Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-01-28

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 28
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
399 head
▲ 228 vs last sale 171▼ 268 vs year ago 667 · −40.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to one week ago, slaughter steers and heifers traded higher 2.00. Breaker cows traded mostly steady, with boners and leans higher 4.00. Slaughter bulls higher 10.00 on a quality set. Good demand with aqctive trade.

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—Low1,846168.533,11122
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,440146.822,11423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,439136.551,96554
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,370123.661,69539
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,131116.241,31414
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,263114.611,4483thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,371214.002,93486
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,384194.372,69113
HeifersSelectAverage1,305135.481,7682thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,485213.193,16597
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,188189.252,2486thin
SteersSelectAverage1,351166.122,2438thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,025145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4861
Steers—Select and Choice1,188189.25/cwt182.00–195.002,2486
Steers—Select1,397169.14/cwt160.00–177.502,3637
Steers—Choice1,412202.94/cwt200.00–205.502,86615
Steers—Choice1,498215.06/cwt207.00–220.003,22282
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,106196.74/cwt196.00–197.002,1764
Heifers—Select1,305135.48/cwt132.00–140.001,7682
Heifers—Choice1,356214.15/cwt206.00–221.002,90476
Heifers—Choice1,431223.00/cwt223.00–223.003,1915
Heifers—Select and Choice1,464193.48/cwt191.00–196.002,8338
Heifers—Choice1,539202.66/cwt202.00–205.003,1195
Heifers—Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,860192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,5711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8291
Bulls——1,701147.72/cwt137.50–155.002,5137
Bulls——1,792175.99/cwt172.50–177.503,1546
Bulls——2,075185.34/cwt183.00–189.003,8468
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed840172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4451
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,010163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114118.87/cwt112.50–125.001,3249
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,177109.16/cwt107.50–110.001,2853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313108.81/cwt102.50–117.001,4298
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358141.53/cwt141.00–142.001,9228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,404126.15/cwt120.00–132.001,77129
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,440146.82/cwt142.00–155.002,11423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462135.50/cwt131.00–140.001,98143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,805121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,1841
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,263114.61/cwt107.50–125.001,4483

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.