Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-09-15

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 15
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
422 head
▲ 219 vs last sale 203▲ 124 vs year ago 298 · +41.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers traded steady, Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners selling 8.00 to 10.00 lower, and Leans 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on slaughter steers and heifers and moderate on slaughter cows and bulls.

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,515221.443,35516
Bulls—Low1,485190.982,83619
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,529180.892,7667thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,227160.431,96861
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,491154.322,30027
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097129.361,41917
HeifersSelectAverage966260.002,5128thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,276218.292,78676
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,061214.132,2737thin
SteersSelectAverage903235.002,1225thin
SteersChoiceLow1,437220.803,174120
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178215.572,54017

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%Return to Feed—1,102194.46/cwt172.00–207.502,14310
CowsLean 85-90%—1,116135.53/cwt125.00–143.001,51310
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,457161.15/cwt157.00–167.002,34813
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,488177.20/cwt174.00–182.002,6376
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—943150.02/cwt148.00–152.501,4152
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,242158.06/cwt154.00–164.001,96330
HeifersChoiceLight Weight—1,022200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0445
HeifersChoice—1,296221.02/cwt216.00–225.502,86458
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,515221.44/cwt212.50–223.003,35516
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,086210.01/cwt197.50–215.002,2815
SteersSelect and Choice—1,181213.29/cwt205.00–215.002,51913
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,000224.42/cwt216.00–232.502,2442
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,265147.62/cwt140.00–152.001,86721
HeifersChoice—1,285213.15/cwt205.00–215.502,73913
SteersChoice—1,359210.19/cwt202.00–215.002,85613
Bulls——1,508174.12/cwt167.50–177.502,6263
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,776203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,6051
Bulls——1,865210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,9171
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,522147.98/cwt141.00–155.002,25214
CowsLean 85-90%—1,121108.77/cwt100.00–115.001,2195
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,170223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,6094
SteersChoice—1,447222.09/cwt216.00–225.503,214107
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—903235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1225
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—966260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5128
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,020215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1933
Bulls——1,564187.61/cwt180.00–197.502,93412

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.