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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 28

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

407 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 372▲ 84 vs year ago 323 · +26.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Beakers and Boners selling 2.00 to 4.00 lower and Leans 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 15.00 lower with a wide spread between average dressers and high dressers, Trade was active with much lower 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	1,295	192.50	2,493	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,639	168.22	2,757	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,536	200.87	3,085	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	167.02	2,572	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	159.88	2,062	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	124.08	1,347	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	231.10	3,118	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	212.49	2,556	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,158	232.48	2,692	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	231.36	3,487	170
Steers	Standard	Average	1,455	175.00	2,546	1thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,108	244.63/cwt	241.00–252.50	2,711	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,208	220.34/cwt	218.00–222.00	2,662	3
Steers	—	Standard	1,455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,546	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,506	232.33/cwt	226.00–236.75	3,499	156
Steers	—	Choice	1,518	217.84/cwt	190.00–224.00	3,307	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,662	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,203	212.49/cwt	207.50–217.50	2,556	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,343	231.91/cwt	225.00–236.50	3,115	57
Heifers	—	Choice	1,438	219.58/cwt	216.00–224.00	3,158	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,481	142.89/cwt	55.00–172.50	2,116	10
Bulls	—	—	1,855	212.07/cwt	205.00–217.50	3,934	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	185.21/cwt	182.50–187.50	3,500	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,045	191.20/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,998	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	141.59/cwt	132.50–148.00	1,529	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	104.82/cwt	50.00–131.00	1,145	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	148.59/cwt	102.50–162.00	1,903	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	169.21/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,223	32
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,510	207.37/cwt	206.00–208.00	3,131	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	156.67/cwt	132.00–172.00	2,381	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	178.66/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,792	24
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,575	191.12/cwt	190.00–192.00	3,010	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,295	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,493	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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Oct 28, 2025

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

Receipts 407Last week 372Year ago 323

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,314	163.00–174.00	169.21
32	—	1,281	102.50–162.00	148.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,563	174.00–184.00	178.66
27	—	1,520	132.00–172.00	156.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	190.00–192.00	191.12
3	—	1,510	206.00–208.00	207.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	132.50–148.00	141.59
10	—	1,092	50.00–131.00	104.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	180.00–202.50	191.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,506	226.00–236.75	232.33
2	—	1,545	237.00	237.00
12	—	1,518	190.00–224.00	217.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	218.00–222.00	220.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	241.00–252.50	244.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,343	225.00–236.50	231.91
4	—	1,438	216.00–224.00	219.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	207.50–217.50	212.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,481	55.00–172.50	142.89
5	—	1,855	205.00–217.50	212.07
2	—	1,890	182.50–187.50	185.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	192.50	192.50

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.