Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-09-23

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 23
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
463 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 298▼ 12 vs year ago 475 · −2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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—Low1,776184.323,27418
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,479199.372,9498thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,620172.232,79150
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,310168.852,21259
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,155136.751,57922
HeifersChoiceAverage1,317239.883,160108
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,039216.422,2495thin
HeifersSelectAverage983172.881,6984thin
SteersChoiceLow1,430240.693,443166
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210229.792,78016
SteersStandardAverage1,457217.153,1644thin
SteersSelectAverage1,250162.502,0311thin

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—Select and Choice1,210229.79/cwt210.00–234.502,78016
Steers—Select1,250162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,0311
Steers—Choice1,428240.98/cwt235.00–245.503,441162
Steers—Standard1,457217.15/cwt210.00–220.003,1644
Steers—Choice1,525228.99/cwt220.00–234.503,4924
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8101
Heifers—Select920172.50/cwt157.50–180.001,5873
Heifers—Select and Choice1,073220.52/cwt202.50–234.502,3664
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,170174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,0361
Heifers—Choice1,290247.50/cwt247.50–247.503,19321
Heifers—Choice1,320239.38/cwt235.00–243.503,16075
Heifers—Choice1,349229.63/cwt211.00–233.003,09812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,698175.37/cwt162.50–187.002,97811
Bulls——1,845194.25/cwt190.00–205.003,5845
Bulls——2,033208.68/cwt207.50–210.004,2422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed735187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3781
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,075186.42/cwt181.00–191.002,0042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158143.60/cwt135.00–151.001,66313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,197107.50/cwt65.00–130.001,2876
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,218154.58/cwt153.00–156.001,8832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284158.23/cwt147.50–164.002,03219
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,325183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,4251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327171.77/cwt165.00–177.002,27931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,371179.75/cwt178.00–183.002,4647
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,501201.71/cwt200.00–207.003,0287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563179.96/cwt174.00–186.002,81328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,693162.40/cwt130.00–173.002,74922

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.