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 Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,290 | 170.00 | 2,193 | 1thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,408 | 236.30 | 3,327 | 10 |
| Bullocks | — | High | 1,595 | 225.00 | 3,589 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,585 | 202.24 | 3,205 | 29 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,654 | 181.92 | 3,009 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,576 | 168.64 | 2,658 | 27 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,232 | 162.51 | 2,002 | 50 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,027 | 145.72 | 1,496 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,625 | 192.61 | 3,130 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,320 | 234.24 | 3,092 | 30 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 951 | 215.65 | 2,051 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,149 | 210.89 | 2,423 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,423 | 238.42 | 3,393 | 77 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,164 | 218.78 | 2,547 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,010 | 167.50 | 1,692 | 1thin |
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 | — | Select | 1,010 | 167.50/cwt | 167.50–167.50 | 1,692 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,164 | 236.20/cwt | 234.50–240.00 | 2,749 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,164 | 192.64/cwt | 172.50–203.00 | 2,242 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,409 | 237.86/cwt | 232.00–242.00 | 3,351 | 72 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,625 | 246.50/cwt | 246.50–246.50 | 4,006 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 951 | 215.65/cwt | 199.00–225.00 | 2,051 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,140 | 223.27/cwt | 210.00–230.00 |
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.