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 | 1,758 | 90.85 | 1,597 | 19 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,429 | 78.93 | 1,128 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,451 | 66.11 | 959 | 56 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,240 | 61.71 | 766 | 66 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,087 | 46.11 | 501 | 22 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,207 | 122.60 | 1,480 | 31 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,116 | 104.91 | 1,171 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Low | 887 | 58.15 | 516 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,462 | 124.13 | 1,815 | 66 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,294 | 114.11 | 1,476 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,142 | 91.11 | 1,040 | 3thin |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,142 | 91.11/cwt | 87.00–94.00 | 1,040 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,291 | 116.01/cwt | 105.00–119.50 | 1,498 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,320 | 97.00/cwt | 97.00–97.00 | 1,280 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,398 | 116.42/cwt | 115.50–117.50 | 1,628 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,425 | 123.39/cwt | 120.00–126.50 | 1,758 | 46 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,542 | 128.33/cwt | 127.50–130.00 | 1,979 | 16 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,753 | 115.35/cwt | 111.50–119.50 | 2,022 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
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.