Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Trade was active with excellent 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	1,710	202.13	3,457	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,609	181.84	2,926	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	171.62	2,497	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	159.34	2,020	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	139.69	1,461	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,089	234.75	2,556	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,213	233.88	2,837	43
Heifers	Select	Average	965	177.00	1,708	1thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,420	234.90	3,336	174
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	219.31	2,687	17

Every lot, as filed

24 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	159.02/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,067	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	179.58/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,575	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	144.44/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,488	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,101	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,500	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	3,638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	171.13/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,238	11
Bulls	—	—	1,814	206.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,754	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	965	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,708	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	219.31/cwt	150.00–229.00	2,687	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,089	234.75/cwt	201.00–299.00	2,556	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,216	234.78/cwt	230.00–241.50	2,855	39
Steers	Choice	—	1,418	235.14/cwt	230.50–241.00	3,334	171
Bulls	—	—	1,609	169.33/cwt	130.00–195.00	2,725	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,184	225.12/cwt	220.00–228.00	2,665	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,635	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	139.55/cwt	120.00–153.00	1,732	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	157.62/cwt	142.00–163.00	2,366	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	116.22/cwt	107.50–122.50	1,348	6
Bulls	—	—	1,729	231.09/cwt	221.00–242.00	3,996	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,134	181.80/cwt	172.00–205.00	2,062	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	174.11/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,518	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,611	180.74/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,912	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,012	150.77/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,526	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	133.10/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,366	6

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Receipts 420Last week 531Year ago 387

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Trade was active with excellent demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,300	154.00–166.00	159.02
11	—	1,308	167.00–177.00	171.13
13	—	1,241	120.00–153.00	139.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	179.00–181.00	179.58
8	—	1,501	142.00–163.00	157.62
29	—	1,446	165.00–178.00	174.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	140.00–147.50	144.44
6	—	1,160	107.50–122.50	116.22
6	—	1,026	125.00–137.50	133.10
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	195.00	195.00
12	—	1,611	178.00–189.00	180.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,134	172.00–205.00	181.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,012	145.00–159.00	150.77
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	242.50	242.50
171	—	1,418	230.50–241.00	235.14
1	—	1,635	178.00	178.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,225	150.00–229.00	219.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	200.00–215.00	206.92
5	—	1,609	130.00–195.00	169.33
5	—	1,729	221.00–242.00	231.09
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,089	201.00–299.00	234.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,216	230.00–241.50	234.78
4	—	1,184	220.00–228.00	225.12

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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