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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 29

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

228 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 497▼ 206 vs year ago 434 · −47.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers trading steady, Boners 3.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,420	237.50	3,373	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,522	194.54	2,960	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,455	200.00	2,910	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	169.45	2,682	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	155.99	1,945	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	127.69	1,323	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,333	227.42	3,032	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,029	227.16	2,337	10
Heifers	Select	Average	945	218.50	2,065	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,092	249.43	2,723	10
Steers	Choice	Low	1,494	238.36	3,561	84
Steers	Select	Average	1,024	217.21	2,225	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,505	172.50	2,596	1thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	920	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,518	1
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	956	249.95/cwt	200.00–285.00	2,390	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,009	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,623	7
Steers	—	Select	1,138	162.64/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,851	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,285	224.75/cwt	222.00–227.00	2,888	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,490	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	3,389	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,501	239.53/cwt	235.50–243.50	3,595	81
Steers	—	Standard	1,505	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,596	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	945	218.50/cwt	216.00–221.00	2,065	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,024	226.18/cwt	221.00–230.00	2,316	9
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,070	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,525	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	234.70/cwt	234.00–236.00	3,084	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,364	215.78/cwt	205.00–230.00	2,943	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	183.68/cwt	165.00–195.00	2,507	18
Bulls	—	—	1,968	234.34/cwt	231.00–237.00	4,612	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	219.90/cwt	212.50–225.00	4,431	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,361	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	508	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,080	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,890	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	133.81/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,456	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	148.01/cwt	125.00–157.50	1,823	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	165.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,123	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	178.17/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,302	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,910	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	161.01/cwt	152.50–165.00	2,478	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	178.66/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,912	11
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	3,373	2

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 29, 2025

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

Receipts 228Last week 497Year ago 434

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,015	212.50–225.00	219.90
3	—	1,968	231.00–237.00	234.34
18	—	1,365	165.00–195.00	183.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	216.00–221.00	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,024	221.00–230.00	226.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,364	205.00–230.00	215.78
8	—	1,314	234.00–236.00	234.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	956	200.00–285.00	249.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	150.00–172.50	162.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,009	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	222.00–227.00	224.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	225.00–230.00	227.45
81	—	1,501	235.50–243.50	239.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,282	160.00–170.00	165.61
3	—	1,292	175.00–180.00	178.17
24	—	1,232	125.00–157.50	148.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,539	152.50–165.00	161.01
11	—	1,630	170.00–183.00	178.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	127.50–137.50	133.81
1	—	955	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,015	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	200.00	200.00

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.