Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Boners selling 1.00 to 3.00 higher and Leans 11.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,672	208.26	3,483	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,410	183.00	2,580	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	169.21	2,611	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	166.01	2,134	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	133.36	1,394	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,640	173.00	2,837	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	122.50	1,176	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	814	258.73	2,106	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,257	244.11	3,068	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	920	202.50	1,863	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,427	242.95	3,468	107
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	229.89	2,926	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,093	205.13	2,243	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,645	187.50	3,084	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,871	220.27/cwt	215.00–225.00	4,121	5
Steers	Select	—	1,170	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,960	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	814	258.73/cwt	225.00–270.00	2,106	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,055	223.95/cwt	220.50–227.50	2,363	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,257	244.32/cwt	238.00–249.00	3,071	44
Steers	Standard	—	1,645	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	3,084	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	105.18/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,018	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	159.99/cwt	140.00–173.00	2,491	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	152.08/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,688	3
Bulls	—	—	1,582	195.98/cwt	125.00–207.50	3,100	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,443	229.64/cwt	228.00–231.00	3,314	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	138.85/cwt	115.00–164.00	1,816	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,410	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,580	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	229.89/cwt	205.00–236.00	2,926	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	171.08/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,171	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,105	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,685	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	130.65/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,347	7
Bulls	—	—	1,695	230.09/cwt	227.50–233.00	3,900	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	180.24/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,635	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,176	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,640	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,837	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	179.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,748	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,427	243.33/cwt	238.00–249.00	3,472	104
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	920	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,863	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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Receipts 268Last week 247Year ago 426

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,871	215.00–225.00	220.27
12	—	1,582	125.00–207.50	195.98
4	—	1,695	227.50–233.00	230.09
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	167.50	167.50
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	220.50–227.50	223.95
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	187.50	187.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	228.00–231.00	229.64
104	—	1,427	238.00–249.00	243.33
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	205.00–236.00	229.89
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	225.00–270.00	258.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,257	238.00–249.00	244.32
1	—	1,240	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	202.50	202.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	95.00–115.00	105.18
3	—	1,110	145.00–160.00	152.08
7	—	1,031	127.50–135.00	130.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,557	140.00–173.00	159.99
12	—	1,527	175.00–185.00	179.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	115.00–164.00	138.85
20	—	1,269	165.00–177.00	171.08
3	—	1,462	179.00–183.00	180.24
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	183.00	183.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	152.50	152.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	185.00	185.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	122.50	122.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	173.00	173.00

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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