Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady, with steers 1.00 higher and heifers 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,295	225.00	2,914	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	222.98	3,229	12
Bullocks	—	Average	1,520	201.00	3,055	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,719	183.26	3,151	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,543	188.22	2,903	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	161.92	2,520	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,344	154.17	2,072	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	120.13	1,340	45
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	143.00	1,886	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,253	128.33	1,608	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,653	189.00	3,124	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,353	228.95	3,098	103
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,033	215.44	2,226	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	939	212.16	1,992	13
Steers	Choice	Low	1,542	232.25	3,581	160
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,232	219.01	2,697	6thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,761	184.50	3,250	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,130	166.00	1,876	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	173.15/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,277	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,505	205.20/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,088	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	141.81/cwt	85.00–158.00	1,930	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	156.21/cwt	130.00–167.00	2,448	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	855	182.08/cwt	167.50–197.00	1,557	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	113.86/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,971	204.23/cwt	195.00–210.00	4,025	8
Bulls	—	—	1,753	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	170.99/cwt	137.50–190.00	2,821	20
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,030	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,931	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,520	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,055	1
Heifers	Select	—	945	152.02/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,437	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	219.77/cwt	195.00–226.00	2,938	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,463	221.66/cwt	216.50–226.00	3,243	12
Steers	Select	—	1,130	166.00/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,050	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,651	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,448	222.98/cwt	220.00–227.50	3,229	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,267	208.85/cwt	187.50–220.00	2,646	3
Steers	Standard	—	1,160	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,175	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,148	187.57/cwt	167.50–255.00	2,153	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	135.56/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,769	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	164.49/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,277	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	172.94/cwt	169.00–180.50	2,643	28
Steers	Choice	—	1,645	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	3,940	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	19.56/cwt	15.00–25.00	179	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	231.00/cwt	227.00–238.00	3,142	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	137.73/cwt	132.50–145.00	1,667	12
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,810	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	4,036	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,886	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,548	233.47/cwt	227.00–238.50	3,614	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	114.24/cwt	80.00–127.50	1,263	28
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,199	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,876	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,029	206.18/cwt	190.00–217.50	2,122	4
Steers	Standard	—	2,062	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,773	2
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,157	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,979	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,557	181.69/cwt	179.00–187.50	2,829	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,914	1
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	985	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,748	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,653	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,124	7
Steers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	960	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,603	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	938	223.10/cwt	152.50–267.50	2,093	11

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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Receipts 629Last week 407Year ago 501

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,315	172.00–176.00	173.15
70	—	1,361	85.00–158.00	141.81
34	—	1,384	159.00–171.00	164.49
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	200.00–208.00	205.20
13	—	1,557	179.00–187.50	181.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,567	130.00–167.00	156.21
28	—	1,528	169.00–180.50	172.94
1	—	1,775	162.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	151.00	151.00
2	—	915	15.00–25.00	19.56
12	—	1,210	132.50–145.00	137.73
28	—	1,106	80.00–127.50	114.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	167.50–197.00	182.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,148	167.50–255.00	187.57
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	110.00–117.50	113.86
4	—	1,305	130.00–145.00	135.56
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,319	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,971	195.00–210.00	204.23
2	—	1,753	220.00	220.00
20	—	1,650	137.50–190.00	170.99
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	187.50	187.50
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	140.00–162.50	152.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,337	195.00–226.00	219.77
88	—	1,360	227.00–238.00	231.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	190.00–217.50	206.18
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	938	152.50–267.50	223.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,463	216.50–226.00	221.66
4	—	1,645	239.50	239.50
142	—	1,548	227.00–238.50	233.47
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	162.50–170.00	166.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	187.50–220.00	208.85
1	—	1,275	172.50	172.50
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	187.50	187.50
2	—	2,062	183.00	183.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	223.00	223.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,157	257.50	257.50
Steers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	167.00	167.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,448	220.00–227.50	222.98
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,653	189.00	189.00

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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