Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-07-07

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 7
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
304 head
37 vs last sale 267 116 vs year ago 420 · 27.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Boners steady to 2.00 lower, while Leans sold 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were a light test to last week, 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
BullsHigh1,849228.694,22830
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,421201.912,86912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,555183.462,85218
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,270176.492,24124
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,019156.561,59512
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,742210.503,6674thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295185.002,3962thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,333259.383,45629
SteersChoiceLow1,516261.573,966115
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235239.002,9521thin
SteersSelectAverage1,137207.082,3543thin

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%1,370159.30/cwt156.00–167.002,1824
SteersChoice1,463241.47/cwt235.00–246.003,5332
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,655176.13/cwt171.00–179.002,9154
HeifersChoice1,355261.59/cwt248.50–268.503,54510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279175.78/cwt171.00–182.002,24814
CowsLean 85-90%1,004148.71/cwt144.00–154.001,4939
Bulls2,003253.02/cwt251.00–256.005,0683
HeifersChoice1,329267.37/cwt264.50–270.003,5537
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,445215.09/cwt210.00–220.003,1082
Bulls1,890210.95/cwt206.00–216.003,9878
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,063180.11/cwt171.00–190.001,9153
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,416199.27/cwt192.00–209.002,82210
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,295185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,3962
SteersChoice1,517261.93/cwt250.50–269.503,973113
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,526185.56/cwt181.00–191.002,83214
HeifersChoice1,316252.88/cwt250.50–255.503,32812
SteersSelect and Choice1,235239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,9521
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,182189.60/cwt182.00–196.002,2416
Dairy SteersChoice1,742210.50/cwt210.50–210.503,6674
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,165201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,3421
SteersSelect1,123210.12/cwt207.00–214.002,3602
Bulls1,807232.32/cwt221.00–249.004,19819

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.