Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Trade was active with very 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	1,647	189.48	3,121	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,521	163.84	2,493	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	147.59	1,805	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	146.47	2,293	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	127.88	1,408	17
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,495	172.50	2,579	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	133.00	1,915	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,432	213.45	3,056	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	183.72	2,169	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	217.23	3,255	85
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	199.62	2,645	10
Steers	Select	Average	959	171.30	1,642	3thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,036	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,431	175.81/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,516	5
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,045	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	173.08/cwt	157.00–187.50	2,160	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,424	215.37/cwt	210.00–221.00	3,067	46
Bulls	—	—	1,576	195.36/cwt	190.00–202.50	3,079	10
Bulls	—	—	1,915	212.29/cwt	205.00–219.50	4,065	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	170.28/cwt	125.00–187.50	2,687	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	129.35/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,547	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,024	144.88/cwt	130.00–162.50	1,484	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,505	195.80/cwt	180.00–209.50	2,947	5
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,068	186.95/cwt	165.00–208.00	1,997	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,498	218.48/cwt	210.00–224.00	3,273	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	143.14/cwt	136.00–147.50	1,782	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	151.81/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,336	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,543	160.99/cwt	158.00–167.50	2,484	21
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	199.62/cwt	177.00–207.50	2,645	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,915	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,495	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,579	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	137.67/cwt	122.50–145.00	2,228	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,205	161.56/cwt	148.00–197.50	1,947	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	119.26/cwt	112.50–123.00	1,385	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	199.28/cwt	181.00–208.00	2,854	5
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,865	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,879	1
Steers	Select	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	127.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,399	2

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 22, 2025

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

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Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	95.00	95.00
8	—	1,161	112.50–123.00	119.26
2	—	1,095	125.00–130.00	127.80
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	170.00–185.00	175.81
21	—	1,543	158.00–167.50	160.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,196	123.00–135.00	129.35
29	—	1,245	136.00–147.50	143.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	130.00–162.50	144.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	163.00	163.00
20	—	1,539	146.00–157.00	151.81
14	—	1,618	122.50–145.00	137.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,205	148.00–197.50	161.56
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	157.00–187.50	173.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,424	210.00–221.00	215.37
5	—	1,505	180.00–209.50	195.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,576	190.00–202.50	195.36
5	—	1,915	205.00–219.50	212.29
9	—	1,578	125.00–187.50	170.28
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	165.00–208.00	186.95
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,498	210.00–224.00	218.48
5	—	1,432	181.00–208.00	199.28
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,325	177.00–207.50	199.62
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	208.00	208.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	133.00	133.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	172.50	172.50

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.

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