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 | 1,849 | 180.87 | 3,344 | 12 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,358 | 185.10 | 2,513 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,504 | 170.17 | 2,560 | 39 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,382 | 151.86 | 2,098 | 47 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,214 | 128.19 | 1,556 | 19 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,493 | 121.41 | 1,813 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,431 | 221.68 | 3,173 | 22 |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,554 | 221.19 | 3,437 | 54 |
Every lot, as filed
20 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,350 | 171.00/cwt | 171.00–171.00 | 2,309 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed | — | 955 | 189.00/cwt | 189.00–189.00 | 1,805 | 1 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,433 | 181.86/cwt | 173.00–197.00 | 2,606 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,867 | 188.12/cwt | 170.00–200.00 | 3,512 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight | — | 1,825 | 163.00/cwt | 163.00–163.00 | 2,975 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 865 | 112.50/cwt | 112.50–112.50 | 973 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,493 | 121.41/cwt | 112.50–130.00 | 1,813 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,448 | 131.26/cwt | 120.00–145.00 | 1,901 | 3 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,235 | 205.32/cwt | 200.00–211.00 | 2,536 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,140 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 2,996 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,623 | 168.70/cwt | 167.50–170.00 | 2,738 | 2 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,213 | 194.66/cwt | 181.00–202.00 | 2,361 | 4 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,135 | 153.00/cwt | 153.00–153.00 | 1,737 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,266 | 104.25/cwt | 90.00–115.00 | 1,320 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,225 | 210.00/cwt | 210.00–210.00 | 2,573 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,377 | 153.26/cwt | 139.00–164.00 | 2,110 | 44 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,500 | 170.34/cwt | 155.00–178.00 | 2,555 | 37 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,231 | 134.86/cwt | 112.50–147.00 | 1,660 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,441 | 222.24/cwt | 216.00–228.00 | 3,202 | 21 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,566 | 221.80/cwt | 215.00–227.00 | 3,473 | 52 |
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.