Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and Leans10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 15.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	225.34	3,387	11
Bullocks	—	Average	1,533	182.24	2,794	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,769	173.09	3,062	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,653	181.00	2,992	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	159.80	2,439	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	155.20	1,984	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	123.33	1,368	45
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	158.00	2,678	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,288	99.42	1,281	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	221.03	2,840	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,213	200.49	2,432	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	926	185.03	1,714	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	224.81	2,712	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	222.94	3,299	65
Steers	Standard	Average	1,585	177.50	2,813	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,481	223.70/cwt	219.00–229.50	3,313	59
Bulls	—	—	2,015	183.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,707	7
Bulls	—	—	1,626	166.73/cwt	143.00–178.00	2,711	12
Bullocks	—	—	1,533	182.24/cwt	182.00–182.50	2,794	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	895	217.66/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Select	—	950	160.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,525	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,503	225.34/cwt	222.00–226.50	3,387	11
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,833	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,283	221.17/cwt	218.00–224.00	2,838	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,394	216.58/cwt	215.00–217.00	3,019	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	161.25/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,079	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	143.52/cwt	86.00–156.00	1,856	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	154.52/cwt	115.00–164.00	2,395	50
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,213	200.49/cwt	172.50–215.00	2,432	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,653	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,992	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	207.13/cwt	195.00–216.00	2,537	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	171.81/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,531	22
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,477	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,585	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	960	182.99/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,340	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,908	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,148	178.26/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,046	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	172.20/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,254	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	147.85/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,687	8
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,188	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,881	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	100.35/cwt	70.00–121.00	1,094	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	99.42/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,281	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,881	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	129.10/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,461	17

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 18, 2025

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,481	219.00–229.50	223.70
5	—	1,394	215.00–217.00	216.58
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	210.00	210.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	195.00–216.00	207.13
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	177.50	177.50
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	242.50	242.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,015	180.00–190.00	183.98
12	—	1,626	143.00–178.00	166.73
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	182.00–182.50	182.24
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	216.00–219.00	217.66
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	155.00–165.00	160.56
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,283	218.00–224.00	221.17
1	—	1,340	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	172.50–215.00	200.49
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,503	222.00–226.50	225.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,289	157.00–168.00	161.25
62	—	1,293	86.00–156.00	143.52
5	—	1,309	169.00–176.00	172.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,550	115.00–164.00	154.52
22	—	1,473	165.00–176.00	171.81
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	181.00	181.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	181.00–185.00	182.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,148	170.00–184.00	178.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,141	140.00–156.00	147.85
18	—	1,090	70.00–121.00	100.35
17	—	1,132	122.00–136.00	129.10
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,705	169.00	169.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	90.00–111.00	99.42

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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