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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Dec 9

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

535 head

▲ 317 vs last sale 218▲ 84 vs year ago 451 · +18.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 2.00 higher. Boners 12.00 higher. and Leans 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	222.36	3,407	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	197.50	2,212	2thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,655	195.00	3,227	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,770	175.82	3,112	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,547	184.20	2,850	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	165.63	2,159	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	161.48	2,521	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	116.31	1,355	16
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,429	225.60	3,225	85
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	212.86	2,562	21
Heifers	Select	Average	881	206.43	1,818	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	223.77	3,214	1,575
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	202.80	2,440	6thin
Steers	Standard	Average	2,014	180.55	3,636	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,115	173.00	1,929	1thin

Every lot

29 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	1,115	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,929	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,203	202.80/cwt	192.00–216.00	2,440	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,380	216.80/cwt	215.00–220.50	2,992	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,435	223.85/cwt	221.50–232.50	3,212	1,564
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,793	209.20/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,751	6
Steers	—	Standard	2,014	180.55/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,636	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	889	209.37/cwt	182.50–247.50	1,861	9
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,201	203.09/cwt	177.00–214.00	2,439	8
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,205	218.88/cwt	200.00–229.00	2,638	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,428	226.77/cwt	221.00–230.00	3,238	78
Heifers	—	Choice	1,446	212.52/cwt	211.50–216.00	3,073	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,574	155.76/cwt	35.00–177.50	2,452	12
Bulls	—	—	1,780	217.64/cwt	212.50–222.50	3,874	2
Bulls	—	—	2,104	198.25/cwt	190.00–207.50	4,171	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,020	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,683	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	103.80/cwt	70.00–120.00	1,180	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	126.96/cwt	123.00–132.50	1,564	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,247	191.85/cwt	175.00–210.00	2,392	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	145.99/cwt	106.00–159.00	1,933	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,301	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	164.96/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,225	23
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,547	184.20/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,850	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	153.47/cwt	120.00–167.00	2,377	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	172.90/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,730	33
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,005	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,136	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,235	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,254	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,532	222.36/cwt	220.00–222.50	3,407	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,227	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 Dec 9, 2025

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

Receipts 535Last week 218Year ago 451

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,247	175.00–210.00	191.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,549	120.00–167.00	153.47
33	—	1,579	168.00–179.00	172.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	123.00–132.50	126.96
9	—	1,137	70.00–120.00	103.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,324	106.00–159.00	145.99
1	—	1,330	173.00	173.00
23	—	1,349	161.00–171.00	164.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,547	180.00–192.00	184.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,532	220.00–222.50	222.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	177.00–214.00	203.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	200.00–229.00	218.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	211.50–216.00	212.52
78	—	1,428	221.00–230.00	226.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	889	182.50–247.50	209.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	208.00–215.00	209.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	215.00–220.50	216.80
1,564	—	1,435	221.50–232.50	223.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,014	175.00–182.00	180.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	192.00–216.00	202.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,574	35.00–177.50	155.76
2	—	1,780	212.50–222.50	217.64
7	—	2,104	190.00–207.50	198.25

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.