Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-10-14

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 14
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
351 head
4 vs last sale 355 122 vs year ago 229 · +53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 higher, slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Boners selling 5.00 higher and Leans selling 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested with a much lessor kind offered. 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
BullsLow1,503168.072,5268thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,630203.323,3143thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,586170.542,70428
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,255159.432,00137
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,129124.181,40316
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,725153.002,6391thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,125135.331,5233thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,328234.913,11969
HeifersSelectAverage1,073186.752,0032thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,478236.173,489153
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,161220.832,5646thin
SteersSelectAverage1,085171.751,8632thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,156134.57/cwt127.50–140.001,5566
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,106190.65/cwt182.50–210.002,1094
SteersChoice1,477237.45/cwt229.00–243.503,507141
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,145235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,6914
HeifersChoice1,334236.47/cwt227.00–239.003,15562
CowsLean 85-90%1,087102.74/cwt85.00–120.001,1177
HeifersChoice1,274221.13/cwt215.00–225.002,8177
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed860202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,7421
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,035155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6041
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,725153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,6391
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523158.83/cwt145.00–171.002,41913
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,630203.32/cwt197.00–207.003,3143
SteersSelect1,185171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0261
SteersChoice1,484221.10/cwt200.00–226.003,28112
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,330141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,8751
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,010110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1111
SteersSelectReturn to Feed985172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6991
HeifersSelect1,285171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1971
SteersSelect and Choice1,195215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,5691
SteersSelect and Choice1,190170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0231
CowsLean 85-90%1,175153.45/cwt150.00–155.001,8033
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,640180.68/cwt172.00–186.002,96315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272149.30/cwt132.50–161.001,89923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,450179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,5961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256169.26/cwt163.00–175.002,1269
Bulls1,503168.07/cwt152.50–179.002,5268

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.