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 | 1,597 | 85.85 | 1,371 | 28 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,268 | 80.64 | 1,022 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,499 | 67.07 | 1,006 | 42 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,253 | 63.68 | 798 | 60 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,015 | 53.30 | 541 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 852 | 106.77 | 909 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,209 | 104.85 | 1,267 | 57 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,030 | 92.60 | 954 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,331 | 105.03 | 1,398 | 74 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,310 | 99.32 | 1,301 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 877 | 97.83 | 857 | 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 833 | 70.65/cwt | 63.00–77.00 | 589 | 2 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 920 | 125.01/cwt | 124.00–126.00 | 1,150 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,302 | 96.76/cwt | 93.00–101.00 | 1,260 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,310 | 99.32/cwt | 97.00–100.00 | 1,301 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,316 | 105.39/cwt | 102.50–108.00 | 1,387 | 64 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,559 | 108.75/cwt | 108.75–108.75 | 1,695 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 844 | 109.66/cwt | 106.00–113.00 | 926 |
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.