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 | 1,619 | 93.07 | 1,507 | 34 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,348 | 100.50 | 1,354 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,502 | 76.91 | 1,155 | 56 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,242 | 66.55 | 827 | 77 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,085 | 55.05 | 597 | 33 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,348 | 156.00 | 2,102 | 54 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 980 | 126.00 | 1,235 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,042 | 116.33 | 1,212 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,472 | 157.45 | 2,317 | 60 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,264 | 144.30 | 1,824 | 8thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,727 | 113.45 | 1,959 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,162 | 109.83 | 1,276 | 3thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,162 | 109.83/cwt | 102.00–120.00 | 1,276 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,264 | 144.30/cwt | 140.00–147.50 | 1,824 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,466 | 156.56/cwt | 150.00–162.00 | 2,295 | 54 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,524 | 165.50/cwt | 165.50–165.50 | 2,522 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,727 | 113.45/cwt | 106.00–117.00 | 1,959 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 972 | 120.72/cwt | 115.00–127.00 | 1,173 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 980 | 126.00/cwt | 126.00–126.00 | 1,235 | 1 |
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.