Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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	—	Low	1,776	184.32	3,274	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,479	199.37	2,949	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	172.23	2,791	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	168.85	2,212	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	136.75	1,579	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	239.88	3,160	108
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,039	216.42	2,249	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	983	172.88	1,698	4thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,430	240.69	3,443	166
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	229.79	2,780	16
Steers	Standard	Average	1,457	217.15	3,164	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,250	162.50	2,031	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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	239.38/cwt	235.00–243.50	3,160	75
Steers	Standard	—	1,457	217.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,164	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	229.79/cwt	210.00–234.50	2,780	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,073	220.52/cwt	202.50–234.50	2,366	4
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	158.23/cwt	147.50–164.00	2,032	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	179.75/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,464	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	171.77/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,279	31
Steers	Choice	—	1,525	228.99/cwt	220.00–234.50	3,492	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,428	240.98/cwt	235.00–245.50	3,441	162
Heifers	Choice	—	1,349	229.63/cwt	211.00–233.00	3,098	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	162.40/cwt	130.00–173.00	2,749	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	179.96/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,813	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,075	186.42/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,004	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	107.50/cwt	65.00–130.00	1,287	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	735	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	154.58/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,883	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,501	201.71/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,028	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,325	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	143.60/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,663	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	3,193	21
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,170	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,036	1
Steers	Select	—	1,250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,031	1
Heifers	Select	—	920	172.50/cwt	157.50–180.00	1,587	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	175.37/cwt	162.50–187.00	2,978	11
Bulls	—	—	2,033	208.68/cwt	207.50–210.00	4,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	194.25/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,584	5

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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Receipts 463Last week 298Year ago 475

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,320	235.00–243.50	239.38
12	—	1,349	211.00–233.00	229.63
21	—	1,290	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	202.50–234.50	220.52
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	157.50–180.00	172.50
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,457	210.00–220.00	217.15
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,210	210.00–234.50	229.79
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,525	220.00–234.50	228.99
162	—	1,428	235.00–245.50	240.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	162.50	162.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,284	147.50–164.00	158.23
7	—	1,371	178.00–183.00	179.75
31	—	1,327	165.00–177.00	171.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,693	130.00–173.00	162.40
28	—	1,563	174.00–186.00	179.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	181.00–191.00	186.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,197	65.00–130.00	107.50
2	—	1,218	153.00–156.00	154.58
13	—	1,158	135.00–151.00	143.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	187.50	187.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	200.00–207.00	201.71
1	—	1,325	183.00	183.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,698	162.50–187.00	175.37
2	—	2,033	207.50–210.00	208.68
5	—	1,845	190.00–205.00	194.25

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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