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 | High | 1,675 | 208.50 | 3,492 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,665 | 169.64 | 2,824 | 47 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,673 | 158.17 | 2,646 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,567 | 139.40 | 2,184 | 67 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,335 | 132.05 | 1,763 | 62 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,092 | 99.40 | 1,085 | 31 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,670 | 107.50 | 1,795 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,320 | 209.02 | 2,758 | 87 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,053 | 195.83 | 2,061 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,010 | 157.50 | 1,591 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,471 | 208.93 | 3,073 | 55 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,162 | 197.35 | 2,293 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,055 | 144.58 | 1,525 | 3thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,252 | 129.00 | 1,615 | 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,055 | 144.58/cwt | 132.50–155.00 | 1,525 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,162 | 197.35/cwt | 194.00–200.00 | 2,293 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,252 | 129.00/cwt | 129.00–129.00 | 1,615 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,434 | 198.02/cwt | 195.00–202.00 | 2,840 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,477 | 210.79/cwt | 207.00–214.00 | 3,113 | 47 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,010 | 157.50/cwt | 157.50–157.50 | 1,591 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,030 | 206.00/cwt | 206.00–206.00 | 2,122 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,060 | 192.44/cwt | 172.00–203.00 | 2,040 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,247 | 198.82/cwt | 191.00–202.50 | 2,479 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,325 | 209.78/cwt | 203.50–214.00 | 2,780 | 81 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 1,015 | 167.50/cwt | 167.50–167.50 | 1,700 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,427 | 146.14/cwt | 102.50–162.00 | 2,085 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,628 | 167.95/cwt | 164.00–177.00 | 2,734 | 20 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,968 | 192.34/cwt | 180.00–203.00 | 3,785 | 14 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 965 | 113.06/cwt | 105.00–117.50 | 1,091 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 983 | 23.98/cwt | 22.50–25.00 | 236 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,047 | 91.18/cwt | 52.50–105.00 | 955 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,147 | 145.91/cwt | 139.00–152.50 | 1,674 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,149 | 121.30/cwt | 120.00–123.00 | 1,394 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,182 | 111.50/cwt | 107.50–117.50 | 1,318 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,323 | 137.44/cwt | 132.00–143.00 | 1,818 | 35 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,375 | 121.53/cwt | 90.00–131.00 | 1,671 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,405 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 2,023 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,559 | 148.81/cwt | 142.00–155.00 | 2,320 | 28 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,570 | 131.33/cwt | 82.50–141.00 | 2,062 | 37 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,608 | 157.00/cwt | 157.00–157.00 | 2,525 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,673 | 158.17/cwt | 157.50–159.00 | 2,646 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,670 | 107.50/cwt | 107.50–107.50 | 1,795 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,675 | 208.50/cwt | 208.50–208.50 | 3,492 | 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.