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 | 1,486 | 92.22 | 1,371 | 19 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,476 | 76.54 | 1,130 | 21 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,214 | 72.25 | 877 | 46 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,073 | 61.78 | 663 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,240 | 126.87 | 1,573 | 51 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,127 | 110.73 | 1,248 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 797 | 69.95 | 557 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,396 | 127.93 | 1,786 | 121 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,238 | 119.45 | 1,479 | 26 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,035 | 84.43 | 874 | 6thin |
Every lot
24 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 960 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,056 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,020 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,122 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,050 | 79.31/cwt | 63.00–94.00 | 833 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,247 | 119.83/cwt | 100.00–124.50 | 1,494 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,305 | 123.04/cwt | 117.50–124.50 | 1,606 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,412 | 128.79/cwt | 125.00–130.75 | 1,819 | 103 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 759 | 73.26/cwt |
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.