Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-07-14

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 14
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
370 head
66 vs last sale 304 92 vs year ago 278 · +33.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 19.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower to 13.00 lower with Leans taking the largest loss. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with soft 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
BullsHigh1,893227.974,31617
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,485201.232,98810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,532177.162,71336
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,198176.892,11818
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,065149.471,59210
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,540189.002,9111thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,694214.003,6255thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,319241.023,17948
SteersSelectAverage1,065256.002,7261thin
SteersChoiceLow1,427242.933,468193
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,159240.352,78612

Every lot, as filed

24 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%1,221173.85/cwt169.00–178.002,12310
HeifersChoiceLight Weight1,012231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,3382
HeifersChoice1,330241.95/cwt240.00–248.003,21845
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,443197.10/cwt190.00–204.002,8445
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%1,540189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,9111
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,014161.12/cwt152.50–168.001,6344
CowsLean 85-90%1,198155.14/cwt153.00–157.501,8592
CowsBoner 80-85%1,330183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,4341
Bulls2,107250.18/cwt245.00–257.505,2713
CowsLean 85-90%1,050134.98/cwt127.50–140.001,4174
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,512180.36/cwt176.00–186.002,72724
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,101189.62/cwt180.00–212.502,0885
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571170.75/cwt162.00–175.002,68212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255157.17/cwt150.00–163.001,9722
HeifersChoice1,445219.00/cwt219.00–219.003,1651
SteersChoice1,446224.42/cwt216.00–236.503,2455
Bulls1,718209.26/cwt202.00–215.003,5955
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,527205.37/cwt204.00–208.003,1365
SteersChoice1,427243.42/cwt238.00–248.503,474188
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,171244.49/cwt243.00–247.002,8638
SteersSelect and Choice1,136232.08/cwt225.00–236.002,6364
Dairy SteersChoice1,694214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,6255
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,065256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,7261
Bulls1,919230.96/cwt220.00–240.004,4329

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.