Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-10-28

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 28
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
407 head
35 vs last sale 372 84 vs year ago 323 · +26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Beakers and Boners selling 2.00 to 4.00 lower and Leans 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 15.00 lower with a wide spread between average dressers and high dressers, Trade was active with much lower 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
BullocksAverage1,295192.502,4931thin
BullsLow1,639168.222,75717
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,536200.873,0855thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540167.022,57251
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,290159.882,06266
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,086124.081,34721
HeifersChoiceAverage1,349231.103,11861
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203212.492,5562thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,158232.482,6926thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,507231.363,487170
SteersStandardAverage1,455175.002,5461thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,314169.21/cwt163.00–174.002,22332
SteersChoice1,506232.33/cwt226.00–236.753,499156
SteersStandard1,455175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,5461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,563178.66/cwt174.00–184.002,79224
HeifersChoice1,343231.91/cwt225.00–236.503,11557
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,575191.12/cwt190.00–192.003,0102
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520156.67/cwt132.00–172.002,38127
Bulls1,481142.89/cwt55.00–172.502,11610
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,510207.37/cwt206.00–208.003,1313
SteersChoice1,545237.00/cwt237.00–237.003,6622
Bulls1,855212.07/cwt205.00–217.503,9345
CowsLean 85-90%1,080141.59/cwt132.50–148.001,52911
CowsLean 85-90%1,092104.82/cwt50.00–131.001,14510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281148.59/cwt102.50–162.001,90332
HeifersChoice1,438219.58/cwt216.00–224.003,1584
SteersChoice1,518217.84/cwt190.00–224.003,30712
HeifersSelect and Choice1,203212.49/cwt207.50–217.502,5562
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,045191.20/cwt180.00–202.501,9982
SteersSelect and Choice1,208220.34/cwt218.00–222.002,6623
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,108244.63/cwt241.00–252.502,7113
Bullocks1,295192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,4931
Bulls1,890185.21/cwt182.50–187.503,5002

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.