Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 9
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
427 head
105 vs last sale 322 109 vs year ago 536 · 20.3%
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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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,407253.953,57310
BullsLow1,726232.944,02116
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,493205.293,06524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,514183.432,77744
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227178.382,18941
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,067150.651,6078thin
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,795214.003,8411thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,291257.943,33196
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,031239.712,4715thin
SteersChoiceLow1,432259.053,709156
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140229.632,6184thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193158.54/cwt151.00–166.001,8913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,704176.30/cwt170.00–179.003,0049
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202183.00/cwt182.00–184.002,2008
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%1,795214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,8411
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,401221.45/cwt215.00–237.503,1037
Bulls1,467205.88/cwt200.00–209.003,0203
SteersChoice1,520252.71/cwt252.00–253.003,8413
HeifersChoice1,326251.53/cwt245.00–253.503,33511
HeifersChoice1,277258.98/cwt252.00–264.003,30783
SteersChoice1,742255.00/cwt255.00–255.004,4423
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,770248.00/cwt248.00–248.004,3902
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,692250.00/cwt250.00–250.004,2302
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263176.52/cwt170.00–181.002,22923
Bulls2,122255.57/cwt251.00–264.005,4235
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,154187.74/cwt182.00–194.002,1677
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465185.26/cwt180.00–190.002,71435
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,155162.02/cwt161.00–163.001,8712
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,531198.64/cwt192.00–204.003,04117
CowsLean 85-90%1,037146.86/cwt141.00–151.001,5236
SteersSelect and Choice1,140229.63/cwt225.00–235.002,6184
SteersChoice1,419259.41/cwt254.00–265.003,681148
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,380258.00/cwt258.00–258.003,5607
Bulls1,982232.34/cwt221.00–245.004,6055
BullsReturn to Feed900223.29/cwt210.00–237.502,0103
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,470244.50/cwt244.50–244.503,5943
HeifersSelect and Choice1,031239.71/cwt232.50–242.002,4715

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.