Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers steady, Boners 3.00 higher, and Leans 1.00 lower. 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	170.00	2,193	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,408	236.30	3,327	10
Bullocks	—	High	1,595	225.00	3,589	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,585	202.24	3,205	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,654	181.92	3,009	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	168.64	2,658	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	162.51	2,002	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	145.72	1,496	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,625	192.61	3,130	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,320	234.24	3,092	30
Heifers	Select	Average	951	215.65	2,051	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,149	210.89	2,423	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	238.42	3,393	77
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,164	218.78	2,547	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,010	167.50	1,692	1thin

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
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,164	236.20/cwt	234.50–240.00	2,749	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,193	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,164	192.64/cwt	172.50–203.00	2,242	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,408	236.30/cwt	235.50–236.50	3,327	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,149	210.89/cwt	175.00–226.00	2,423	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,625	192.61/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,130	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	174.21/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,277	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	161.95/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,982	24
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	237.86/cwt	232.00–242.00	3,351	72
Heifers	Choice	—	1,140	223.27/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,545	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,625	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	4,006	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,340	235.46/cwt	232.00–239.50	3,155	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	173.49/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,732	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,071	187.08/cwt	177.00–205.00	2,004	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	146.89/cwt	117.50–175.00	1,855	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	153.14/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	132.17/cwt	127.50–140.00	1,593	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	158.93/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,510	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,654	181.92/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,009	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	959	177.33/cwt	153.00–205.00	1,701	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	89.60/cwt	55.00–117.50	824	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	951	215.65/cwt	199.00–225.00	2,051	6
Steers	Select	—	1,010	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,692	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	184.90/cwt	150.00–200.00	2,827	12
Bulls	—	—	1,867	227.30/cwt	220.50–235.00	4,244	6
Bulls	—	—	1,492	207.49/cwt	205.00–217.00	3,096	11

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 15, 2025

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,164	234.50–240.00	236.20
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	172.50–203.00	192.64
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,409	232.00–242.00	237.86
5	—	1,625	246.50	246.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	167.50	167.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,408	235.50–236.50	236.30
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	175.00–226.00	210.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	210.00–230.00	223.27
27	—	1,340	232.00–239.50	235.46
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	951	199.00–225.00	215.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	190.00–196.00	192.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,307	169.00–179.00	174.21
24	—	1,224	155.00–169.00	161.95
13	—	1,263	117.50–175.00	146.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,575	167.00–179.00	173.49
9	—	1,579	145.00–165.00	158.93
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	177.00–205.00	187.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	147.00–159.00	153.14
5	—	1,205	127.50–140.00	132.17
3	—	920	55.00–117.50	89.60
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	180.00–187.00	181.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	959	153.00–205.00	177.33
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	225.00	225.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,529	150.00–200.00	184.90
6	—	1,867	220.50–235.00	227.30
11	—	1,492	205.00–217.00	207.49

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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