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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 22

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

497 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 278▲ 161 vs year ago 336 · +47.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,263	192.00	2,424	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,562	183.38	2,865	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,528	196.63	3,005	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	173.25	2,667	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	155.94	1,987	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	131.39	1,364	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	231.50	2,952	105
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,037	220.80	2,289	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	236.36	3,325	220
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	217.22	2,618	18

Every lot

25 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	1,160	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,239	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,211	220.25/cwt	182.50–228.00	2,667	16
Steers	—	Choice	1,403	236.66/cwt	230.00–241.50	3,320	215
Steers	—	Choice	1,405	221.54/cwt	214.00–225.00	3,113	3
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,820	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	4,122	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	875	208.26/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,822	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,060	222.59/cwt	210.00–229.00	2,359	21
Heifers	—	Choice	1,274	233.53/cwt	230.00–237.00	2,975	97
Heifers	—	Choice	1,287	206.89/cwt	200.00–225.00	2,663	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,467	173.90/cwt	119.00–200.00	2,551	28
Bulls	—	—	1,828	210.15/cwt	201.00–219.00	3,842	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	227.25/cwt	223.00–233.00	4,568	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	989	162.86/cwt	152.00–185.00	1,611	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	101.68/cwt	75.00–122.50	1,032	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	130.95/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,371	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	144.01/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,678	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	168.32/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,116	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,273	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	147.78/cwt	120.00–161.00	1,897	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,465	192.44/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,819	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	178.50/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,720	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	162.75/cwt	147.00–171.00	2,555	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,393	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks2 lots · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,155	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,102	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,370	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,767	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 Jul 22, 2025

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

Receipts 497Last week 278Year ago 336

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,211	182.50–228.00	220.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	1,403	230.00–241.50	236.66
3	—	1,405	214.00–225.00	221.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	152.00–185.00	162.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,015	75.00–122.50	101.68
6	—	1,047	125.00–139.00	130.95
2	—	1,165	141.00–147.00	144.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,284	120.00–161.00	147.78
1	—	1,270	179.00	179.00
10	—	1,257	163.00–175.00	168.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,570	147.00–171.00	162.75
28	—	1,524	172.00–184.00	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	191.00–194.00	192.44
1	—	1,655	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	203.00–211.00	208.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,060	210.00–229.00	222.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,274	230.00–237.00	233.53
8	—	1,287	200.00–225.00	206.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,828	201.00–219.00	210.15
28	—	1,467	119.00–200.00	173.90
3	—	2,010	223.00–233.00	227.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	202.00	202.00
1	—	1,155	182.00	182.00

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.