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 | 1,260 | 98.00 | 1,235 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,692 | 93.22 | 1,577 | 18 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,394 | 96.03 | 1,339 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,475 | 76.73 | 1,131 | 27 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,249 | 70.36 | 879 | 52 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,020 | 59.28 | 605 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,509 | 105.87 | 1,598 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,225 | 121.98 | 1,494 | 48 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,176 | 107.55 | 1,265 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,062 | 88.85 | 944 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,357 | 124.20 | 1,685 | 80 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,166 | 116.66 | 1,360 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 996 | 98.28 | 979 | 7thin |
Every lot
27 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 937 | 105.38/cwt | 97.00–120.00 | 987 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,143 | 80.53/cwt | 75.00–84.50 | 920 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,166 | 116.66/cwt | 110.50–119.50 | 1,360 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,280 | 115.06/cwt | 111.00–120.00 | 1,473 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,360 | 124.56/cwt | 121.00–126.25 | 1,694 | 77 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceLight Weight | 845 | 101.00/cwt | 101.00–101.00 | 853 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 993 | 83.04/cwt | 82.00–84.00 | 825 |
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.