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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 14

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

351 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 355▲ 122 vs year ago 229 · +53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 higher, slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Boners selling 5.00 higher and Leans selling 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested with a much lessor kind offered. 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
Bulls	—	Low	1,503	168.07	2,526	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,630	203.32	3,314	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	170.54	2,704	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	159.43	2,001	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	124.18	1,403	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,725	153.00	2,639	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	135.33	1,523	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	234.91	3,119	69
Heifers	Select	Average	1,073	186.75	2,003	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	236.17	3,489	153
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,161	220.83	2,564	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,085	171.75	1,863	2thin

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	985	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,699	1
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,145	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,691	4
Steers	—	Select	1,185	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,026	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,190	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,023	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,195	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,569	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,477	237.45/cwt	229.00–243.50	3,507	141
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	221.10/cwt	200.00–226.00	3,281	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	860	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,742	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,274	221.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	2,817	7
Heifers	—	Select	1,285	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,197	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,334	236.47/cwt	227.00–239.00	3,155	62
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	168.07/cwt	152.50–179.00	2,526	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	102.74/cwt	85.00–120.00	1,117	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,106	190.65/cwt	182.50–210.00	2,109	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	134.57/cwt	127.50–140.00	1,556	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	153.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,803	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	169.26/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,126	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	149.30/cwt	132.50–161.00	1,899	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,596	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	158.83/cwt	145.00–171.00	2,419	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,630	203.32/cwt	197.00–207.00	3,314	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	180.68/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,963	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,604	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,875	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,725	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,639	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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Receipts 351Last week 355Year ago 229

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	127.50–140.00	134.57
7	—	1,087	85.00–120.00	102.74
3	—	1,175	150.00–155.00	153.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	182.50–210.00	190.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,523	145.00–171.00	158.83
15	—	1,640	172.00–186.00	180.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	197.00–207.00	203.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,272	132.50–161.00	149.30
1	—	1,450	179.00	179.00
9	—	1,256	163.00–175.00	169.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,477	229.00–243.50	237.45
12	—	1,484	200.00–226.00	221.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,190	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,334	227.00–239.00	236.47
7	—	1,274	215.00–225.00	221.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,330	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,503	152.50–179.00	168.07

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.