Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-08-18

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 18
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Aug 11Aug 18latest
Receipts
219 head
4 vs last sale 223 49 vs year ago 268 · 18.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, slaughter steers and heifers traded lower 14.00. Slaughter cows on mixed trading, breaker/boners lower 7.00 with leans higher 5.00 on a light supply. Slaughter bulls traded lower 6.00. Demand was moderate on mostly active trading.

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
BullsAverage1,523205.423,12921
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,623191.003,1002thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,542177.302,73417
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,331167.002,2249thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123149.831,68214
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,690120.002,0282thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,366218.952,99133
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110200.002,2201thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,438174.152,5043thin
SteersChoiceLow1,462218.593,196100
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,172194.002,2733thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls1,780214.50/cwt190.00–242.503,81813
BullsReturn to Feed935205.82/cwt187.50–232.501,9243
HeifersSelect1,438174.15/cwt171.00–177.502,5043
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,070193.00/cwt192.00–194.002,0652
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,675140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3451
CowsLean 85-90%1,146152.60/cwt142.50–163.001,7499
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,705100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7051
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,4491
SteersChoice1,601210.40/cwt209.00–211.003,3693
HeifersChoice1,366218.95/cwt212.50–225.002,99133
CowsLean 85-90%1,138161.96/cwt161.00–163.001,8432
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1341
Bulls1,525180.11/cwt175.00–192.502,7473
BullsReturn to Feed733183.81/cwt147.50–217.501,3472
CowsLean 85-90%1,042133.42/cwt130.00–137.501,3903
CowsBoner 80-85%1,341166.63/cwt163.00–172.002,2358
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,623191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,1002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546178.01/cwt166.00–187.002,75216
HeifersSelect and Choice1,110200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2201
SteersSelect and Choice1,375196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,6951
SteersChoice1,458218.84/cwt213.50–226.503,19197

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.