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 | 1,615 | 93.43 | 1,509 | 17 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,431 | 88.80 | 1,271 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,508 | 72.17 | 1,088 | 41 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,252 | 67.32 | 843 | 49 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 991 | 53.27 | 528 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,344 | 118.43 | 1,592 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,088 | 75.33 | 820 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,402 | 119.66 | 1,678 | 173 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Low | 1,228 | 106.42 | 1,307 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,035 | 84.00 | 869 | 2thin |
Every lot
26 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 945 | 86.00/cwt | 86.00–86.00 | 813 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,125 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 923 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,145 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,168 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,249 | 107.52/cwt | 104.00–111.00 | 1,343 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,293 | 109.11/cwt | 100.00–114.50 | 1,411 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,402 | 119.94/cwt | 115.00–121.75 | 1,682 | 169 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,710 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,778 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 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.