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 | — | Average | 1,666 | 193.34 | 3,220 | 25 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,251 | 208.37 | 2,606 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,443 | 176.90 | 2,552 | 68 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,356 | 158.37 | 2,147 | 21 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,178 | 134.33 | 1,582 | 26 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,398 | 234.73 | 3,282 | 37 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,103 | 203.75 | 2,246 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,147 | 202.77 | 2,326 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,559 | 239.90 | 3,740 | 71 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,455 | 219.47 | 3,194 | 7thin |
| Steers | Select | Low | 1,741 | 176.00 | 3,063 | 5thin |
Every lot
31 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 995 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 1,493 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,090 | 260.00/cwt | 260.00–260.00 | 2,834 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,215 | 222.50/cwt | 222.50–222.50 | 2,703 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,516 | 212.71/cwt | 200.00–220.00 | 3,225 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,558 | 240.32/cwt | 235.00–245.00 | 3,744 | 69 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,927 | 182.50/cwt | 182.50–182.50 | 3,517 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,970 | 228.00/cwt | 228.00–228.00 | 4,492 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 815 | 242.50/cwt | 242.50–242.50 | 1,976 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,030 | 240.00/cwt | 240.00–240.00 | 2,472 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,050 | 202.71/cwt | 197.50–217.50 | 2,128 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,151 | 228.52/cwt | 228.00–229.00 | 2,630 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,175 | 167.50/cwt | 167.50–167.50 | 1,968 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,478 | 235.96/cwt | 232.00–238.00 | 3,487 | 29 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,535 | 203.00/cwt | 203.00–203.00 | 3,116 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,658 | 200.39/cwt | 177.50–232.50 | 3,322 | 21 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,705 | 156.35/cwt | 145.00–167.50 | 2,666 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | 765 | 157.50/cwt | 157.50–157.50 | 1,205 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 845 | 232.50/cwt | 232.50–232.50 | 1,965 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 855 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 1,582 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,097 | 221.45/cwt | 212.00–227.00 | 2,429 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,103 | 117.25/cwt | 107.50–127.50 | 1,293 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,118 | 232.58/cwt | 227.50–237.50 | 2,600 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,150 | 86.35/cwt | 85.00–87.50 | 993 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,225 | 137.15/cwt | 122.50–170.00 | 1,680 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,273 | 204.34/cwt | 189.00–220.00 | 2,601 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,335 | 158.74/cwt | 146.00–168.00 | 2,119 | 17 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,435 | 175.74/cwt | 163.00–186.00 | 2,522 | 60 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,553 | 132.32/cwt | 127.50–137.00 | 2,055 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,674 | 159.59/cwt | 155.00–162.00 | 2,672 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight | 1,825 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 2,373 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight | 2,020 | 182.00/cwt | 182.00–182.00 | 3,676 | 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.