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 | 1,596 | 72.39 | 1,155 | 32 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,383 | 86.08 | 1,190 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,431 | 55.02 | 787 | 22 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,199 | 47.34 | 568 | 40 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 949 | 38.94 | 370 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | High | 1,239 | 113.67 | 1,408 | 56 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,082 | 99.60 | 1,078 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 865 | 93.85 | 812 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,374 | 111.47 | 1,532 | 74 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,144 | 101.91 | 1,166 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 908 | 74.72 | 678 | 3thin |
Every lot
24 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 | 908 | 74.72/cwt | 71.00–77.00 | 678 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,040 | 106.50/cwt | 106.50–106.50 | 1,108 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNon-Traditional | 1,145 | 97.00/cwt | 97.00–97.00 | 1,111 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,159 | 101.25/cwt | 94.00–108.00 | 1,173 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,285 | 104.95/cwt | 96.00–108.00 | 1,349 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,392 | 113.23/cwt | 109.50–115.50 | 1,576 | 51 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,501 | 116.33/cwt | 116.00–116.75 | 1,746 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 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.