Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-06-17

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 17
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
416 head
120 vs last sale 536 57 vs year ago 359 · +15.9%
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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 sold mixed, with Breakers steady, Boners 5.00 to 6.00 higher, and Leans 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher on another high dressing kind. Trade was active with demand again excellent.

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
BullocksAverage1,455191.002,7791thin
BullsAverage1,773201.883,57910
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,531176.732,70624
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,538162.832,50458
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,275151.911,93629
CowsLean 85-90%High1,074122.371,31413
HeifersChoiceAverage1,294234.403,034103
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,151209.212,4087thin
HeifersSelectAverage950204.231,9402thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,428236.833,381161
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,143220.502,5202thin
SteersSelectAverage1,235162.502,0071thin

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
Bulls1,733209.24/cwt203.00–213.003,6266
Bullocks1,455191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,7791
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed950204.23/cwt182.00–230.001,9402
SteersSelect1,235162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,0071
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,965195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,8321
HeifersChoice1,288237.50/cwt231.00–242.003,05985
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328136.71/cwt121.00–148.001,8168
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,609149.73/cwt133.00–157.002,40913
CowsLean 85-90%1,020134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3671
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,865174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,2451
Bulls1,393163.60/cwt151.00–178.002,2792
HeifersChoice1,325219.77/cwt191.00–230.002,91218
SteersChoice1,540228.27/cwt220.00–231.003,51515
CowsLean 85-90%90986.99/cwt51.00–117.007914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,267156.08/cwt151.00–161.001,97818
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,509166.44/cwt160.00–172.002,51244
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,118169.69/cwt164.00–176.001,8972
Bulls2,273218.08/cwt215.00–221.004,9572
SteersChoice1,465244.00/cwt244.00–244.003,5756
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1191
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed915178.57/cwt167.50–192.501,6342
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,531176.73/cwt172.00–185.002,70624
CowsLean 85-90%1,246125.29/cwt120.00–130.001,5616
HeifersSelect and Choice1,151209.21/cwt191.00–224.502,4087
SteersSelect and Choice1,143220.50/cwt220.00–221.002,5202
SteersChoice1,410237.74/cwt232.00–243.003,352139

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.