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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,383 | 174.98 | 2,420 | 2thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,742 | 159.89 | 2,786 | 20 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,570 | 165.68 | 2,602 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,493 | 137.90 | 2,059 | 76 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,273 | 128.34 | 1,634 | 58 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,034 | 108.68 | 1,123 | 32 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,170 | 110.00 | 1,287 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,489 | 161.03 | 2,398 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 900 | 115.00 | 1,035 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,315 | 186.02 | 2,446 | 85 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,136 | 172.24 | 1,957 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,115 | 135.81 | 1,514 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,489 | 187.32 | 2,789 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,329 | 168.87 | 2,244 | 5thin |
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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,300 | 137.50/cwt | 137.50–137.50 | 1,788 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,336 | 176.71/cwt | 172.00–179.00 | 2,361 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,489 | 187.32/cwt | 180.00–191.00 | 2,789 | 76 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,115 | 135.81/cwt | 134.00–137.50 | 1,514 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,136 | 172.24/cwt | 162.00–178.00 | 1,957 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,206 | 175.36/cwt | 162.50–178.00 | 2,115 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,328 | 187.28/cwt | 182.00–190.00 | 2,487 | 76 |
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.