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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 30

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

236 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 463▼ 19 vs year ago 255 · −7.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 9.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.00 lower, Boners 5.00 to 6.00 lower, and Leans 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to soft 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	—	High	1,709	178.39	3,048	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,577	206.00	3,249	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	176.21	2,766	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	160.42	2,006	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	134.99	1,408	27
Heifers	Select	Average	935	260.66	2,437	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,194	217.39	2,597	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,065	175.00	1,864	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	978	242.04	2,366	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	232.12	3,344	128
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,162	224.00	2,603	2thin

Every lot

23 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	976	256.95/cwt	190.00–272.50	2,508	5
Steers	—	Select	985	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,650	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,162	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,603	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,433	218.26/cwt	215.00–221.50	3,128	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,441	232.45/cwt	225.50–235.50	3,350	125
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	935	260.66/cwt	210.00–285.00	2,437	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,065	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,864	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,089	208.69/cwt	170.00–222.00	2,273	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,057	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,612	164.89/cwt	150.00–176.00	2,658	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,841	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	185.60/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,367	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	828	183.56/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,520	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	105.35/cwt	60.00–140.00	1,019	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	161.90/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,805	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	149.57/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,699	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	151.59/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,890	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,196	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	166.00/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,173	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	178.92/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,793	21
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,577	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,249	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	161.97/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,614	4

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 30, 2025

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

Receipts 236Last week 463Year ago 255

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,441	225.50–235.50	232.45
3	—	1,433	215.00–221.50	218.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,162	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	190.00–272.50	256.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,577	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	175.00	175.00
7	—	1,309	161.00–169.00	166.00
10	—	1,247	140.00–158.00	151.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	161.00–163.00	161.90
12	—	1,136	142.00–156.00	149.57
11	—	967	60.00–140.00	105.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	180.00–187.50	183.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,561	173.00–185.00	178.92
4	—	1,614	153.00–169.00	161.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	217.00	217.00
5	—	1,612	150.00–176.00	164.89
4	—	1,814	181.00–189.00	185.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	229.00	229.00
4	—	1,089	170.00–222.00	208.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	210.00–285.00	260.66

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.