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 | High | 1,675 | 208.50 | 3,492 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,665 | 169.64 | 2,824 | 47 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,673 | 158.17 | 2,646 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,567 | 139.40 | 2,184 | 67 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,335 | 132.05 | 1,763 | 62 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,092 | 99.40 | 1,085 | 31 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,670 | 107.50 | 1,795 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,320 | 209.02 | 2,758 | 87 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,053 | 195.83 | 2,061 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,010 | 157.50 | 1,591 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,471 | 208.93 | 3,073 | 55 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,162 | 197.35 | 2,293 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,055 | 144.58 | 1,525 | 3thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,252 | 129.00 | 1,615 | 2thin |
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 | 1,055 | 144.58/cwt | 132.50–155.00 | 1,525 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,162 | 197.35/cwt | 194.00–200.00 | 2,293 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,252 | 129.00/cwt | 129.00–129.00 | 1,615 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,434 | 198.02/cwt | 195.00–202.00 | 2,840 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,477 | 210.79/cwt | 207.00–214.00 | 3,113 | 47 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,010 | 157.50/cwt | 157.50–157.50 | 1,591 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,030 | 206.00/cwt | 206.00–206.00 | 2,122 |
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.