Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-12-02

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 2
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
218 head
89 vs last sale 307 222 vs year ago 440 · 50.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, slaughter steers and heifers traded higher 11.00. Slaughter cows traded higher 8.00-10.00 with slaughter bulls trading lower 5.00 on a limited run. Winter weather in western Illinois drove a light offering. Active trade on 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
BullsAverage1,849180.873,34412
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,358185.102,51318
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504170.172,56039
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,382151.862,09847
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,214128.191,55619
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,493121.411,8132thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,431221.683,17322
SteersChoiceLow1,554221.193,43754

Every lot, as filed

20 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%1,350171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,3091
CowsPremium White 65-75%Return to Feed955189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8051
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,433181.86/cwt173.00–197.002,60613
Bulls1,867188.12/cwt170.00–200.003,5129
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,825163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,9751
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed865112.50/cwt112.50–112.509731
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,493121.41/cwt112.50–130.001,8132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,448131.26/cwt120.00–145.001,9013
SteersChoice1,235205.32/cwt200.00–211.002,5362
Bulls2,140140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,9961
Bulls1,623168.70/cwt167.50–170.002,7382
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,213194.66/cwt181.00–202.002,3614
CowsLean 85-90%1,135153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7371
CowsLean 85-90%1,266104.25/cwt90.00–115.001,3204
HeifersChoice1,225210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,377153.26/cwt139.00–164.002,11044
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500170.34/cwt155.00–178.002,55537
CowsLean 85-90%1,231134.86/cwt112.50–147.001,66013
HeifersChoice1,441222.24/cwt216.00–228.003,20221
SteersChoice1,566221.80/cwt215.00–227.003,47352

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.