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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-25

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Nov 25

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

307 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 407▼ 67 vs year ago 374 · −17.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 11.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Boners selling 5.00 to 6.00 lower, and Leans selling 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Trade was active with soft demand on slaughter steers and heifers, moderate demand on cows, and good demand on bulls.

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	—	Average	1,768	170.41	3,012	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,641	177.79	2,917	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,481	161.52	2,392	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	154.49	2,016	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	130.49	1,381	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,225	71.50	876	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,403	199.17	2,795	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	887	188.76	1,673	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,239	184.53	2,286	7thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,517	213.59	3,239	88
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	189.69	2,494	9thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,315	189.69/cwt	170.00–204.00	2,494	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,512	212.64/cwt	207.00–216.00	3,215	78
Steers	—	Choice	1,552	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,430	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	887	198.35/cwt	172.50–215.00	1,759	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,722	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,239	184.53/cwt	162.50–199.00	2,286	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,428	207.62/cwt	205.00–209.50	2,965	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	160.30/cwt	132.50–175.00	2,666	9
Bulls	—	—	2,003	193.15/cwt	188.00–197.50	3,869	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	828	194.18/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,608	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	111.80/cwt	92.50–127.50	1,131	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	342	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	136.62/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,560	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	148.41/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,710	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,172	172.37/cwt	163.00–185.00	2,020	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	155.70/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,046	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	167.97/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,209	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	137.90/cwt	115.00–149.00	1,889	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	151.60/cwt	132.00–159.00	2,227	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	166.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,469	43
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,634	173.76/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,839	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,685	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,437	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	385	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,458	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 Nov 25, 2025

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

Receipts 307Last week 407Year ago 374

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,003	188.00–197.50	193.15
9	—	1,663	132.50–175.00	160.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	172.50–215.00	198.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	162.50–199.00	184.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,428	205.00–209.50	207.62
1	—	1,230	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,315	170.00–204.00	189.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,552	221.00	221.00
78	—	1,512	207.00–216.00	212.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,350	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,469	132.00–159.00	151.60
43	—	1,486	160.00–172.00	166.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,370	115.00–149.00	137.90
3	—	1,315	167.00–169.00	167.97
37	—	1,314	150.00–162.00	155.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,012	92.50–127.50	111.80
1	—	1,140	30.00	30.00
10	—	1,142	129.00–145.00	136.62
3	—	1,152	147.00–151.00	148.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	204.00	204.00
13	—	1,634	169.00–179.00	173.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,172	163.00–185.00	172.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	180.00–220.00	194.18

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.