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 | 1,320 | 179.00 | 2,363 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 2,013 | 158.97 | 3,201 | 11 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,565 | 155.00 | 2,426 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,553 | 144.48 | 2,244 | 43 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,248 | 133.40 | 1,665 | 56 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,003 | 114.04 | 1,144 | 15 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,460 | 122.00 | 1,781 | 1thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,290 | 120.00 | 1,548 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,558 | 169.27 | 2,637 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Standard | Average | 1,655 | 140.00 | 2,317 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,328 | 192.66 | 2,559 | 70 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,003 | 188.34 | 1,889 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,186 | 171.68 | 2,036 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,447 | 192.24 | 2,781 | 112 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,100 | 180.00 | 1,980 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,005 | 147.50 | 1,482 | 2thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 890 | 162.50/cwt | 162.50–162.50 | 1,446 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,100 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 1,980 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,120 | 132.50/cwt | 132.50–132.50 | 1,484 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,320 | 178.24/cwt | 175.00–182.50 | 2,353 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,450 | 192.63/cwt | 186.00–196.50 | 2,793 | 109 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,003 | 188.34/cwt | 180.00–197.60 | 1,889 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,186 | 171.68/cwt | 145.00–180.00 |
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.