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 | 1,673 | 77.26 | 1,292 | 14 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,490 | 72.57 | 1,081 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,629 | 61.77 | 1,006 | 33 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,292 | 54.23 | 701 | 61 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,117 | 35.33 | 394 | 16 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,322 | 120.15 | 1,589 | 38 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,131 | 100.08 | 1,132 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 947 | 79.69 | 755 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,437 | 119.93 | 1,723 | 52 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,107 | 113.50 | 1,256 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 947 | 90.00 | 852 | 2thin |
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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 947 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 852 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,107 | 113.50/cwt | 113.50–113.50 | 1,256 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,329 | 115.02/cwt | 113.50–115.50 | 1,529 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,451 | 120.57/cwt | 118.50–122.75 | 1,749 | 46 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 770 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 462 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 963 | 85.43/cwt | 77.00–100.00 | 823 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,000 | 53.50/cwt | 53.50–53.50 | 535 |
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.