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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jun 17

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

416 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 536▲ 57 vs year ago 359 · +15.9%

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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 sold mixed, with Breakers steady, Boners 5.00 to 6.00 higher, and Leans 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher on another high dressing kind. Trade was active with demand again excellent.

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,455	191.00	2,779	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,773	201.88	3,579	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,531	176.73	2,706	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	162.83	2,504	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	151.91	1,936	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	122.37	1,314	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,294	234.40	3,034	103
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,151	209.21	2,408	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	950	204.23	1,940	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	236.83	3,381	161
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	220.50	2,520	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,235	162.50	2,007	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,143	220.50/cwt	220.00–221.00	2,520	2
Steers	—	Select	1,235	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,007	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,410	237.74/cwt	232.00–243.00	3,352	139
Steers	—	Choice	1,465	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	3,575	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,540	228.27/cwt	220.00–231.00	3,515	15
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,965	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	950	204.23/cwt	182.00–230.00	1,940	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,151	209.21/cwt	191.00–224.50	2,408	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,288	237.50/cwt	231.00–242.00	3,059	85
Heifers	—	Choice	1,325	219.77/cwt	191.00–230.00	2,912	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	163.60/cwt	151.00–178.00	2,279	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	209.24/cwt	203.00–213.00	3,626	6
Bulls	—	—	2,273	218.08/cwt	215.00–221.00	4,957	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	86.99/cwt	51.00–117.00	791	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	915	178.57/cwt	167.50–192.50	1,634	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,367	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,118	169.69/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,897	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,561	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	156.08/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,978	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,119	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	136.71/cwt	121.00–148.00	1,816	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	166.44/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,512	44
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,531	176.73/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,706	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,609	149.73/cwt	133.00–157.00	2,409	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,245	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,455	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,779	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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 416Last week 536Year ago 359

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	203.00–213.00	209.24
2	—	1,393	151.00–178.00	163.60
2	—	2,273	215.00–221.00	218.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	182.00–230.00	204.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,288	231.00–242.00	237.50
18	—	1,325	191.00–230.00	219.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	191.00–224.50	209.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,540	220.00–231.00	228.27
6	—	1,465	244.00	244.00
139	—	1,410	232.00–243.00	237.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	220.00–221.00	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,328	121.00–148.00	136.71
18	—	1,267	151.00–161.00	156.08
1	—	1,300	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,609	133.00–157.00	149.73
1	—	1,865	174.00	174.00
44	—	1,509	160.00–172.00	166.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	134.00	134.00
4	—	909	51.00–117.00	86.99
6	—	1,246	120.00–130.00	125.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	164.00–176.00	169.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	167.50–192.50	178.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,531	172.00–185.00	176.73

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.