Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-07-01

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 1
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
531 head
▲ 363 vs last sale 168▲ 134 vs year ago 397 · +33.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to lower 2.00. Slaughter cows traded higher 3.00 on a good supply. Slaughter bulls traded lower 1.00. Trade was active with moderate to 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—Average1,716182.393,13025
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,467181.502,66242
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,394166.422,32048
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,330151.612,01739
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,099124.151,36526
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low968107.861,0443thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,274227.672,90053
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,307184.992,4183thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,389234.053,251234
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,233194.412,3973thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,233194.41/cwt172.50–205.002,3973
Steers—Choice1,279221.10/cwt208.00–228.002,82823
Steers—Choice1,401235.46/cwt230.00–242.503,299211
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,238234.10/cwt230.00–239.002,89837
Heifers—Select and Choice1,307184.99/cwt180.00–187.502,4183
Heifers—Choice1,356212.81/cwt201.00–228.002,88616
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,628170.90/cwt140.00–187.502,78217
Bulls——1,801200.80/cwt190.00–209.003,6164
Bulls——2,004212.83/cwt210.00–215.004,2654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061130.50/cwt125.00–137.001,38511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,127118.03/cwt100.00–126.001,33014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,160147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194145.41/cwt132.50–160.001,7367
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,278193.83/cwt191.00–199.002,4779
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360152.97/cwt141.00–161.002,08032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,399166.83/cwt160.00–173.002,33447
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,518178.14/cwt174.00–189.002,70433
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%85570.00/cwt70.00–70.005991
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025126.79/cwt125.00–130.001,3002

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.