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 | 1,487 | 233.61 | 3,474 | 15 |
| Bulls | — | High | 1,848 | 237.13 | 4,382 | 11 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,504 | 199.02 | 2,993 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,582 | 181.27 | 2,868 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,283 | 181.18 | 2,324 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,070 | 178.72 | 1,912 | 4thin |
| Dairy Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,360 | 206.00 | 2,802 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,414 | 231.58 | 3,274 | 44 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,464 | 235.70 | 3,452 | 125 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,210 | 223.09 | 2,699 | 3thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,115 | 185.00 | 2,063 | 1thin |
Every lot
19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,115 | 185.00/cwt | 185.00–185.00 | 2,063 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,210 | 223.09/cwt | 214.00–229.00 | 2,699 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,403 | 221.60/cwt | 210.00–228.00 | 3,109 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,467 | 236.29/cwt | 230.00–239.50 | 3,466 | 120 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,344 | 217.24/cwt | 207.50–221.00 | 2,920 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,427 | 234.29/cwt | 228.50–238.50 | 3,343 | 37 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,558 | 213.16 |
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.