Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-06-23

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 23
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
236 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 306▲ 68 vs year ago 168 · +40.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,608258.604,15817
Bulls—Average1,780239.164,25616
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,523200.193,04850
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,564184.602,88756
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,272181.672,31121
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,067142.931,52510
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,547210.003,2492thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,294260.413,37136
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,265229.812,9072thin
SteersChoiceLow1,451260.673,78398
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,174242.672,8484thin
SteersSelectAverage860201.001,7291thin

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—Select860201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7291
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,140265.00/cwt265.00–265.003,0211
Steers—Select and Choice1,185235.22/cwt233.50–239.002,7873
Steers—Choice1,447261.17/cwt255.00–270.503,77995
Steers—Choice1,588244.74/cwt240.00–248.003,8863
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,265229.81/cwt225.00–234.502,9072
Heifers—Choice1,277261.46/cwt255.50–269.003,33933
Heifers—Choice1,485248.81/cwt245.50–250.503,6953
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed935272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,5481
Bulls——1,760210.11/cwt206.00–219.003,6983
Bulls——1,824256.43/cwt250.00–266.004,6775
Bulls——1,877234.52/cwt221.00–249.004,4027
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830124.26/cwt122.50–125.001,0313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146144.21/cwt135.00–151.001,6534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168167.48/cwt166.00–169.001,9562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,2351
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,198159.88/cwt154.00–167.001,9153
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,228188.63/cwt183.00–200.002,3169
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,268223.34/cwt220.00–231.002,8323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351176.83/cwt171.00–181.002,3899
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,539198.71/cwt191.00–210.003,05847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551186.25/cwt180.00–192.002,88947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,631176.00/cwt172.00–179.002,8719
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,547210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,2492
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,385245.50/cwt245.50–245.503,4001
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,622259.42/cwt255.00–260.004,20816

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.