Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 lower, while slaughter heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers selling 4.00 higher, and Boners and Leans selling 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 11.00 higher on an outstanding set of bulls. 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	231.50	2,894	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	224.50	3,165	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,889	195.77	3,698	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,531	176.27	2,699	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	160.24	2,402	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	147.59	1,863	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	109.13	1,180	26
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	163.00	2,143	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	144.06	1,956	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	232.86	3,063	100
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,059	206.21	2,184	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,444	232.69	3,360	228
Steers	Select	Average	1,074	210.91	2,265	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,249	206.47	2,579	7thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,785	157.50	2,811	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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%	—	1,507	149.43/cwt	127.50–159.00	2,252	23
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	144.06/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,956	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,490	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,429	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,627	173.23/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,818	8
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,040	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	92.17/cwt	45.00–122.50	973	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	162.80/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,141	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	130.89/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,438	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,474	221.77/cwt	218.00–225.00	3,269	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,156	167.87/cwt	162.50–182.50	1,941	6
Steers	Standard	—	1,785	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,811	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,143	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,249	206.47/cwt	185.00–225.00	2,579	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,349	185.67/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,505	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,088	170.53/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,855	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	166.61/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,489	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	136.67/cwt	115.00–144.00	1,745	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	150.56/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,900	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,438	233.20/cwt	227.00–239.50	3,353	217
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	234.01/cwt	228.00–238.50	3,101	93
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,801	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,052	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,894	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,410	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	3,165	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,074	210.91/cwt	177.50–225.00	2,265	4
Bulls	—	—	1,499	169.70/cwt	150.00–185.00	2,544	6
Bulls	—	—	2,114	218.71/cwt	214.00–222.00	4,624	4
Bulls	—	—	2,049	202.96/cwt	190.00–210.00	4,159	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,186	217.64/cwt	202.50–225.00	2,581	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,862	1

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 Jun 10, 2025

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

Receipts 536Last week 271Year ago 414

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,507	127.50–159.00	149.43
39	—	1,494	160.00–171.00	166.61
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	163.00	163.00
8	—	1,627	171.00–175.00	173.23
4	—	1,349	181.00–191.00	185.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,056	45.00–122.50	92.17
10	—	1,099	125.00–139.00	130.89
1	—	1,275	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,315	159.00–166.00	162.80
26	—	1,277	115.00–144.00	136.67
29	—	1,262	145.00–158.00	150.56
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	162.50–182.50	167.87
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	143.00–145.00	144.06
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	170.00–171.00	170.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,325	228.00–238.50	234.01
7	—	1,186	202.50–225.00	217.64
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	218.00–225.00	221.77
217	—	1,438	227.00–239.50	233.20
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	157.50	157.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,249	185.00–225.00	206.47
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,801	225.00	225.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	177.50–225.00	210.91
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	231.50	231.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	224.50	224.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	150.00–185.00	169.70
4	—	2,114	214.00–222.00	218.71
9	—	2,049	190.00–210.00	202.96

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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