Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-06-02

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 2
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
322 head
90 vs last sale 232 51 vs year ago 271 · +18.8%
Also sold hereCattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with the exception of Leans selling 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 17.00 higher on a very good set of high dressing kind. 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
BullsHigh1,856237.424,40723
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,568206.573,2387thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,520182.422,77243
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,299177.432,30436
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,210148.421,79611
HeifersChoiceLow1,286257.133,30758
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150246.252,8322thin
HeifersSelectAverage992243.442,4156thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,437256.013,679115
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281238.793,0599thin
SteersSelectAverage1,105212.502,3481thin

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
HeifersSelect and Choice1,190240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,8561
SteersSelect and Choice1,281238.79/cwt200.00–250.003,0599
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,482187.07/cwt182.00–193.002,77225
CowsLean 85-90%1,208147.41/cwt140.00–152.501,7816
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,605200.28/cwt195.00–203.003,2144
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,078199.36/cwt192.50–207.502,1493
CowsBoner 80-85%1,342187.17/cwt185.00–190.002,5125
Bulls2,061259.22/cwt250.00–280.005,3438
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,080158.60/cwt157.50–160.001,7132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294178.47/cwt173.00–184.002,30918
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,911216.00/cwt216.00–216.004,1283
SteersChoice1,426257.82/cwt253.00–263.003,677108
CowsBoner 80-85%1,352164.12/cwt154.00–171.002,21910
SteersChoice1,381237.26/cwt212.50–252.003,2774
HeifersChoice1,475250.00/cwt250.00–250.003,6884
Bulls1,558208.25/cwt202.50–215.003,2455
CowsLean 85-90%1,430169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,4171
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,518214.95/cwt210.00–222.503,2633
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,572175.95/cwt170.00–181.002,76618
CowsLean 85-90%1,235130.97/cwt130.00–132.001,6172
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,110252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,8031
HeifersChoice1,272257.66/cwt253.00–263.503,27754
SteersSelect1,105212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,3481
HeifersSelect1,148192.25/cwt190.00–195.002,2072
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed914269.03/cwt237.50–297.502,4594
Bulls1,841234.57/cwt220.00–247.504,31810

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.