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 | 1,684 | 63.26 | 1,065 | 31 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,458 | 84.24 | 1,228 | 23 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,451 | 57.08 | 828 | 51 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,221 | 49.80 | 608 | 83 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,058 | 42.69 | 452 | 20 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,266 | 104.36 | 1,322 | 51 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,158 | 96.00 | 1,112 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 999 | 89.98 | 899 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,357 | 105.24 | 1,428 | 82 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,233 | 93.04 | 1,147 | 22 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,038 | 68.01 | 706 | 5thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,038 | 68.01/cwt | 58.00–80.00 | 706 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,170 | 80.88/cwt | 70.00–85.50 | 946 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,262 | 98.72/cwt | 90.00–102.00 | 1,246 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,290 | 98.18/cwt | 94.50–102.00 | 1,267 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,367 | 106.33/cwt | 103.00–109.50 | 1,454 | 71 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 950 | 93.72/cwt | 85.00–104.00 | 890 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 985 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 936 |
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.