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 | 1,553 | 83.52 | 1,297 | 31 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,477 | 68.14 | 1,006 | 23 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,254 | 60.46 | 758 | 33 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,024 | 45.19 | 463 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,161 | 127.19 | 1,476 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,103 | 114.94 | 1,268 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 961 | 77.20 | 742 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,331 | 127.63 | 1,699 | 70 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,312 | 114.16 | 1,498 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,219 | 94.87 | 1,156 | 4thin |
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 | 995 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 1,075 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,255 | 119.76/cwt | 115.00–123.50 | 1,503 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,293 | 90.49/cwt | 81.00–98.00 | 1,170 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,312 | 114.16/cwt | 103.00–123.50 | 1,498 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,332 | 127.76/cwt | 124.50–130.00 | 1,702 | 49 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,373 | 131.99/cwt | 131.75–132.50 | 1,812 | 13 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 883 | 84.41/cwt | 65.00–110.00 |
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.