Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-06-23

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 23
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
236 head
70 vs last sale 306 68 vs year ago 168 · +40.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,608258.604,15817
BullsAverage1,780239.164,25616
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,523200.193,04850
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,564184.602,88756
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,272181.672,31121
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,067142.931,52510
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,547210.003,2492thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,294260.413,37136
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,265229.812,9072thin
SteersChoiceLow1,451260.673,78398
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,174242.672,8484thin
SteersSelectAverage860201.001,7291thin

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,2351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,631176.00/cwt172.00–179.002,8719
BullsReturn to Feed935272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,5481
SteersSelect860201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7291
Dairy SteersChoice1,547210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,2492
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,622259.42/cwt255.00–260.004,20816
HeifersChoice1,277261.46/cwt255.50–269.003,33933
CowsLean 85-90%830124.26/cwt122.50–125.001,0313
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,268223.34/cwt220.00–231.002,8323
Bulls1,760210.11/cwt206.00–219.003,6983
HeifersChoice1,485248.81/cwt245.50–250.503,6953
SteersChoice1,588244.74/cwt240.00–248.003,8863
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168167.48/cwt166.00–169.001,9562
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,140265.00/cwt265.00–265.003,0211
HeifersSelect and Choice1,265229.81/cwt225.00–234.502,9072
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,385245.50/cwt245.50–245.503,4001
SteersChoice1,447261.17/cwt255.00–270.503,77995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,351176.83/cwt171.00–181.002,3899
Bulls1,824256.43/cwt250.00–266.004,6775
CowsLean 85-90%1,146144.21/cwt135.00–151.001,6534
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,228188.63/cwt183.00–200.002,3169
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,539198.71/cwt191.00–210.003,05847
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,198159.88/cwt154.00–167.001,9153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,551186.25/cwt180.00–192.002,88947
SteersSelect and Choice1,185235.22/cwt233.50–239.002,7873
Bulls1,877234.52/cwt221.00–249.004,4027

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages
One 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.