Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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	1,634	190.54	3,113	37
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,569	170.02	2,668	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	157.26	2,521	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	154.57	1,897	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	139.04	1,514	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	179.01	2,547	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,305	226.33	2,953	71
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	207.00	2,329	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	226.27	3,335	184
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,202	213.51	2,566	10

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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	187.08/cwt	182.00–194.00	3,242	13
Bulls	—	—	2,006	206.35/cwt	197.00–219.00	4,139	11
Bulls	—	—	1,319	166.84/cwt	135.00–175.00	2,201	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,059	202.68/cwt	182.50–208.00	2,146	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,202	213.51/cwt	202.00–216.50	2,566	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	207.00/cwt	175.00–219.00	2,329	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,022	161.92/cwt	143.00–217.50	1,655	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,259	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,569	170.02/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,668	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	146.62/cwt	125.00–158.00	2,324	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	166.62/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,711	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,099	174.45/cwt	158.00–217.50	1,917	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	139.07/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,832	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,480	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,553	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	126.13/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,433	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	215.05/cwt	210.00–218.00	2,753	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,314	227.87/cwt	220.00–232.50	2,994	60
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	2,120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	151.97/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,878	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,547	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	226.56/cwt	220.00–233.00	3,330	172
Steers	Choice	—	1,597	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,785	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,372	217.44/cwt	211.00–219.00	2,983	6
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	980	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,356	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	3,180	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 May 20, 2025

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

Receipts 437Last week 415Year ago 403

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	169.00	169.00
23	—	1,585	125.00–158.00	146.62
22	—	1,627	161.00–172.00	166.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	163.00	163.00
9	—	1,317	130.00–145.00	139.07
26	—	1,236	146.00–157.00	151.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	143.00–217.50	161.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	115.00	115.00
7	—	1,136	122.00–133.00	126.13
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	162.00–174.00	170.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,099	158.00–217.50	174.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	172.50	172.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,733	182.00–194.00	187.08
11	—	2,006	197.00–219.00	206.35
8	—	1,319	135.00–175.00	166.84
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	182.50–208.00	202.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,202	202.00–216.50	213.51
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	175.00	175.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	1,470	220.00–233.00	226.56
5	—	1,597	237.00	237.00
6	—	1,372	211.00–219.00	217.44
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,125	175.00–219.00	207.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	210.00–218.00	215.05
60	—	1,314	220.00–232.50	227.87
4	—	1,356	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	192.00	192.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	178.00–180.00	179.01

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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