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 Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,240 | 207.00 | 2,567 | 1thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,532 | 206.97 | 3,171 | 3thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,290 | 192.50 | 2,483 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,648 | 204.73 | 3,374 | 16 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,760 | 201.00 | 3,538 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,546 | 173.21 | 2,678 | 29 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,271 | 164.50 | 2,092 | 30 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,083 | 135.96 | 1,472 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,500 | 200.08 | 3,001 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,455 | 185.00 | 2,692 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,330 | 140.00 | 1,862 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,270 | 238.18 | 3,024 | 39 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,073 | 215.93 | 2,316 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 995 | 195.75 | 1,948 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,383 | 243.03 | 3,361 | 73 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,209 | 224.65 | 2,716 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 963 | 191.97 | 1,849 | 2thin |
Every lot
30 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 963 | 191.97/cwt | 185.00–200.00 | 1,849 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,209 | 224.65/cwt | 212.00–232.00 | 2,716 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,374 | 243.60/cwt | 235.00–248.00 | 3,347 | 62 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,431 | 249.00/cwt | 249.00–249.00 | 3,563 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,434 | 228.87/cwt | 222.00–233.00 | 3,282 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 850 | 234.00/cwt | 234.00–234.00 | 1,989 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,067 | 219.77/cwt | 175.00–232.00 | 2,345 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,130 | 177.50/cwt | 177.50–177.50 | 2,006 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,140 | 157.50/cwt | 157.50–157.50 | 1,796 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,261 | 241.99/cwt | 235.00–248.00 | 3,051 | 36 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,372 | 192.40/cwt | 167.50–232.00 | 2,640 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,539 | 195.47/cwt | 172.50–207.00 | 3,008 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,757 | 213.98/cwt | 209.00–223.00 | 3,760 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 935 | 182.50/cwt | 182.50–182.50 | 1,706 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,065 | 117.59/cwt | 112.50–122.50 | 1,252 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,067 | 141.42/cwt | 135.00–147.00 | 1,509 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,213 | 151.83/cwt | 149.00–155.00 | 1,842 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,230 | 155.76/cwt | 140.00–161.00 | 1,916 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,311 | 168.15/cwt | 163.00–175.00 | 2,204 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,365 | 55.00/cwt | 55.00–55.00 | 751 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,446 | 166.21/cwt | 162.50–171.00 | 2,403 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,567 | 178.93/cwt | 173.00–187.00 | 2,804 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,640 | 188.00/cwt | 188.00–188.00 | 3,083 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,760 | 201.00/cwt | 201.00–201.00 | 3,538 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,330 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 1,862 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,455 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 2,692 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,500 | 200.08/cwt | 195.00–205.00 | 3,001 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,290 | 192.50/cwt | 192.50–192.50 | 2,483 | 1 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,532 | 206.97/cwt | 203.00–215.00 | 3,171 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,240 | 207.00/cwt | 207.00–207.00 | 2,567 | 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.