Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers trading steady, Boners 1.00 higher, and Leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Trade was active with good to 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	1,790	178.74	3,200	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,521	164.09	2,495	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	147.55	2,203	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	144.65	1,762	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	107.88	1,109	21
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	137.35	2,129	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	122.76	1,778	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	114.55	1,266	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	150.00	1,943	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	222.98	3,094	82
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,268	194.89	2,471	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,519	221.91	3,372	118
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	205.74	2,305	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	155.00	1,984	1thin
Steers	Standard	Low	2,443	91.22	2,229	2thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,891	186.35/cwt	177.50–193.00	3,524	7
Bulls	—	—	2,066	206.37/cwt	202.50–213.00	4,264	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	154.40/cwt	135.00–175.00	2,359	9
Steers	Select	—	1,280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,984	1
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,160	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,268	194.89/cwt	183.00–208.00	2,471	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	125.18/cwt	100.00–133.00	1,566	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	131.94/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,174	5
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,943	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	114.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,266	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,485	178.33/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,648	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,132	165.84/cwt	150.00–210.00	1,877	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	140.69/cwt	127.50–145.00	2,229	27
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	130.53/cwt	127.50–134.00	2,060	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,527	161.63/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,468	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	148.84/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,890	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,257	1
Steers	Standard	—	2,443	91.22/cwt	90.00–92.50	2,229	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	151.18/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,185	51
Steers	Choice	—	1,568	206.95/cwt	203.00–213.00	3,245	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	121.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,352	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,391	224.83/cwt	215.00–234.50	3,127	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	128.90/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,270	2
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	990	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,079	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	122.76/cwt	122.50–123.00	1,778	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,107	203.99/cwt	192.50–212.00	2,258	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	71.26/cwt	35.00–105.00	751	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,488	224.13/cwt	216.00–231.50	3,335	100
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	141.41/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,755	34
Heifers	Choice	—	1,414	202.01/cwt	197.50–208.00	2,856	6
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,819	212.17/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,859	9

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 May 6, 2025

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

Receipts 461Last week 273Year ago 387

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,891	177.50–193.00	186.35
6	—	2,066	202.50–213.00	206.37
9	—	1,528	135.00–175.00	154.40
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	155.00	155.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	211.00	211.00
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,443	90.00–92.50	91.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,568	203.00–213.00	206.95
100	—	1,488	216.00–231.50	224.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	192.50–212.00	203.99
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,819	210.00–214.00	212.17
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	183.00–208.00	194.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,391	215.00–234.50	224.83
6	—	1,414	197.50–208.00	202.01
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	210.00	210.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,251	100.00–133.00	125.18
5	—	1,270	148.00–150.00	148.84
34	—	1,241	134.00–147.00	141.41
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	890	130.00–137.50	131.94
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,485	173.00–183.00	178.33
29	—	1,527	157.00–167.00	161.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,132	150.00–210.00	165.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,584	127.50–145.00	140.69
51	—	1,445	146.00–157.00	151.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	115.00–125.00	121.32
2	—	985	127.50–130.00	128.90
7	—	1,054	35.00–105.00	71.26
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	150.00	150.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	110.00–120.00	114.55
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	127.50–134.00	130.53
1	—	1,495	151.00	151.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	122.50–123.00	122.76

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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