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 | — | Low | 1,789 | 152.23 | 2,723 | 22 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,333 | 162.77 | 2,169 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,499 | 131.36 | 1,969 | 23 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,256 | 130.24 | 1,636 | 42 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,024 | 111.42 | 1,141 | 26 |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,890 | 126.00 | 2,381 | 1thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,475 | 122.59 | 1,808 | 2thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,354 | 110.29 | 1,494 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 928 | 196.81 | 1,826 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,350 | 194.62 | 2,627 | 89 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,071 | 176.58 | 1,892 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,453 | 192.73 | 2,801 | 70 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,196 | 180.35 | 2,157 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,090 | 152.50 | 1,662 | 1thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,090 | 152.50/cwt | 152.50–152.50 | 1,662 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,179 | 183.06/cwt | 178.00–187.00 | 2,158 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,238 | 184.71/cwt | 180.00–187.00 | 2,287 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,350 | 156.00/cwt | 156.00–156.00 | 2,106 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,485 | 193.91/cwt | 188.00–198.00 | 2,880 | 61 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 915 | 186.00/cwt | 186.00–186.00 | 1,702 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 923 | 200.76/cwt | 177.50–235.00 | 1,853 | 13 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 990 | 145.50/cwt | 145.50–145.50 | 1,440 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,087 | 175.64/cwt | 157.50–185.00 | 1,909 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,315 | 184.61/cwt | 182.00–185.50 | 2,428 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,353 | 195.61/cwt | 188.00–199.50 | 2,647 | 81 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,762 | 145.32/cwt | 125.00–153.00 | 2,561 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,828 | 162.21/cwt | 154.00–165.00 | 2,965 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 951 | 95.70/cwt | 50.00–105.00 | 910 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 960 | 167.00/cwt | 167.00–167.00 | 1,603 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,040 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 1,290 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,071 | 116.31/cwt | 112.00–123.00 | 1,246 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,075 | 140.49/cwt | 140.00–141.00 | 1,510 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,248 | 136.91/cwt | 133.00–143.00 | 1,709 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,256 | 173.00/cwt | 173.00–173.00 | 2,173 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,260 | 128.02/cwt | 121.00–132.00 | 1,613 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,349 | 116.17/cwt | 112.00–120.00 | 1,567 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,384 | 120.60/cwt | 105.00–128.00 | 1,669 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,390 | 155.10/cwt | 146.00–160.00 | 2,156 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,549 | 136.07/cwt | 132.00–140.00 | 2,108 | 16 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,288 | 107.86/cwt | 105.00–112.00 | 1,389 | 4 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,475 | 122.59/cwt | 121.00–125.00 | 1,808 | 2 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,620 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,944 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,890 | 126.00/cwt | 126.00–126.00 | 2,381 | 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.