Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers 1.00 lower. Boners steady and Leans 2.00 higher. Many fed cows sold in that Premium range. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,690	191.04	3,229	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,574	158.11	2,489	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	147.52	1,784	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	144.54	2,289	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	126.25	1,427	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	142.00	2,265	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,487	130.85	1,946	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	82.50	1,056	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	990	207.00	2,049	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,315	206.93	2,720	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	211.21	3,052	79
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,208	203.62	2,460	8thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	199.20/cwt	192.00–204.00	2,576	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	210.35/cwt	205.00–217.00	2,772	12
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	990	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,049	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	128.42/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,996	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,271	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,434	211.04/cwt	206.00–217.50	3,026	69
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,208	203.62/cwt	203.00–204.00	2,460	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,200	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,424	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	146.70/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,337	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,149	136.61/cwt	122.00–156.00	1,570	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,177	157.45/cwt	142.50–195.00	1,853	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,265	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,056	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	130.85/cwt	127.50–137.00	1,946	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,574	158.11/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,489	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	118.09/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,366	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	97.07/cwt	95.00–100.00	985	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,518	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	3,325	8
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,171	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	137.73/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,751	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	130.21/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,595	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	980	177.49/cwt	162.50–199.00	1,739	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,216	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	205.95/cwt	200.00–208.00	4,212	4
Bulls	—	—	1,792	190.55/cwt	189.00–192.50	3,415	3

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 15, 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
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,293	192.00–204.00	199.20
12	—	1,318	205.00–217.00	210.35
1	—	1,425	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	207.00	207.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	146.00	146.00
9	—	1,271	132.00–144.00	137.73
4	—	1,225	129.00–131.00	130.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	124.00–133.00	128.42
1	—	1,465	155.00	155.00
25	—	1,593	142.00–154.00	146.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	122.00–156.00	136.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,177	142.50–195.00	157.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,574	155.00–168.00	158.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	115.00–122.50	118.09
2	—	1,015	95.00–100.00	97.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,434	206.00–217.50	211.04
1	—	1,200	202.00	202.00
8	—	1,518	218.00–220.00	219.01
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,208	203.00–204.00	203.62
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	170.00	170.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	142.00	142.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	82.50	82.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,487	127.50–137.00	130.85
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	162.50–199.00	177.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	160.00	160.00
4	—	2,045	200.00–208.00	205.95
3	—	1,792	189.00–192.50	190.55

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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