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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 8

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

351 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 471▼ 82 vs year ago 433 · −18.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher with a large number of the high dressing kind in that 190.00 to 200.00 range. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,268	201.41	2,554	3thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,440	190.00	2,736	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,883	184.21	3,469	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,681	156.95	2,638	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	143.31	2,223	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	141.26	1,745	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	120.04	1,195	24
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,865	133.63	2,492	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	128.40	1,518	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,387	209.87	2,911	47
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,184	184.38	2,183	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	210.49	3,077	65
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	194.35	2,371	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,425	136.00	1,938	1thin

Every lot

29 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,220	194.35/cwt	184.00–205.00	2,371	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,341	203.85/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,734	9
Steers	—	Select	1,425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,938	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,475	212.10/cwt	207.00–219.50	3,128	55
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,815	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,303	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,184	184.38/cwt	155.00–205.00	2,183	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,343	180.89/cwt	165.00–200.00	2,429	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	213.01/cwt	207.00–218.00	2,940	36
Heifers	—	Choice	1,429	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,144	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,655	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,161	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,692	180.19/cwt	175.00–187.50	3,049	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	153.98/cwt	135.00–167.50	2,656	4
Bulls	—	—	2,010	194.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,911	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	915	133.85/cwt	125.00–165.00	1,225	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	96.23/cwt	75.00–105.00	975	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,043	162.49/cwt	144.00–209.00	1,695	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	116.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,219	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,431	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	144.76/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,818	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,270	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,854	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	137.11/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,743	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	127.24/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,710	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	147.75/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,293	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	133.67/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,089	21
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,681	156.95/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,638	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	128.40/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,518	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.50	2,492	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,268	201.41/cwt	198.00–206.00	2,554	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,736	1

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.

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Apr 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 351Last week 471Year ago 433

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,429	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,655	191.00	191.00
5	—	1,343	165.00–200.00	180.89
36	—	1,380	207.00–218.00	213.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,184	155.00–205.00	184.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,681	154.00–161.00	156.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,552	142.00–154.00	147.75
21	—	1,563	125.00–140.00	133.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	75.00–105.00	96.23
1	—	1,145	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,045	110.00–120.00	116.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	915	125.00–165.00	133.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	144.00–146.00	144.76
7	—	1,344	119.00–130.00	127.24
36	—	1,271	131.00–143.00	137.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,043	144.00–209.00	162.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	127.50–130.00	128.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	130.00–137.50	133.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,475	207.00–219.50	212.10
9	—	1,341	200.00–205.00	203.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,220	184.00–205.00	194.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	198.00–206.00	201.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	135.00–167.50	153.98
14	—	2,010	190.00–200.00	194.57
6	—	1,692	175.00–187.50	180.19

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.