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 | 1,459 | 238.76 | 3,484 | 8thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,640 | 201.31 | 3,302 | 35 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,380 | 183.36 | 2,531 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,547 | 169.32 | 2,619 | 44 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,258 | 160.80 | 2,023 | 41 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,096 | 128.45 | 1,408 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,257 | 235.38 | 2,959 | 40 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,131 | 213.51 | 2,415 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,085 | 160.00 | 1,736 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,416 | 239.40 | 3,390 | 121 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,196 | 225.25 | 2,694 | 20 |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,463 | 182.50 | 2,669 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,015 | 140.00 | 1,421 | 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,015 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 1,421 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,196 | 225.25/cwt | 195.00–230.50 | 2,694 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,403 | 239.92/cwt | 233.00–244.00 | 3,366 | 105 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,411 | 214.24/cwt | 205.00–228.00 | 3,023 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,455 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,328 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,470 | 205.00/cwt | 205.00–205.00 | 3,014 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,528 | 247.00/cwt | 247.00–247.00 | 3,774 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,685 | 235.00/cwt | 235.00–235.00 | 3,960 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,085 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 1,736 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,131 | 213.51/cwt | 176.00–225.00 | 2,415 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,235 | 237.36/cwt | 234.50–241.00 | 2,931 | 36 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,406 | 226.68/cwt | 225.00–230.00 | 3,187 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,610 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 3,059 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 791 | 254.39/cwt | 210.00–284.00 | 2,012 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,505 | 172.94/cwt | 116.00–199.00 | 2,603 | 15 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,894 | 213.36/cwt | 204.00–224.00 | 4,041 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,959 | 228.74/cwt | 226.00–233.00 | 4,481 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,028 | 112.93/cwt | 110.00–116.00 | 1,161 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,142 | 138.79/cwt | 130.00–145.00 | 1,585 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,184 | 170.42/cwt | 167.00–174.00 | 2,018 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,252 | 147.45/cwt | 140.00–152.00 | 1,846 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,255 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 1,945 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,258 | 175.21/cwt | 171.00–183.00 | 2,204 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,295 | 161.20/cwt | 155.00–166.00 | 2,088 | 16 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,398 | 187.41/cwt | 180.00–196.00 | 2,620 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,464 | 157.43/cwt | 149.00–163.00 | 2,305 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,558 | 170.64/cwt | 165.00–175.00 | 2,659 | 31 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,643 | 185.82/cwt | 184.00–188.00 | 3,053 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,459 | 238.76/cwt | 238.50–239.00 | 3,484 | 8 |
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.