Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers trading steady, Boners 3.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,420	237.50	3,373	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,522	194.54	2,960	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,455	200.00	2,910	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	169.45	2,682	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	155.99	1,945	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	127.69	1,323	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,333	227.42	3,032	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,029	227.16	2,337	10
Heifers	Select	Average	945	218.50	2,065	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,092	249.43	2,723	10
Steers	Choice	Low	1,494	238.36	3,561	84
Steers	Select	Average	1,024	217.21	2,225	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,505	172.50	2,596	1thin

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	—	—	2,015	219.90/cwt	212.50–225.00	4,431	3
Bulls	—	—	1,968	234.34/cwt	231.00–237.00	4,612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,365	183.68/cwt	165.00–195.00	2,507	18
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	945	218.50/cwt	216.00–221.00	2,065	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	956	249.95/cwt	200.00–285.00	2,390	5
Steers	Select	—	1,138	162.64/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,851	3
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,070	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,525	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	3,373	2
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,009	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,623	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	224.75/cwt	222.00–227.00	2,888	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,024	226.18/cwt	221.00–230.00	2,316	9
Steers	Standard	—	1,505	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,596	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	215.78/cwt	205.00–230.00	2,943	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	165.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,123	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	3,389	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,314	234.70/cwt	234.00–236.00	3,084	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	161.01/cwt	152.50–165.00	2,478	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	133.81/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,456	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	178.17/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	148.01/cwt	125.00–157.50	1,823	24
Steers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	920	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,518	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,501	239.53/cwt	235.50–243.50	3,595	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,361	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,080	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,890	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	178.66/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,912	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,910	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 Jul 29, 2025

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

Receipts 228Last week 497Year ago 434

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,015	212.50–225.00	219.90
3	—	1,968	231.00–237.00	234.34
18	—	1,365	165.00–195.00	183.68
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	216.00–221.00	218.50
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,024	221.00–230.00	226.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,364	205.00–230.00	215.78
8	—	1,314	234.00–236.00	234.70
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	956	200.00–285.00	249.95
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	150.00–172.50	162.64
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,009	260.00	260.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	222.00–227.00	224.75
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	172.50	172.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	225.00–230.00	227.45
81	—	1,501	235.50–243.50	239.53
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	165.00	165.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	237.50	237.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,282	160.00–170.00	165.61
3	—	1,292	175.00–180.00	178.17
24	—	1,232	125.00–157.50	148.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,539	152.50–165.00	161.01
11	—	1,630	170.00–183.00	178.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	127.50–137.50	133.81
1	—	955	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,015	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	160.00	160.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	200.00	200.00

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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