Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-04-15

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 15
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
224 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 351▼ 154 vs year ago 378 · −40.7%
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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 mixed, with Breakers 1.00 lower. Boners steady and Leans 2.00 higher. Many fed cows sold in that Premium range. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. 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
Bulls—Average1,690191.043,22910
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,574158.112,48918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,209147.521,78430
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,584144.542,28930
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,130126.251,42713
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,595142.002,2651thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,487130.851,9467thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28082.501,0561thin
HeifersSelectAverage990207.002,0491thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,315206.932,72020
SteersChoiceAverage1,445211.213,05279
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,208203.622,4608thin

Every lot

27 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,200202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,4241
Steers—Select and Choice1,208203.62/cwt203.00–204.002,4608
Steers—Choice1,434211.04/cwt206.00–217.503,02669
Steers—Choice1,518219.01/cwt218.00–220.003,3258
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,865170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,1711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed990207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,0491
Heifers—Choice1,293199.20/cwt192.00–204.002,5767
Heifers—Choice1,318210.35/cwt205.00–217.002,77212
Heifers—Choice1,425220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,1351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed980177.49/cwt162.50–199.001,7392
Bulls——1,385160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2161
Bulls——1,792190.55/cwt189.00–192.503,4153
Bulls——2,045205.95/cwt200.00–208.004,2124
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01597.07/cwt95.00–100.009852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6061
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,149136.61/cwt122.00–156.001,5708
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157118.09/cwt115.00–122.501,3663
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,177157.45/cwt142.50–195.001,85316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225130.21/cwt129.00–131.001,5954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271137.73/cwt132.00–144.001,7519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554128.42/cwt124.00–133.001,9964
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,574158.11/cwt155.00–168.002,48918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593146.70/cwt142.00–154.002,33725
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28082.50/cwt82.50–82.501,0561
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,487130.85/cwt127.50–137.001,9467
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,2651

This sale against other markets

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.