Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-09-16

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 16
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
298 head
160 vs last sale 458 10 vs year ago 308 · 3.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 1.00 lower and Boners and Leans 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower on a lessor kind. Trade was active with moderate to 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
BullocksLow1,125172.501,9411thin
BullsHigh1,784195.443,48618
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,345201.342,7097thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559174.372,71860
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,292166.512,15157
CowsLean 85-90%High1,103128.221,41424
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,795169.003,0341thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,249242.463,02830
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,059219.452,3247thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,494240.043,58677
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,217222.822,7119thin
SteersSelectAverage1,129187.502,1163thin

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560184.68/cwt180.00–190.002,88131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,296175.81/cwt170.00–182.502,27818
SteersChoice1,494240.17/cwt237.00–246.003,58876
HeifersSelect and Choice1,059219.45/cwt190.00–233.002,3247
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,795169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,0341
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,138189.42/cwt185.00–199.002,1566
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,328213.68/cwt211.00–217.002,8382
CowsLean 85-90%1,183159.98/cwt157.00–163.001,8932
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320185.09/cwt184.00–186.002,4432
Bulls2,005225.89/cwt222.50–229.004,5292
CowsLean 85-90%1,129147.47/cwt137.00–153.001,6658
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,348201.76/cwt195.00–207.002,7204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,317155.48/cwt102.50–169.002,04831
CowsLean 85-90%1,077112.68/cwt55.00–133.001,21414
SteersSelect and Choice1,270175.12/cwt167.50–182.502,2242
SteersChoice1,485230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,4161
Bullocks1,125172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,9411
Bulls1,706183.09/cwt165.00–195.003,12410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,557163.35/cwt110.00–177.002,54329
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,370175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3981
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,045245.00/cwt240.00–250.002,5602
SteersSelect and Choice1,264233.02/cwt225.00–235.002,9455
HeifersChoice1,249242.46/cwt235.00–244.503,02830
SteersSelect1,208180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1742
SteersSelectReturn to Feed970202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,9641
Bulls1,840205.88/cwt200.00–215.003,7886

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.