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 | — | High | 1,585 | 185.69 | 2,942 | 22 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,514 | 195.52 | 2,960 | 5thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,624 | 173.10 | 2,811 | 33 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,313 | 164.43 | 2,159 | 38 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,067 | 139.90 | 1,493 | 16 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,313 | 243.25 | 3,193 | 92 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,150 | 205.00 | 2,358 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 933 | 184.22 | 1,719 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,481 | 244.16 | 3,617 | 147 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,186 | 220.69 | 2,617 | 6thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,953 | 189.93 | 3,710 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 898 | 133.44 | 1,198 | 2thin |
Every lot
25 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 | — | Select | 898 | 133.44/cwt | 120.00–145.00 | 1,198 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,186 | 220.69/cwt | 200.00–234.00 | 2,617 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,351 | 233.08/cwt | 220.00–238.00 | 3,149 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,493 | 245.15/cwt | 240.00–249.50 | 3,660 | 135 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,600 | 200.00/cwt | 200.00–200.00 | 3,200 | 1 |
| Steers | — | StandardHeavy Weight | 2,130 | 184.89/cwt | 180.00–190.00 | 3,938 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 933 | 184.22/cwt | 180.00–187.50 | 1,719 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,150 | 205.00/cwt | 205.00–205.00 | 2,358 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,205 | 231.35/cwt | 230.00–237.00 | 2,788 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,332 | 245.38/cwt | 239.00–250.00 | 3,268 | 78 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,431 | 170.82/cwt | 137.50–190.00 | 2,444 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,754 | 200.48/cwt | 195.00–207.50 | 3,516 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,803 | 210.65/cwt | 207.50–212.50 | 3,798 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 890 | 197.00/cwt | 170.00–217.50 | 1,753 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 900 | 184.89/cwt | 180.00–190.00 | 1,664 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,085 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,465 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,103 | 113.83/cwt | 97.50–130.00 | 1,256 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,137 | 155.57/cwt | 152.00–160.00 | 1,769 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,303 | 158.04/cwt | 146.00–166.00 | 2,059 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,380 | 171.89/cwt | 167.00–178.00 | 2,372 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,481 | 186.46/cwt | 185.00–190.00 | 2,761 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,563 | 209.12/cwt | 208.00–210.00 | 3,269 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,575 | 181.00/cwt | 181.00–181.00 | 2,851 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,600 | 182.17/cwt | 176.00–187.00 | 2,915 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,656 | 160.80/cwt | 132.50–175.00 | 2,663 | 14 |
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.