Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 8.00 To 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with very 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	—	High	1,585	185.69	2,942	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,514	195.52	2,960	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	173.10	2,811	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	164.43	2,159	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	139.90	1,493	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,313	243.25	3,193	92
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	205.00	2,358	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	933	184.22	1,719	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,481	244.16	3,617	147
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,186	220.69	2,617	6thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,953	189.93	3,710	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	898	133.44	1,198	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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%	—	1,085	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	210.65/cwt	207.50–212.50	3,798	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	245.38/cwt	239.00–250.00	3,268	78
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,186	220.69/cwt	200.00–234.00	2,617	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	900	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,664	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	182.17/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,915	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,481	186.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,761	3
Steers	Standard	—	1,600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	155.57/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,769	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,851	1
Steers	StandardHeavy Weight	—	2,130	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,938	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	197.00/cwt	170.00–217.50	1,753	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	160.80/cwt	132.50–175.00	2,663	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,205	231.35/cwt	230.00–237.00	2,788	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	158.04/cwt	146.00–166.00	2,059	23
Steers	Choice	—	1,351	233.08/cwt	220.00–238.00	3,149	12
Bulls	—	—	1,431	170.82/cwt	137.50–190.00	2,444	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,563	209.12/cwt	208.00–210.00	3,269	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	113.83/cwt	97.50–130.00	1,256	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,493	245.15/cwt	240.00–249.50	3,660	135
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	171.89/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,372	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,358	1
Steers	Select	—	898	133.44/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Select	—	933	184.22/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,719	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	200.48/cwt	195.00–207.50	3,516	7

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 21, 2025

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

Receipts 372Last week 351Year ago 427

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 8.00 To 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,137	152.00–160.00	155.57
8	—	1,103	97.50–130.00	113.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	180.00–190.00	184.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,600	176.00–187.00	182.17
14	—	1,656	132.50–175.00	160.80
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,481	185.00–190.00	186.46
2	—	1,563	208.00–210.00	209.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	181.00	181.00
23	—	1,303	146.00–166.00	158.04
12	—	1,380	167.00–178.00	171.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	170.00–217.50	197.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	207.50–212.50	210.65
12	—	1,431	137.50–190.00	170.82
7	—	1,754	195.00–207.50	200.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,332	239.00–250.00	245.38
14	—	1,205	230.00–237.00	231.35
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	180.00–187.50	184.22
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	200.00–234.00	220.69
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	200.00	200.00
Steers — Standard · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,130	180.00–190.00	184.89
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,351	220.00–238.00	233.08
135	—	1,493	240.00–249.50	245.15
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	120.00–145.00	133.44

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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