Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers steady, Boners 2.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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	1,756	184.91	3,247	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,539	168.63	2,595	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	158.36	2,438	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	152.36	1,792	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	133.52	1,356	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	145.00	2,407	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	910	132.50	1,206	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	118.37	1,335	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,427	183.20	2,614	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,341	178.00	2,387	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,321	225.12	2,975	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,073	210.95	2,263	15
Heifers	Select	Average	878	179.33	1,575	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	229.96	3,406	89
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,244	217.20	2,702	8thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,693	187.78/cwt	182.50–195.00	3,179	5
Bulls	—	—	1,872	207.26/cwt	200.00–218.00	3,880	9
Bulls	—	—	1,634	148.98/cwt	130.00–160.00	2,434	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	878	179.33/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,575	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,427	183.20/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,614	3
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	960	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,135	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,244	217.20/cwt	200.00–222.00	2,702	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,341	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,387	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,090	209.19/cwt	180.00–221.00	2,280	13
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,788	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,898	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	232.83/cwt	226.00–237.50	3,411	74
Steers	Choice	—	1,525	215.49/cwt	162.00–225.00	3,286	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	135.41/cwt	102.50–142.00	1,563	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	161.58/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,521	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	150.26/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,838	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	160.38/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,213	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	128.04/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,359	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	148.36/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,191	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	228.29/cwt	224.00–234.00	2,991	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,374	210.52/cwt	180.00–222.50	2,893	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	982	143.93/cwt	137.50–160.00	1,413	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,077	171.04/cwt	158.00–200.00	1,842	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,206	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	118.37/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,335	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,015	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,556	169.60/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,639	14

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 27, 2025

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

Receipts 305Last week 437Year ago 336

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,693	182.50–195.00	187.78
9	—	1,872	200.00–218.00	207.26
6	—	1,634	130.00–160.00	148.98
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	175.00–184.00	179.33
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	220.00–225.00	222.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,090	180.00–221.00	209.19
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,310	224.00–234.00	228.29
5	—	1,374	180.00–222.50	210.52
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	180.00–189.00	183.20
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,341	178.00	178.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,244	200.00–222.00	217.20
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	218.00	218.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,465	226.00–237.50	232.83
13	—	1,525	162.00–225.00	215.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,154	102.50–142.00	135.41
23	—	1,223	144.00–156.00	150.26
3	—	1,380	158.00–164.00	160.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,560	155.00–167.00	161.58
10	—	1,477	141.00–154.00	148.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,061	122.00–133.00	128.04
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	982	137.50–160.00	143.93
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,077	158.00–200.00	171.04
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	155.00	155.00
14	—	1,556	164.00–173.00	169.60
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	145.00	145.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	132.50	132.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	117.50–119.00	118.37

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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