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 | 1,310 | 216.00 | 2,830 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Standard | Average | 1,780 | 125.00 | 2,225 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,773 | 181.93 | 3,226 | 6thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,403 | 208.68 | 2,928 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,664 | 159.40 | 2,652 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,346 | 148.53 | 1,998 | 20 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,129 | 121.00 | 1,366 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,315 | 223.03 | 2,933 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,013 | 210.00 | 2,127 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 870 | 140.00 | 1,218 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,502 | 222.17 | 3,338 | 100 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,070 | 172.00 | 1,840 | 1thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,065 | 150.00 | 1,598 | 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 | 1,065 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 1,598 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,070 | 172.00/cwt | 172.00–172.00 | 1,840 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,481 | 213.00/cwt | 213.00–213.00 | 3,155 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,503 | 222.45/cwt | 217.50–227.00 | 3,343 | 97 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 870 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 1,218 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,013 | 210.00/cwt | 210.00–210.00 | 2,127 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,315 | 223.03/cwt | 218.00–229.00 | 2,933 | 28 |
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.