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 | 1,445 | 89.26 | 1,290 | 11 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,460 | 78.00 | 1,139 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,437 | 75.88 | 1,091 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,206 | 74.31 | 896 | 18 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,060 | 57.49 | 610 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice | High | 1,259 | 123.84 | 1,559 | 31 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,104 | 107.50 | 1,187 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select | Low | 905 | 72.00 | 652 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,388 | 127.94 | 1,776 | 85 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,207 | 116.32 | 1,404 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,057 | 95.67 | 1,011 | 3thin |
| Steers | Standard | Low | 1,078 | 85.50 | 921 | 2thin |
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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 990 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 1,000 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,050 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,103 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,090 | 93.00/cwt | 89.00–98.00 | 1,014 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,105 | 66.00/cwt | 66.00–66.00 | 729 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,207 | 116.32/cwt | 107.50–121.00 | 1,404 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,285 | 116.13/cwt | 112.00–120.00 | 1,492 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,389 | 128.27/cwt | 124.00–130.50 | 1,782 | 74 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,442 | 131.23 |
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.