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 | 1,598 | 76.95 | 1,230 | 14 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,442 | 71.01 | 1,024 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,472 | 58.72 | 864 | 55 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,221 | 53.97 | 659 | 96 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,045 | 47.21 | 493 | 43 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,328 | 120.04 | 1,595 | 70 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,085 | 107.33 | 1,165 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 900 | 66.42 | 598 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,425 | 119.65 | 1,704 | 71 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,208 | 113.79 | 1,375 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,058 | 98.08 | 1,037 | 4thin |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,020 | 109.11/cwt | 104.00–112.00 | 1,113 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,170 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 761 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,208 | 113.79/cwt | 110.00–117.50 | 1,375 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,360 | 126.50/cwt | 126.50–126.50 | 1,720 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,402 | 116.37/cwt | 112.50–117.50 | 1,632 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,422 | 120.61/cwt | 118.00–124.00 | 1,715 | 57 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,905 | 97.50/cwt | 97.50–97.50 | 1,857 | 1 |
| 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.