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 | — | High | 1,482 | 105.25 | 1,559 | 25 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,312 | 125.76 | 1,650 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,496 | 97.35 | 1,456 | 43 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,261 | 87.07 | 1,098 | 70 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,054 | 69.97 | 738 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,405 | 113.00 | 1,588 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,665 | 130.00 | 2,165 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,308 | 148.36 | 1,940 | 37 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,122 | 135.79 | 1,524 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,020 | 115.58 | 1,178 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,444 | 147.46 | 2,129 | 119 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,255 | 133.41 | 1,674 | 17 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,069 | 128.50 | 1,374 | 9thin |
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 | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 966 | 145.32/cwt | 138.00–148.00 | 1,404 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,152 | 115.05/cwt | 107.00–120.00 | 1,325 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,255 | 133.41/cwt | 123.50–143.00 | 1,674 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,392 | 154.25/cwt | 154.25–154.25 | 2,147 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,432 | 148.41/cwt | 145.00–153.50 | 2,125 | 94 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,439 | 142.52/cwt | 140.00–144.50 | 2,051 | 14 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,736 | 135.33/cwt | 126.00–138.00 | 2,349 | 5 |
| 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.