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 | 1,699 | 75.08 | 1,275 | 8thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,332 | 85.54 | 1,139 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,445 | 62.62 | 905 | 51 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,195 | 56.85 | 679 | 89 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,050 | 47.78 | 502 | 19 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,473 | 82.49 | 1,215 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,253 | 107.01 | 1,341 | 76 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,175 | 93.55 | 1,099 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,009 | 80.57 | 813 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,405 | 106.92 | 1,502 | 81 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,262 | 98.48 | 1,243 | 36 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,112 | 87.36 | 972 | 8thin |
Every lot
28 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 993 | 96.44/cwt | 92.00–101.00 | 958 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,152 | 84.33/cwt | 80.00–89.00 | 971 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,262 | 98.48/cwt | 90.00–103.50 | 1,243 | 36 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,393 | 113.13/cwt | 112.00–114.00 | 1,576 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,402 | 106.98/cwt | 104.00–110.50 | 1,500 | 58 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,428 | 101.87/cwt | 99.50–103.50 | 1,455 | 13 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 995 | 96.00/cwt | 96.00–96.00 | 955 |
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.