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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,415 | 95.00 | 1,344 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,627 | 82.35 | 1,340 | 29 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,363 | 75.48 | 1,029 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,496 | 60.47 | 905 | 43 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,255 | 55.53 | 697 | 103 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,056 | 47.73 | 504 | 31 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,301 | 108.87 | 1,416 | 99 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,201 | 100.69 | 1,209 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 876 | 63.28 | 554 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,430 | 110.35 | 1,578 | 110 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,301 | 104.73 | 1,363 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,080 | 87.03 | 940 | 7thin |
Every lot
29 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 | 1,008 | 94.58/cwt | 91.00–98.00 | 953 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,109 | 84.01/cwt | 63.00–92.00 | 932 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,301 | 104.73/cwt | 99.50–106.50 | 1,363 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,342 | 105.22/cwt | 103.00–106.50 | 1,412 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,423 | 114.84/cwt | 114.00–115.25 | 1,634 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,425 | 110.73/cwt | 107.50–113.75 | 1,578 | 99 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,756 | 102.00/cwt | 93.00–106.50 | 1,791 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 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.