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 Steers | Choice | Average | 1,203 | 189.92 | 2,285 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,182 | 168.00 | 1,986 | 2thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,629 | 171.43 | 2,792 | 33 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,453 | 165.70 | 2,408 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,515 | 146.73 | 2,223 | 42 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,266 | 142.02 | 1,798 | 55 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,061 | 127.21 | 1,350 | 33 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Low | 1,243 | 133.69 | 1,662 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,241 | 193.87 | 2,406 | 59 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,194 | 172.52 | 2,060 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 965 | 148.00 | 1,428 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,422 | 194.81 | 2,771 | 168 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,149 | 181.88 | 2,090 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,145 | 134.00 | 1,534 | 1thin |
Every lot
29 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 | — | Select | 1,145 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 1,534 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,149 | 181.88/cwt | 159.00–186.00 | 2,090 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,335 | 180.90/cwt | 178.00–185.00 | 2,415 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,421 | 195.07/cwt | 188.00–199.00 | 2,772 | 165 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,820 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 3,276 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 965 | 148.00/cwt | 148.00–148.00 | 1,428 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,020 | 191.00/cwt | 191.00–191.00 |
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.