55.00–115.00 | 1,031 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,200 | 151.00/cwt | 151.00–151.00 | 1,812 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,249 | 129.62/cwt | 117.00–135.00 | 1,619 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,255 | 133.00/cwt | 133.00–133.00 | 1,669 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,281 | 142.38/cwt | 136.00–147.00 | 1,824 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,286 | 149.19/cwt | 148.00–153.00 | 1,919 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,428 | 171.59/cwt | 170.00–173.00 | 2,450 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,462 | 150.61/cwt | 145.00–156.00 | 2,202 | 39 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,492 | 139.46/cwt | 130.00–144.00 | 2,081 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,503 | 162.80/cwt | 160.00–168.00 | 2,447 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,562 | 158.08/cwt | 157.00–159.50 | 2,469 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,285 | 120.28/cwt | 110.00–129.00 | 1,546 | 2 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,615 | 134.88/cwt | 133.00–137.00 | 2,178 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,243 | 171.22/cwt | 170.00–172.50 | 2,128 | 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.