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 | 1,563 | 89.58 | 1,400 | 24 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,439 | 79.68 | 1,146 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,488 | 70.07 | 1,042 | 44 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,227 | 68.10 | 835 | 106 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,136 | 63.00 | 715 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,338 | 99.74 | 1,334 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,010 | 85.02 | 859 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,057 | 73.05 | 772 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,414 | 99.23 | 1,403 | 70 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,325 | 87.98 | 1,166 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,173 | 72.39 | 849 | 2thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,565 | 70.00 | 1,096 | 1thin |
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 | — | Select | 1,173 | 72.39/cwt | 68.00–77.00 | 849 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,325 | 87.98/cwt | 85.00–93.00 | 1,166 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,341 | 92.78/cwt | 85.00–95.00 | 1,244 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,426 | 100.31/cwt | 96.00–102.50 | 1,430 | 60 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,565 | 70.00/cwt | 70.00–70.00 | 1,096 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 968 | 74.28/cwt | 66.00–80.00 | 719 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 985 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 887 |
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.