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 | — | Low | 1,635 | 148.94 | 2,435 | 22 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,674 | 146.38 | 2,450 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,479 | 135.37 | 2,003 | 59 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,271 | 128.33 | 1,631 | 54 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,045 | 112.13 | 1,172 | 21 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 885 | 96.50 | 854 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,310 | 189.89 | 2,487 | 91 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,002 | 172.11 | 1,725 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,405 | 190.81 | 2,681 | 209 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,181 | 172.92 | 2,042 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 920 | 136.00 | 1,251 | 1thin |
Every lot
23 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 920 | 136.00/cwt | 136.00–136.00 | 1,251 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,181 | 172.92/cwt | 166.00–183.00 | 2,042 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,220 | 181.49/cwt | 180.00–183.00 | 2,214 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,407 | 190.90/cwt | 184.00–195.75 | 2,686 | 207 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,002 | 172.11/cwt | 166.00–177.50 | 1,725 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,308 | 191.04/cwt | 183.00–194.75 | 2,499 | 83 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,327 | 177.99/cwt | 171.00–180.00 | 2,362 | 8 |
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.