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 | 1,503 | 168.07 | 2,526 | 8thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,630 | 203.32 | 3,314 | 3thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,586 | 170.54 | 2,704 | 28 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,255 | 159.43 | 2,001 | 37 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,129 | 124.18 | 1,403 | 16 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,725 | 153.00 | 2,639 | 1thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,125 | 135.33 | 1,523 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,328 | 234.91 | 3,119 | 69 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,073 | 186.75 | 2,003 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,478 | 236.17 | 3,489 | 153 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,161 | 220.83 | 2,564 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,085 | 171.75 | 1,863 | 2thin |
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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 985 | 172.50/cwt | 172.50–172.50 | 1,699 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,145 | 235.00/cwt | 235.00–235.00 | 2,691 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,185 | 171.00/cwt | 171.00–171.00 | 2,026 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,190 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 2,023 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,195 | 215.00/cwt | 215.00–215.00 | 2,569 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,477 | 237.45/cwt | 229.00–243.50 | 3,507 | 141 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,484 | 221.10/cwt | 200.00–226.00 | 3,281 | 12 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers |
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.