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 | 1,558 | 120.39 | 1,875 | 27 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,397 | 141.83 | 1,981 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,536 | 112.78 | 1,733 | 30 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,281 | 95.48 | 1,223 | 46 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,079 | 80.44 | 868 | 38 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,312 | 187.66 | 2,462 | 61 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,458 | 188.26 | 2,744 | 164 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,243 | 176.18 | 2,190 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,165 | 132.18 | 1,540 | 4thin |
Every lot
25 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 | 1,165 | 132.18/cwt | 110.00–140.00 | 1,540 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,243 | 176.18/cwt | 165.00–181.00 | 2,190 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,306 | 179.22/cwt | 175.00–182.50 | 2,341 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,460 | 188.69/cwt | 183.00–193.00 | 2,755 | 157 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,560 | 194.50/cwt | 194.50–194.50 | 3,034 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,750 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,800 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,173 | 177.22/cwt | 170.00–182.00 | 2,079 | 6 |
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.