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 | 1,687 | 86.74 | 1,464 | 13 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,447 | 89.67 | 1,298 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,464 | 67.13 | 983 | 32 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,253 | 64.64 | 810 | 31 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,021 | 59.06 | 603 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | High | 1,630 | 99.65 | 1,624 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 938 | 109.07 | 1,023 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,307 | 102.01 | 1,333 | 87 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,121 | 95.17 | 1,067 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,408 | 102.96 | 1,450 | 144 |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,557 | 95.50 | 1,487 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,141 | 94.34 | 1,076 | 13 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,170 | 87.00 | 1,018 | 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,141 | 94.34/cwt | 88.00–99.00 | 1,076 | 13 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,170 | 87.00/cwt | 87.00–87.00 | 1,018 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,311 | 97.23/cwt | 91.00–99.50 | 1,275 | 19 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,410 | 103.96/cwt | 100.00–106.50 | 1,466 | 118 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,508 | 108.50/cwt | 108.50–108.50 | 1,636 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,557 | 95.50/cwt | 95.50–95.50 | 1,487 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,733 | 96.61/cwt | 95.00–98.00 | 1,674 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 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.