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 | 1,578 | 150.73 | 2,379 | 18 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,295 | 178.50 | 2,312 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,539 | 152.55 | 2,347 | 30 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,338 | 138.49 | 1,854 | 73 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,228 | 121.69 | 1,494 | 26 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,215 | 198.64 | 2,413 | 57 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,158 | 181.50 | 2,101 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,379 | 164.31 | 2,266 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,387 | 200.32 | 2,779 | 147 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,301 | 186.30 | 2,424 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,505 | 166.41 | 2,504 | 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 | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,150 | 193.00/cwt | 193.00–193.00 | 2,220 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,301 | 186.30/cwt | 181.00–190.00 | 2,424 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,364 | 192.05/cwt | 190.00–194.50 | 2,620 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,390 | 200.79/cwt | 195.00–208.50 | 2,791 | 139 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,505 | 166.41/cwt | 157.50–177.00 | 2,504 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,057 | 193.30/cwt | 190.00–194.50 | 2,043 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,080 | 180.00/cwt |
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.