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 | 1,716 | 82.63 | 1,418 | 15 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,613 | 86.63 | 1,397 | 35 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,425 | 62.84 | 895 | 44 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,167 | 57.50 | 671 | 36 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,049 | 51.89 | 545 | 39 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,238 | 106.35 | 1,316 | 64 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,017 | 79.79 | 811 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,411 | 106.72 | 1,506 | 120 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,222 | 95.05 | 1,162 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 960 | 87.15 | 836 | 4thin |
Every lot
29 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 933 | 87.87/cwt | 84.00–94.00 | 820 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,040 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 884 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,222 | 95.05/cwt | 90.00–102.00 | 1,162 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,357 | 100.18/cwt | 96.50–102.50 | 1,359 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,404 | 107.21/cwt | 103.00–109.50 | 1,505 | 104 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,453 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,598 | 6 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,870 | 97.46/cwt | 95.00–100.00 | 1,823 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
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.