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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 8

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

420 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 531▲ 33 vs year ago 387 · +8.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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	1,710	202.13	3,457	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,609	181.84	2,926	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	171.62	2,497	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	159.34	2,020	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	139.69	1,461	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,089	234.75	2,556	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,213	233.88	2,837	43
Heifers	Select	Average	965	177.00	1,708	1thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,420	234.90	3,336	174
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	219.31	2,687	17

Every lot

24 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	1,225	219.31/cwt	150.00–229.00	2,687	17
Steers	—	Choice	1,418	235.14/cwt	230.50–241.00	3,334	171
Steers	—	Choice	1,500	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	3,638	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,635	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	965	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,708	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,089	234.75/cwt	201.00–299.00	2,556	18
Heifers	—	Choice	1,184	225.12/cwt	220.00–228.00	2,665	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,216	234.78/cwt	230.00–241.50	2,855	39
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	169.33/cwt	130.00–195.00	2,725	5
Bulls	—	—	1,729	231.09/cwt	221.00–242.00	3,996	5
Bulls	—	—	1,814	206.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,754	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,012	150.77/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,526	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	133.10/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,366	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	144.44/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,488	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,134	181.80/cwt	172.00–205.00	2,062	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	116.22/cwt	107.50–122.50	1,348	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	139.55/cwt	120.00–153.00	1,732	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	159.02/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,067	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	171.13/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,238	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	179.58/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,575	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	174.11/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,518	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	157.62/cwt	142.00–163.00	2,366	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,101	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,611	180.74/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,912	12

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Receipts 420Last week 531Year ago 387

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Trade was active with excellent demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,300	154.00–166.00	159.02
11	—	1,308	167.00–177.00	171.13
13	—	1,241	120.00–153.00	139.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	179.00–181.00	179.58
8	—	1,501	142.00–163.00	157.62
29	—	1,446	165.00–178.00	174.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	140.00–147.50	144.44
6	—	1,160	107.50–122.50	116.22
6	—	1,026	125.00–137.50	133.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	195.00	195.00
12	—	1,611	178.00–189.00	180.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,134	172.00–205.00	181.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,012	145.00–159.00	150.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	242.50	242.50
171	—	1,418	230.50–241.00	235.14
1	—	1,635	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,225	150.00–229.00	219.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	200.00–215.00	206.92
5	—	1,609	130.00–195.00	169.33
5	—	1,729	221.00–242.00	231.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,089	201.00–299.00	234.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,216	230.00–241.50	234.78
4	—	1,184	220.00–228.00	225.12

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.