Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-04-29

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 29
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
273 head
47 vs last sale 320 122 vs year ago 395 · 30.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,500212.253,1843thin
BullsAverage1,643175.512,88331
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,529160.992,46222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,498147.692,21270
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193145.101,73143
CowsLean 85-90%Low985111.551,09919
HeifersChoiceAverage1,396221.573,09321
HeifersSelectAverage1,050185.001,9431thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210185.002,2391thin
SteersChoiceLow1,450217.993,16160
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195205.002,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
SteersChoice1,845130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258140.59/cwt135.00–146.001,76913
Bulls1,717191.20/cwt185.00–197.503,2838
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,050185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9431
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,500212.25/cwt200.00–218.503,1843
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,210185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2391
SteersChoice1,445221.63/cwt212.50–228.003,20353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163128.10/cwt115.00–132.001,4909
CowsLean 85-90%85686.29/cwt60.00–110.007398
SteersChoice1,428200.50/cwt182.50–210.502,8636
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,534135.78/cwt112.50–144.002,08318
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,169156.31/cwt148.00–177.001,82718
CowsPremium White 65-75%Return to Feed1,325177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,3451
Bulls1,922215.71/cwt207.50–220.004,1463
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433159.47/cwt159.00–160.002,2854
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145148.32/cwt147.00–151.001,6983
Bulls1,571163.21/cwt80.00–182.502,56420
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,539160.23/cwt156.00–164.002,46621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490151.17/cwt145.00–156.002,25248
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,001147.58/cwt133.00–165.001,4774
SteersSelect and Choice1,195205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,4501
CowsLean 85-90%1,124119.84/cwt115.00–125.001,3477
HeifersChoice1,396221.57/cwt213.00–225.003,09321

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.