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 | 1,788 | 185.22 | 3,311 | 15 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,554 | 181.61 | 2,822 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,527 | 163.96 | 2,504 | 64 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,308 | 158.27 | 2,070 | 63 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,097 | 138.89 | 1,524 | 16 |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,355 | 126.80 | 1,718 | 2thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,120 | 110.47 | 1,237 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 991 | 167.50 | 1,660 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,448 | 226.74 | 3,283 | 71 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 890 | 217.50 | 1,936 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,223 | 194.11 | 2,374 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,493 | 229.49 | 3,425 | 130 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,155 | 190.00 | 2,195 | 1thin |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 2,118 | 179.33 | 3,798 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,060 | 165.00 | 1,749 | 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,060 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 1,749 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,155 | 190.00/cwt | 190.00–190.00 | 2,195 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,467 | 213.77/cwt | 200.00–223.50 | 3,136 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,484 | 230.84/cwt | 225.00–235.50 | 3,426 | 121 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 1,817 | 176.00/cwt | 176.00–176.00 | 3,198 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,888 | 206.51/cwt | 202.00–216.00 | 3,899 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Standard | 2,268 | 181.00/cwt | 181.00–181.00 | 4,105 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
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.