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 | — | High | 1,592 | 119.02 | 1,895 | 32 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,302 | 147.19 | 1,917 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,481 | 106.87 | 1,582 | 39 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,198 | 102.44 | 1,227 | 88 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,073 | 86.43 | 928 | 30 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,324 | 181.55 | 2,405 | 55 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,089 | 168.45 | 1,834 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,005 | 100.00 | 1,005 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,396 | 186.00 | 2,597 | 154 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,183 | 169.71 | 2,008 | 14 |
| Steers | Standard | Average | 1,890 | 134.00 | 2,533 | 1thin |
Every lot, as filed
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.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 1,803 | 132.33/cwt | 130.00–136.00 | 2,386 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,376 | 109.05/cwt | 90.00–118.00 | 1,501 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,728 | 124.63/cwt | 119.00–129.00 | 2,154 | 16 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,239 | 88.04/cwt | 75.00–96.00 | 1,091 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,209 | 104.28/cwt | 97.00–111.00 | 1,261 | 55 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,259 | 112.76/cwt | 112.00–113.00 | 1,420 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,351 | 184.94/cwt | 180.00–191.50 | 2,499 | 37 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,375 | 175.75/cwt | 165.00–179.50 | 2,417 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,071 | 72.12/cwt | 57.50–82.00 | 772 | 10 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,273 | 156.83/cwt | 152.00–162.00 | 1,996 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,183 | 169.71/cwt | 141.00–178.50 | 2,008 | 14 |
| Steers | Standard | — | 1,890 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 2,533 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,005 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,005 | 1 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,089 | 168.45/cwt | 150.00–176.00 | 1,834 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,491 | 112.43/cwt | 109.00–120.00 | 1,676 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,470 | 101.01/cwt | 90.00–108.00 | 1,485 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,389 | 186.50/cwt | 180.00–191.00 | 2,590 | 132 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,533 | 193.50/cwt | 193.50–193.50 | 2,966 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,118 | 90.94/cwt | 86.00–96.00 | 1,017 | 12 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,131 | 101.56/cwt | 99.00–103.00 | 1,149 | 4 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,412 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 2,033 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,026 | 115.46/cwt | 89.00–150.00 | 1,185 | 9 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,200 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,380 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,270 | 174.59/cwt | 161.00–178.50 | 2,217 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,115 | 116.35/cwt | 116.35–116.35 | 1,297 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 888 | 93.57/cwt | 87.00–102.00 | 831 | 4 |
How this sale compares
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.