Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-01-21

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 21
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
171 head
▼ 517 vs last sale 688▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, light run on the coldest day of the year. Slaughter steers and heifers traded higher 3.00-4.00. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady with lean cows trading higher 5.00. Slaughter bulls on a light test traded higher 2.00. Active trade with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,654163.852,71014
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,376146.932,02212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,397135.611,89538
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,217113.561,38214
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,191108.551,2935thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,364212.192,89435
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,015187.371,9026thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,474213.343,14543
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,135191.002,1681thin

Every lot

16 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,135191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,1681
Steers—Choice1,474213.34/cwt205.00–217.003,14543
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,015187.37/cwt186.00–190.001,9026
Heifers—Choice1,364212.19/cwt198.00–218.502,89435
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,258148.79/cwt145.00–152.501,8722
Bulls——1,657163.98/cwt155.00–171.002,71710
Bulls——2,033178.24/cwt177.50–179.003,6242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146111.31/cwt106.00–115.001,2764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163123.84/cwt115.00–130.001,4408
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28899.85/cwt87.50–110.001,2866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,338103.36/cwt90.00–115.001,3832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37097.50/cwt97.50–97.501,3361
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,376146.93/cwt143.00–156.002,02212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404136.57/cwt129.00–142.001,91734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,830138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,5251

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.