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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 16

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

298 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 458▼ 10 vs year ago 308 · −3.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 1.00 lower and Boners and Leans 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower on a lessor kind. Trade was active with moderate to 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	—	Low	1,125	172.50	1,941	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,784	195.44	3,486	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,345	201.34	2,709	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	174.37	2,718	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	166.51	2,151	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	128.22	1,414	24
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,795	169.00	3,034	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,249	242.46	3,028	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,059	219.45	2,324	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	240.04	3,586	77
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,217	222.82	2,711	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,129	187.50	2,116	3thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	970	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,964	1
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,045	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,560	2
Steers	—	Select	1,208	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,174	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,264	233.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	2,945	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	175.12/cwt	167.50–182.50	2,224	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,416	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,494	240.17/cwt	237.00–246.00	3,588	76
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,059	219.45/cwt	190.00–233.00	2,324	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,249	242.46/cwt	235.00–244.50	3,028	30
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,706	183.09/cwt	165.00–195.00	3,124	10
Bulls	—	—	1,840	205.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,788	6
Bulls	—	—	2,005	225.89/cwt	222.50–229.00	4,529	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	112.68/cwt	55.00–133.00	1,214	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	147.47/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,665	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,138	189.42/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,156	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	159.98/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,893	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	175.81/cwt	170.00–182.50	2,278	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	155.48/cwt	102.50–169.00	2,048	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	185.09/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,443	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,328	213.68/cwt	211.00–217.00	2,838	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,348	201.76/cwt	195.00–207.00	2,720	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,398	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	163.35/cwt	110.00–177.00	2,543	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	184.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,881	31
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,795	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,125	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,941	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 Sep 16, 2025

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Receipts 298Last week 458Year ago 308

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,560	180.00–190.00	184.68
29	—	1,557	110.00–177.00	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,296	170.00–182.50	175.81
2	—	1,320	184.00–186.00	185.09
31	—	1,317	102.50–169.00	155.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	185.00–199.00	189.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	211.00–217.00	213.68
4	—	1,348	195.00–207.00	201.76
1	—	1,370	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	157.00–163.00	159.98
8	—	1,129	137.00–153.00	147.47
14	—	1,077	55.00–133.00	112.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,494	237.00–246.00	240.17
1	—	1,485	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	167.50–182.50	175.12
5	—	1,264	225.00–235.00	233.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	240.00–250.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	190.00–233.00	219.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,249	235.00–244.50	242.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,005	222.50–229.00	225.89
10	—	1,706	165.00–195.00	183.09
6	—	1,840	200.00–215.00	205.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	172.50	172.50

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.