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 | Average | 1,608 | 258.60 | 4,158 | 17 |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,780 | 239.16 | 4,256 | 16 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,523 | 200.19 | 3,048 | 50 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,564 | 184.60 | 2,887 | 56 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,272 | 181.67 | 2,311 | 21 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,067 | 142.93 | 1,525 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,547 | 210.00 | 3,249 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,294 | 260.41 | 3,371 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,265 | 229.81 | 2,907 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,451 | 260.67 | 3,783 | 98 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,174 | 242.67 | 2,848 | 4thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 860 | 201.00 | 1,729 | 1thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 860 | 201.00/cwt | 201.00–201.00 | 1,729 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,140 | 265.00/cwt | 265.00–265.00 | 3,021 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,185 | 235.22/cwt | 233.50–239.00 | 2,787 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,447 | 261.17/cwt | 255.00–270.50 | 3,779 | 95 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,588 | 244.74/cwt | 240.00–248.00 | 3,886 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,265 | 229.81/cwt | 225.00–234.50 | 2,907 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,277 | 261.46/cwt | 255.50–269.00 | 3,339 |
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.