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 | 1,714 | 81.88 | 1,404 | 13 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,409 | 76.83 | 1,082 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,510 | 65.29 | 986 | 17 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,245 | 59.48 | 741 | 49 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,068 | 50.42 | 538 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,329 | 127.24 | 1,691 | 54 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,189 | 119.41 | 1,420 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,472 | 129.70 | 1,909 | 138 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,286 | 112.72 | 1,450 | 20 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,170 | 90.50 | 1,059 | 2thin |
Every lot
26 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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,070 | 97.00/cwt | 97.00–97.00 | 1,038 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,270 | 84.00/cwt | 84.00–84.00 | 1,067 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,286 | 112.72/cwt | 97.00–126.50 | 1,450 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,360 | 124.23/cwt | 114.00–127.50 | 1,690 | 31 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,493 | 131.57/cwt | 128.00–134.50 | 1,964 | 101 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,558 | 137.00/cwt | 137.00–137.00 | 2,134 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,832 | 116.04/cwt | 113.50–121.00 | 2,126 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 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.