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 | — | Low | 1,798 | 81.74 | 1,470 | 5thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,655 | 78.00 | 1,291 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,492 | 66.22 | 988 | 26 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,189 | 59.33 | 705 | 58 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,015 | 41.44 | 421 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,182 | 79.87 | 944 | 9thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,152 | 72.69 | 837 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,317 | 113.51 | 1,494 | 29 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,242 | 112.09 | 1,392 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 993 | 76.47 | 759 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,422 | 117.47 | 1,670 | 45 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,292 | 110.72 | 1,431 | 4thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,165 | 99.00/cwt | 99.00–99.00 | 1,153 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,292 | 110.72/cwt | 109.00–113.00 | 1,431 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,398 | 118.02/cwt | 114.50–120.50 | 1,650 | 39 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,598 | 121.24/cwt | 121.00–121.50 | 1,937 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,701 | 114.00/cwt | 114.00–114.00 | 1,939 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 967 | 72.62/cwt | 70.00–77.00 | 702 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,070 | 88.00/cwt | 88.00–88.00 | 942 |
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.