Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-10-21

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 21
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
372 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 351▼ 55 vs year ago 427 · −12.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 8.00 To 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with very 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—High1,585185.692,94222
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,514195.522,9605thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,624173.102,81133
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,313164.432,15938
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,067139.901,49316
HeifersChoiceAverage1,313243.253,19392
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150205.002,3581thin
HeifersSelectAverage933184.221,7192thin
SteersChoiceLow1,481244.163,617147
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,186220.692,6176thin
SteersStandardAverage1,953189.933,7103thin
SteersSelectAverage898133.441,1982thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select898133.44/cwt120.00–145.001,1982
Steers—Select and Choice1,186220.69/cwt200.00–234.002,6176
Steers—Choice1,351233.08/cwt220.00–238.003,14912
Steers—Choice1,493245.15/cwt240.00–249.503,660135
Steers—Standard1,600200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,2001
Steers—StandardHeavy Weight2,130184.89/cwt180.00–190.003,9382
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select933184.22/cwt180.00–187.501,7192
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3581
Heifers—Choice1,205231.35/cwt230.00–237.002,78814
Heifers—Choice1,332245.38/cwt239.00–250.003,26878
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,431170.82/cwt137.50–190.002,44412
Bulls——1,754200.48/cwt195.00–207.503,5167
Bulls——1,803210.65/cwt207.50–212.503,7983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed890197.00/cwt170.00–217.501,7533
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed900184.89/cwt180.00–190.001,6642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103113.83/cwt97.50–130.001,2568
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,137155.57/cwt152.00–160.001,7693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303158.04/cwt146.00–166.002,05923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380171.89/cwt167.00–178.002,37212
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,481186.46/cwt185.00–190.002,7613
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,563209.12/cwt208.00–210.003,2692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,575181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,8511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600182.17/cwt176.00–187.002,91519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,656160.80/cwt132.50–175.002,66314

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.