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 | 1,474 | 90.76 | 1,338 | 17 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,511 | 78.01 | 1,179 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,435 | 65.91 | 946 | 23 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,261 | 63.00 | 794 | 43 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,120 | 59.42 | 665 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,163 | 105.80 | 1,231 | 31 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,020 | 59.00 | 602 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,390 | 108.65 | 1,511 | 73 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,088 | 101.82 | 1,108 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,180 | 81.55 | 962 | 2thin |
Every lot
24 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 and Choice | 1,088 | 101.82/cwt | 96.00–105.00 | 1,108 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,180 | 81.55/cwt | 81.00–82.00 | 962 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,225 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,237 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,388 | 108.82/cwt | 106.00–110.50 | 1,510 | 71 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,730 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,799 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 943 | 96.64/cwt | 92.00–99.00 | 911 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,020 | 59.00/cwt | 59.00–59.00 | 602 |
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.