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 | 1,694 | 82.32 | 1,395 | 25 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,274 | 90.57 | 1,154 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,452 | 61.59 | 894 | 76 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,256 | 56.98 | 715 | 107 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,115 | 45.85 | 511 | 31 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,230 | 85.35 | 1,050 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,366 | 133.51 | 1,824 | 71 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,105 | 122.70 | 1,356 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,464 | 136.19 | 1,994 | 132 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,311 | 122.03 | 1,600 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,173 | 91.90 | 1,078 | 2thin |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,173 | 91.90/cwt | 84.00–99.00 | 1,078 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,311 | 122.03/cwt | 110.00–128.00 | 1,600 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,384 | 129.24/cwt | 124.50–131.50 | 1,789 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,472 | 136.87/cwt | 132.00–140.50 | 2,015 | 95 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,484 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 2,137 | 14 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,810 | 122.50/cwt | 122.50–122.50 | 2,217 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,105 | 122.70/cwt | 111.00–131.50 | 1,356 | 19 |
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.