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 | 1,369 | 143.04 | 1,958 | 18 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,442 | 147.13 | 2,121 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,502 | 123.44 | 1,854 | 66 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,312 | 113.98 | 1,496 | 102 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,070 | 104.89 | 1,122 | 50 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Low | 1,222 | 120.90 | 1,477 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,655 | 165.00 | 2,731 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,002 | 200.07 | 2,004 | 24 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,336 | 193.09 | 2,580 | 66 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,170 | 177.05 | 2,071 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 930 | 195.00 | 1,814 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,532 | 194.40 | 2,978 | 87 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,265 | 182.50 | 2,309 | 1thin |
Every lot
34 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 | 930 | 195.00/cwt | 195.00–195.00 | 1,814 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 1,005 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 1,658 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,265 | 182.50/cwt | 182.50–182.50 | 2,309 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,413 | 188.27/cwt | 188.00–188.50 | 2,660 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,538 | 195.05/cwt | 190.00–199.50 | 3,000 | 83 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,770 | 182.00/cwt | 182.00–182.00 | 3,221 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 996 | 202.46/cwt | 170.00–228.00 | 2,017 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,130 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 1,639 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,161 | 170.73/cwt | 161.00–175.00 | 1,982 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,188 | 189.69/cwt | 175.00–207.00 | 2,254 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,239 | 183.58/cwt | 168.00–189.00 | 2,275 | 20 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,345 | 195.91/cwt | 190.50–201.00 | 2,635 | 38 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,538 | 203.50/cwt | 203.50–203.50 | 3,130 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Non-Traditional | 788 | 112.26/cwt | 107.50–122.50 | 885 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 905 | 176.76/cwt | 169.00–187.00 | 1,600 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,453 | 128.53/cwt | 101.00–143.00 | 1,868 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,678 | 159.04/cwt | 153.00–164.00 | 2,669 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 660 | 45.00/cwt | 45.00–45.00 | 297 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 918 | 139.29/cwt | 110.00–177.50 | 1,279 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,031 | 82.59/cwt | 45.00–93.00 | 852 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,102 | 144.43/cwt | 131.00–155.00 | 1,592 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,155 | 101.03/cwt | 95.00–105.00 | 1,167 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,206 | 108.83/cwt | 107.50–110.00 | 1,312 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | 1,295 | 153.00/cwt | 153.00–153.00 | 1,981 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,311 | 118.91/cwt | 113.00–125.00 | 1,559 | 50 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,317 | 105.15/cwt | 70.00–112.00 | 1,385 | 45 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,365 | 117.00/cwt | 117.00–117.00 | 1,597 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,430 | 128.93/cwt | 126.00–135.00 | 1,844 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,457 | 153.15/cwt | 140.00–157.50 | 2,231 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,461 | 116.75/cwt | 103.00–126.00 | 1,706 | 35 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,535 | 111.00/cwt | 111.00–111.00 | 1,704 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,557 | 130.93/cwt | 126.00–136.00 | 2,039 | 29 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,222 | 120.90/cwt | 113.00–127.00 | 1,477 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,655 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 2,731 | 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.