Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-01-27

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 27
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
219 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 189▼ 180 vs year ago 399 · −45.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher in a light test. 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—Low1,919169.253,2484thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,516196.512,98026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,480174.092,57745
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,312166.012,17828
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,172111.541,3077thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,439233.343,35722
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,125211.222,3758thin
HeifersSelectAverage900172.501,5531thin
SteersChoiceLow1,518234.753,56271
SteersSelectAverage1,235160.061,9772thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,235160.06/cwt157.50–162.501,9772
Steers—Choice1,275225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,8691
Steers—Choice1,517235.05/cwt228.00–239.003,56669
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,795224.00/cwt224.00–224.004,0211
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select900172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5531
Heifers—Select and Choice1,118216.75/cwt187.00–225.002,4237
Heifers—Select and Choice1,170172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,0181
Heifers—Choice1,200218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,6161
Heifers—Choice1,450234.07/cwt227.50–238.003,39421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570146.20/cwt130.00–155.002,2952
Bulls——2,268192.29/cwt190.00–195.004,3612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95047.50/cwt47.50–47.504511
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,120222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,4921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155139.88/cwt135.00–145.001,6163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179147.92/cwt130.00–157.001,7446
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,263104.54/cwt80.00–125.001,3203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281176.44/cwt175.00–178.002,2604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,377166.62/cwt163.00–172.002,29417
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,415211.48/cwt205.00–220.002,99210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460178.64/cwt173.00–184.002,60830
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520165.00/cwt154.00–172.002,50815
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,570187.76/cwt183.00–217.502,94815
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,725178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,0711

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.