Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-08-25

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Aug 25
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
326 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 219▼ 203 vs year ago 529 · −38.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 10.00 lower with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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—High1,597205.203,27630
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,404190.482,6756thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,511167.242,52839
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310162.902,13454
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,170143.211,6769thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,028242.502,4933thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,317218.322,87636
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,107210.002,3252thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,484218.113,236124

Every lot

20 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,481218.32/cwt214.00–225.003,233121
Steers—Choice1,592209.72/cwt209.00–210.003,3393
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,028242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,4933
Heifers—Select and Choice1,107210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3252
Heifers—Choice1,305220.04/cwt213.00–223.002,87232
Heifers—Choice1,415204.53/cwt197.50–210.002,8944
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,010225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2731
Bulls——1,430187.02/cwt172.50–195.002,67412
Bulls——1,700212.42/cwt205.00–217.503,61111
Bulls——1,838225.02/cwt220.00–232.504,1366
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,166177.89/cwt174.00–185.002,0744
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,169142.11/cwt132.50–150.001,6618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303153.29/cwt144.00–158.001,99718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329165.42/cwt159.00–170.002,19828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,356173.57/cwt171.00–178.002,3544
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,400200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,8001
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,405188.57/cwt180.00–195.002,6495
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476172.33/cwt167.50–177.002,54424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568159.09/cwt150.00–165.002,49515

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.