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 | 1,642 | 138.16 | 2,268 | 21 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,808 | 140.55 | 2,541 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,528 | 130.20 | 1,989 | 81 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,276 | 121.87 | 1,555 | 93 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,097 | 105.76 | 1,161 | 36 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,583 | 116.55 | 1,845 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,342 | 188.39 | 2,528 | 76 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,153 | 168.92 | 1,948 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 899 | 166.39 | 1,496 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,462 | 189.74 | 2,773 | 155 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,195 | 179.74 | 2,148 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,027 | 150.87 | 1,549 | 9thin |
Every lot
26 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 973 | 190.76/cwt | 187.50–196.00 | 1,856 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,054 | 130.93/cwt | 115.00–150.00 | 1,380 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,195 | 179.74/cwt | 175.00–183.00 | 2,148 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,223 | 182.68/cwt | 182.50–183.00 | 2,234 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,464 | 190.01/cwt | 185.00–194.25 | 2,782 | 151 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,805 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 3,069 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 895 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 |
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.