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 |
|---|
| Bullocks | — | Average | 1,270 | 90.00 | 1,143 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,637 | 71.19 | 1,166 | 14 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,503 | 69.94 | 1,051 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,485 | 56.37 | 837 | 64 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,223 | 54.55 | 667 | 68 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,116 | 47.91 | 535 | 22 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,368 | 101.11 | 1,383 | 44 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,428 | 103.55 | 1,478 | 89 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,267 | 103.50 | 1,311 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,320 | 69.83 | 922 | 3thin |
Every lot
23 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 | 1,240 | 60.50/cwt | 60.50–60.50 | 750 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,267 | 103.50/cwt | 103.50–103.50 | 1,311 | 2 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,360 | 74.50/cwt | 74.50–74.50 | 1,013 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,375 | 95.78/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 1,317 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,416 | 103.79/cwt | 100.50–107.50 | 1,470 | 69 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,518 | 108.59/cwt | 108.00–110.00 | 1,648 | 11 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,650 | 94.00/cwt | 94.00–94.00 | 1,551 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 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.