Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers traded steady. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher with Breakers making the larger gains. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,474	166.88	2,461	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,580	161.91	2,559	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	139.13	2,140	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	137.75	1,784	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	117.93	1,227	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,248	110.00	1,372	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	212.28	2,912	84
Heifers	Select	Average	939	188.00	1,765	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,106	180.12	1,991	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	214.08	3,179	121
Steers	Select	Average	1,127	210.00	2,367	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,347	201.62	2,716	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	148.65/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,210	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	885	140.19/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,241	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,164	161.53/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,880	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	123.30/cwt	107.00–130.00	1,676	18
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	985	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	117.73/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,262	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,599	160.03/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,559	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,460	174.14/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,542	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	132.99/cwt	121.00–141.00	2,089	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,426	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,127	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,367	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	102.47/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,044	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,098	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,383	215.32/cwt	210.00–220.50	2,978	71
Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	195.73/cwt	183.00–208.00	2,617	12
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	859	210.81/cwt	195.00–223.00	1,811	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,068	187.89/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,007	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,853	195.99/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,632	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,346	207.36/cwt	205.00–208.00	2,791	5
Bulls	—	—	1,549	174.04/cwt	170.50–183.00	2,696	8
Bulls	—	—	1,839	191.62/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,524	6
Bulls	—	—	1,398	153.09/cwt	121.00–169.00	2,140	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	980	176.49/cwt	169.00–182.00	1,730	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	136.10/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,756	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	146.72/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,960	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,347	201.62/cwt	201.00–203.00	2,716	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	178.18/cwt	170.00–201.00	1,987	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,571	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,483	214.37/cwt	209.00–221.00	3,179	110
Steers	Choice	—	1,532	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	3,424	4

How this sale compares

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,487	142.00–156.00	148.65
45	—	1,571	121.00–141.00	132.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	131.00–151.00	140.19
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,164	150.00–180.00	161.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,359	107.00–130.00	123.30
30	—	1,290	131.00–143.00	136.10
8	—	1,336	144.00–150.00	146.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,072	112.00–123.00	117.73
3	—	1,138	125.00–126.00	125.34
7	—	1,019	91.00–109.00	102.47
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,599	157.00–168.00	160.03
2	—	1,460	173.00–175.00	174.14
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	140.00–145.00	142.38
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,383	210.00–220.50	215.32
12	—	1,337	183.00–208.00	195.73
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	859	195.00–223.00	210.81
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	186.00–190.00	187.89
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,115	170.00–201.00	178.18
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,127	210.00	210.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	193.00–199.00	195.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,346	205.00–208.00	207.36
110	—	1,483	209.00–221.00	214.37
4	—	1,532	223.50	223.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	201.00–203.00	201.62
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,415	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,549	170.50–183.00	174.04
6	—	1,839	185.00–196.00	191.62
17	—	1,398	121.00–169.00	153.09
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	169.00–182.00	176.49

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.

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