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 | 1,608 | 258.60 | 4,158 | 17 |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,780 | 239.16 | 4,256 | 16 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,523 | 200.19 | 3,048 | 50 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,564 | 184.60 | 2,887 | 56 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,272 | 181.67 | 2,311 | 21 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,067 | 142.93 | 1,525 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,547 | 210.00 | 3,249 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,294 | 260.41 | 3,371 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,265 | 229.81 | 2,907 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,451 | 260.67 | 3,783 | 98 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,174 | 242.67 | 2,848 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 860 | 201.00 | 1,729 | 1thin |
Every lot
26 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 | — | Select | 860 | 201.00/cwt | 201.00–201.00 | 1,729 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,140 | 265.00/cwt | 265.00–265.00 | 3,021 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,185 | 235.22/cwt | 233.50–239.00 | 2,787 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,447 | 261.17/cwt | 255.00–270.50 | 3,779 | 95 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,588 | 244.74/cwt | 240.00–248.00 | 3,886 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,265 | 229.81/cwt | 225.00–234.50 | 2,907 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,277 | 261.46/cwt | 255.50–269.00 | 3,339 | 33 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,485 | 248.81/cwt | 245.50–250.50 | 3,695 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Return to Feed | 935 | 272.50/cwt | 272.50–272.50 | 2,548 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,760 | 210.11/cwt | 206.00–219.00 | 3,698 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,824 | 256.43/cwt | 250.00–266.00 | 4,677 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,877 | 234.52/cwt | 221.00–249.00 | 4,402 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 830 | 124.26/cwt | 122.50–125.00 | 1,031 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,146 | 144.21/cwt | 135.00–151.00 | 1,653 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,168 | 167.48/cwt | 166.00–169.00 | 1,956 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,170 | 191.00/cwt | 191.00–191.00 | 2,235 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 1,198 | 159.88/cwt | 154.00–167.00 | 1,915 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,228 | 188.63/cwt | 183.00–200.00 | 2,316 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,268 | 223.34/cwt | 220.00–231.00 | 2,832 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,351 | 176.83/cwt | 171.00–181.00 | 2,389 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,539 | 198.71/cwt | 191.00–210.00 | 3,058 | 47 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,551 | 186.25/cwt | 180.00–192.00 | 2,889 | 47 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,631 | 176.00/cwt | 172.00–179.00 | 2,871 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,547 | 210.00/cwt | 210.00–210.00 | 3,249 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,385 | 245.50/cwt | 245.50–245.50 | 3,400 | 1 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,622 | 259.42/cwt | 255.00–260.00 | 4,208 | 16 |
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.