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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 7

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Receipts

511 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 342▲ 64 vs year ago 447 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and Heifers sold 12.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. The quality was high today with active trade and excellent 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	—	Average	1,731	157.51	2,726	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,700	150.21	2,554	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	130.31	2,026	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	117.72	1,534	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	99.97	1,092	45
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,468	110.64	1,624	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	109.22	1,642	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	104.48	1,290	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	174.44	2,779	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,675	163.00	2,730	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,384	207.16	2,868	91
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,144	163.24	1,867	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	894	140.74	1,259	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,518	206.34	3,133	102
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	197.00	2,285	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,775	152.00	2,698	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	720	150.00	1,080	1thin

Every lot

33 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,160	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,285	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,516	207.07/cwt	198.00–215.00	3,139	100
Steers	—	Choice	1,630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,771	2
Steers	—	StandardHeavy Weight	1,775	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,698	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	877	127.12/cwt	117.50–145.00	1,115	3
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	920	161.18/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,483	2
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,080	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,182	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,160	153.55/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,781	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,383	207.66/cwt	199.00–213.00	2,872	88
Heifers	—	Choice	1,423	192.41/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,738	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	829	162.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,345	5
Bulls	—	—	1,903	143.07/cwt	130.00–153.00	2,723	9
Bulls	—	—	1,989	165.88/cwt	161.00–172.00	3,299	10
Bulls	—	—	2,105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,789	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	990	117.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,160	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	82.92/cwt	50.00–97.50	832	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,107	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,414	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	112.09/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,260	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	105.30/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,200	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	107.74/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,418	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	129.40/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,704	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	119.49/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,577	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	121.30/cwt	106.00–127.00	1,860	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	133.83/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,053	61
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,700	150.21/cwt	147.50–152.00	2,554	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	144.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,511	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	104.48/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,290	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,468	110.64/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,624	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,788	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	103.83/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,568	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,593	174.44/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,779	8
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,675	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,730	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Receipts 511Last week 342Year ago 447

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,989	161.00–172.00	165.88
1	—	2,105	180.00	180.00
9	—	1,903	130.00–153.00	143.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	829	160.00–170.00	162.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	117.50–145.00	127.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	160.00–162.50	161.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,383	199.00–213.00	207.66
3	—	1,423	191.00–195.00	192.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	150.00–162.50	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,316	97.00–114.00	107.74
54	—	1,320	115.00–126.00	119.49
8	—	1,317	127.00–132.00	129.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	114.00–120.00	117.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,003	50.00–97.50	82.92
4	—	1,124	111.00–113.00	112.09
26	—	1,140	99.00–110.00	105.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,534	128.00–139.00	133.83
12	—	1,735	140.00–148.00	144.70
43	—	1,533	106.00–127.00	121.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,107	125.00–130.00	127.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	147.50–152.00	150.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	106.00–115.00	110.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	101.00–109.00	104.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,510	98.00–108.00	103.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	170.00	170.00
100	—	1,516	198.00–215.00	207.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,593	173.00–177.00	174.44

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.