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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 29

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

273 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 320▼ 122 vs year ago 395 · −30.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. 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	1,500	212.25	3,184	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,643	175.51	2,883	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,529	160.99	2,462	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	147.69	2,212	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	145.10	1,731	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	111.55	1,099	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,396	221.57	3,093	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,050	185.00	1,943	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	185.00	2,239	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,450	217.99	3,161	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	205.00	2,450	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,195	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,450	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,428	200.50/cwt	182.50–210.50	2,863	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,445	221.63/cwt	212.50–228.00	3,203	53
Steers	—	Choice	1,845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,399	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,050	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,943	1
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,239	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,396	221.57/cwt	213.00–225.00	3,093	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,571	163.21/cwt	80.00–182.50	2,564	20
Bulls	—	—	1,717	191.20/cwt	185.00–197.50	3,283	8
Bulls	—	—	1,922	215.71/cwt	207.50–220.00	4,146	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	856	86.29/cwt	60.00–110.00	739	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,001	147.58/cwt	133.00–165.00	1,477	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	119.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,347	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	148.32/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,698	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	128.10/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,490	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,169	156.31/cwt	148.00–177.00	1,827	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	140.59/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,769	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	1,325	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,345	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	159.47/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,285	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	151.17/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,252	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	135.78/cwt	112.50–144.00	2,083	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,539	160.23/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,466	21
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,500	212.25/cwt	200.00–218.50	3,184	3

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 29, 2025

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

Receipts 273Last week 320Year ago 395

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	130.00	130.00
53	—	1,445	212.50–228.00	221.63
6	—	1,428	182.50–210.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,258	135.00–146.00	140.59
9	—	1,163	115.00–132.00	128.10
3	—	1,145	147.00–151.00	148.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	856	60.00–110.00	86.29
7	—	1,124	115.00–125.00	119.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,534	112.50–144.00	135.78
4	—	1,433	159.00–160.00	159.47
48	—	1,490	145.00–156.00	151.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,169	148.00–177.00	156.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,539	156.00–164.00	160.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	133.00–165.00	147.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,717	185.00–197.50	191.20
3	—	1,922	207.50–220.00	215.71
20	—	1,571	80.00–182.50	163.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,396	213.00–225.00	221.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	200.00–218.50	212.25

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.