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 | 1,459 | 238.76 | 3,484 | 8thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,640 | 201.31 | 3,302 | 35 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Low | 1,380 | 183.36 | 2,531 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,547 | 169.32 | 2,619 | 44 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,258 | 160.80 | 2,023 | 41 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,096 | 128.45 | 1,408 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,257 | 235.38 | 2,959 | 40 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,131 | 213.51 | 2,415 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,085 | 160.00 | 1,736 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,416 | 239.40 | 3,390 | 121 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,196 | 225.25 | 2,694 | 20 |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,463 | 182.50 | 2,669 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,015 | 140.00 | 1,421 | 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,015 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 1,421 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,196 | 225.25/cwt | 195.00–230.50 | 2,694 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,403 | 239.92/cwt | 233.00–244.00 | 3,366 | 105 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,411 | 214.24/cwt | 205.00–228.00 | 3,023 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,455 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,328 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,470 | 205.00/cwt | 205.00–205.00 | 3,014 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,528 | 247.00/cwt | 247.00–247.00 | 3,774 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,685 | 235.00/cwt |
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.