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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

271 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 305▼ 207 vs year ago 478 · −43.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher, with Breakers on the lower price increase. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Trade was active with excellent 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,689	188.58	3,184	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,602	173.51	2,779	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	157.19	2,372	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	152.79	1,880	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	135.81	1,416	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	161.00	2,512	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	137.50	1,746	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,306	226.74	2,962	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,127	205.15	2,312	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,433	234.71	3,363	71
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,151	220.85	2,541	9thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,420	189.00	2,684	1thin

Every lot

27 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 ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,088	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,492	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,182	216.77/cwt	203.00–223.00	2,562	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,914	1
Steers	—	Standard	1,420	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,684	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,435	234.85/cwt	227.00–239.00	3,370	70
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,103	216.48/cwt	215.00–218.00	2,388	2
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,175	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,144	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,241	231.47/cwt	225.00–237.50	2,873	18
Heifers	—	Choice	1,601	205.48/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,290	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,103	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	2,220	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	191.87/cwt	182.50–197.50	3,156	7
Bulls	—	—	1,835	164.64/cwt	157.50–177.50	3,021	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	204.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	4,057	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,236	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	135.51/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,401	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,184	164.25/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,945	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	153.19/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,869	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	140.87/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,748	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,834	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	163.14/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,162	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	162.22/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,446	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	148.23/cwt	130.00–157.00	2,240	23
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,568	181.22/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,842	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,612	171.20/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,760	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,746	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,512	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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Receipts 271Last week 305Year ago 478

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	199.00–210.00	205.48
18	—	1,241	225.00–237.50	231.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	215.00–218.00	216.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	225.00	225.00
70	—	1,435	227.00–239.00	234.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	203.00–223.00	216.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,511	130.00–157.00	148.23
41	—	1,508	158.00–168.00	162.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	159.00–169.00	163.14
16	—	1,220	146.00–158.00	153.19
7	—	1,241	137.50–144.00	140.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	125.00–138.00	135.51
1	—	1,030	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,265	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,612	169.00–177.00	171.20
3	—	1,568	180.00–184.00	181.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	159.00–167.00	164.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	200.00–202.50	201.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,835	157.50–177.50	164.64
3	—	1,985	200.00–210.00	204.36
7	—	1,645	182.50–197.50	191.87

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.