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 | 1,572 | 221.40 | 3,480 | 8thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,736 | 187.29 | 3,251 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,600 | 166.04 | 2,657 | 16 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,280 | 157.80 | 2,020 | 21 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,086 | 112.35 | 1,220 | 11 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Average | 905 | 170.00 | 1,539 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,324 | 217.42 | 2,879 | 53 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,068 | 207.08 | 2,212 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 943 | 179.80 | 1,695 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,356 | 217.61 | 2,951 | 46 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,243 | 209.30 | 2,602 | 15 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,100 | 182.50 | 2,008 | 1thin |
Every lot
21 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 | 1,100 | 182.50/cwt | 182.50–182.50 | 2,008 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,243 | 209.30/cwt | 202.00–212.00 | 2,602 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,327 | 209.05/cwt | 204.00–212.00 | 2,774 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,358 | 218.21/cwt | 212.50–222.50 | 2,963 | 43 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 925 | 165.56/cwt | 155.00–180.00 | 1,531 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 995 | 222.50/cwt | 222.50–222.50 | 2,214 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,068 | 207.08/cwt | 201.00–210.00 | 2,212 | 3 |
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.