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 | 1,640 | 109.94 | 1,803 | 20 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,422 | 134.99 | 1,919 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,455 | 102.65 | 1,493 | 47 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,235 | 94.25 | 1,164 | 91 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,079 | 80.91 | 873 | 46 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,341 | 176.60 | 2,369 | 135 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,186 | 147.40 | 1,748 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 975 | 126.53 | 1,233 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,443 | 176.13 | 2,542 | 110 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,318 | 155.21 | 2,046 | 12 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,226 | 133.63 | 1,638 | 6thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,374 | 117.62 | 1,615 | 4thin |
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 | 940 | 146.00/cwt | 146.00–146.00 | 1,372 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,225 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,225 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,283 | 131.16/cwt | 129.00–134.00 | 1,683 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,318 | 155.21/cwt | 142.00–168.50 | 2,046 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,423 | 123.49/cwt | 122.00–126.00 | 1,757 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,441 | 176.40/cwt | 170.00–180.00 | 2,542 | 108 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,560 | 161.37/cwt | 156.00–166.00 | 2,517 | 2 |
| 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.