Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold from 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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	Average	1,487	225.50	3,353	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	184.00	2,521	1thin
Bullocks	—	Low	1,300	160.00	2,080	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,731	181.76	3,146	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,478	187.03	2,765	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	174.62	2,705	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,308	161.73	2,115	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	125.44	1,343	33
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,440	120.00	1,728	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	118.58	1,298	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,780	182.00	3,240	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,588	164.00	2,604	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	933	245.11	2,287	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,329	232.27	3,086	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,178	215.50	2,539	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	910	249.00	2,266	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,156	246.90	2,854	8thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,467	232.27	3,406	90

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	109.65/cwt	80.00–125.00	1,146	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	858	184.09/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,579	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	197.76/cwt	192.50–200.00	3,378	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	4,462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,716	169.36/cwt	135.00–182.50	2,906	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,728	2
Bullocks	—	—	1,300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,080	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	910	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,266	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	933	245.11/cwt	232.50–260.00	2,287	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,780	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,240	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,707	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,366	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	3,067	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,717	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,074	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,487	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	3,353	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,521	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	176.99/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,354	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	147.04/cwt	120.00–157.50	1,967	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,588	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,604	3
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,156	246.90/cwt	241.00–250.00	2,854	8
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,000	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,425	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,323	232.47/cwt	225.00–238.00	3,076	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,033	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	232.92/cwt	225.00–236.50	3,436	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	163.89/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,198	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,422	199.69/cwt	196.00–201.00	2,840	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	162.23/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,529	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	140.98/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,700	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,202	190.88/cwt	155.00–205.00	2,294	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,129	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,498	184.27/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,760	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,477	196.96/cwt	190.00–204.00	2,909	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	118.58/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,298	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	175.47/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,836	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,964	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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Receipts 355Last week 236Year ago 213

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows sold from 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 12.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,045	80.00–125.00	109.65
1	—	1,100	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,295	157.00	157.00
8	—	1,206	137.00–147.50	140.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	858	177.50–187.50	184.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	52.50	52.50
3	—	1,330	175.00–179.00	176.99
22	—	1,338	120.00–157.50	147.04
17	—	1,341	158.00–169.00	163.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,422	196.00–201.00	199.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,559	155.00–169.00	162.23
1	—	1,795	80.00	80.00
19	—	1,616	171.00–182.00	175.47
1	—	1,585	187.00	187.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,202	155.00–205.00	190.88
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	165.00	165.00
10	—	1,498	182.00–186.00	184.27
5	—	1,477	190.00–204.00	196.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	192.50–200.00	197.76
1	—	1,915	233.00	233.00
8	—	1,716	135.00–182.50	169.36
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	120.00	120.00
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	160.00	160.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	249.00	249.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,366	224.50	224.50
83	—	1,475	225.00–236.50	232.92
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,156	241.00–250.00	246.90
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	232.50–260.00	245.11
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	220.00	220.00
61	—	1,323	225.00–238.00	232.47
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,185	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	242.50	242.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	182.00	182.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	164.00	164.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,487	225.50	225.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	184.00	184.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	110.00–125.00	118.58

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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