Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 9
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
427 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 322▼ 109 vs year ago 536 · −20.3%
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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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,407253.953,57310
Bulls—Low1,726232.944,02116
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,493205.293,06524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,514183.432,77744
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227178.382,18941
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,067150.651,6078thin
Dairy CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,795214.003,8411thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,291257.943,33196
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,031239.712,4715thin
SteersChoiceLow1,432259.053,709156
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140229.632,6184thin

Every lot

26 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 Choice1,140229.63/cwt225.00–235.002,6184
Steers—Choice1,419259.41/cwt254.00–265.003,681148
Steers—Choice1,520252.71/cwt252.00–253.003,8413
Steers—Choice1,742255.00/cwt255.00–255.004,4423
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,770248.00/cwt248.00–248.004,3902
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,031239.71/cwt232.50–242.002,4715
Heifers—Choice1,277258.98/cwt252.00–264.003,30783
Heifers—Choice1,326251.53/cwt245.00–253.503,33511
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,692250.00/cwt250.00–250.004,2302
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed900223.29/cwt210.00–237.502,0103
Bulls——1,467205.88/cwt200.00–209.003,0203
Bulls——1,982232.34/cwt221.00–245.004,6055
Bulls——2,122255.57/cwt251.00–264.005,4235
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037146.86/cwt141.00–151.001,5236
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,154187.74/cwt182.00–194.002,1677
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,155162.02/cwt161.00–163.001,8712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193158.54/cwt151.00–166.001,8913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202183.00/cwt182.00–184.002,2008
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263176.52/cwt170.00–181.002,22923
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,401221.45/cwt215.00–237.503,1037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465185.26/cwt180.00–190.002,71435
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,531198.64/cwt192.00–204.003,04117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,704176.30/cwt170.00–179.003,0049
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,795214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,8411
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,380258.00/cwt258.00–258.003,5607
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,470244.50/cwt244.50–244.503,5943

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.