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 | 1,655 | 80.93 | 1,339 | 11 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,448 | 85.13 | 1,233 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,484 | 58.34 | 866 | 36 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,271 | 56.30 | 715 | 51 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,079 | 49.41 | 533 | 11 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,226 | 70.35 | 862 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | High | 1,497 | 92.72 | 1,388 | 9thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,335 | 80.67 | 1,077 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,313 | 100.86 | 1,324 | 38 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,064 | 92.84 | 988 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,040 | 77.22 | 803 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,456 | 99.76 | 1,452 | 53 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,156 | 90.10 | 1,042 | 5thin |
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 and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 985 | 92.00/cwt | 92.00–92.00 | 906 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,199 | 89.62/cwt | 85.00–93.50 | 1,075 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,387 | 105.18/cwt | 104.50–105.50 | 1,459 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,427 | 101.85/cwt | 97.00–103.50 | 1,453 | 34 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,489 | 94.32/cwt | 90.00–95.50 | 1,404 | 14 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,815 | 94.27/cwt | 94.00–94.50 | 1,711 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,040 | 77.22/cwt | 75.00–79.00 | 803 |
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.