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 | 1,672 | 93.60 | 1,565 | 14 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,263 | 100.75 | 1,272 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,444 | 76.44 | 1,104 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,218 | 70.26 | 855 | 30 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 986 | 58.51 | 577 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,197 | 120.89 | 1,447 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,041 | 110.93 | 1,155 | 19 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 909 | 100.55 | 914 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,392 | 123.14 | 1,714 | 75 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,158 | 109.38 | 1,267 | 13 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,047 | 98.21 | 1,028 | 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 985 | 97.81/cwt | 96.00–99.00 | 963 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,158 | 109.38/cwt | 104.00–114.00 | 1,267 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,170 | 99.00/cwt | 99.00–99.00 | 1,158 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,266 | 116.34/cwt | 115.00–118.50 | 1,473 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,406 | 123.92/cwt | 119.00–125.75 | 1,742 | 66 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,450 | 126.25/cwt | 126.25–126.25 | 1,831 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 868 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 920 |
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.