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 | Average | 1,555 | 222.00 | 3,452 | 1thin |
| Bullocks | — | High | 1,085 | 230.00 | 2,496 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,577 | 191.30 | 3,016 | 32 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,385 | 194.72 | 2,697 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,496 | 171.83 | 2,570 | 43 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,272 | 163.59 | 2,081 | 59 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,046 | 128.32 | 1,342 | 23 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,290 | 164.00 | 2,116 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,404 | 240.90 | 3,383 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,157 | 219.19 | 2,536 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 755 | 189.35 | 1,430 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,447 | 243.07 | 3,518 | 86 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,253 | 230.99 | 2,894 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,050 | 222.50 | 2,336 | 2thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,520 | 189.40 | 2,879 | 2thin |
Every lot
28 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 | 1,050 | 222.50/cwt | 222.50–222.50 | 2,336 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,253 | 230.99/cwt | 222.50–233.00 | 2,894 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,444 | 243.60/cwt | 239.50–250.00 | 3,518 | 69 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,452 | 252.60/cwt | 251.50–253.00 | 3,668 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,476 | 219.46/cwt | 200.00–235.00 | 3,239 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,520 | 189.40/cwt | 178.00–200.00 | 2,879 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 755 | 189.35/cwt | 177.50–200.00 | 1,430 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,157 | 219.19/cwt | 180.00–237.00 | 2,536 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,375 | 231.56/cwt | 230.00–233.00 | 3,184 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,411 | 242.97/cwt | 240.00–248.00 | 3,428 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,462 | 167.82/cwt | 135.00–195.00 | 2,454 | 16 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,630 | 206.22/cwt | 200.00–220.00 | 3,361 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,827 | 233.60/cwt | 225.00–240.00 | 4,268 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,008 | 138.68/cwt | 132.50–144.00 | 1,398 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,050 | 151.24/cwt | 145.00–155.00 | 1,588 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,086 | 106.63/cwt | 65.00–125.00 | 1,158 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,253 | 168.96/cwt | 163.00–175.00 | 2,117 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,284 | 150.01/cwt | 110.00–161.00 | 1,926 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,330 | 179.00/cwt | 179.00–179.00 | 2,381 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,331 | 182.45/cwt | 177.00–189.00 | 2,428 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,395 | 191.00/cwt | 191.00–191.00 | 2,664 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,408 | 204.43/cwt | 200.00–209.00 | 2,878 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,408 | 180.47/cwt | 175.00–186.00 | 2,541 | 17 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,495 | 160.91/cwt | 115.00–174.00 | 2,406 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,799 | 188.29/cwt | 187.00–190.00 | 3,387 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first |
| Bullocks | — | — | 1,085 | 230.00/cwt | 230.00–230.00 | 2,496 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,555 | 222.00/cwt | 222.00–222.00 | 3,452 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,290 | 164.00/cwt | 164.00–164.00 | 2,116 | 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.