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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 4

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

404 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 399▼ 185 vs year ago 589 · −31.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Boners selling 3.00 to 4.00 higher and Leans 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,693	167.49	2,836	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,700	162.36	2,760	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	133.73	2,107	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	129.71	1,714	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	110.57	1,241	41
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	110.00	1,562	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,267	101.41	1,285	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	205.99	2,658	54
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,164	184.55	2,148	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	933	170.22	1,588	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	209.76	3,021	80
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	195.00	2,691	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	805	167.71	1,350	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,570	163.00	2,559	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	805	167.71/cwt	152.50–182.50	1,350	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,691	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,422	208.92/cwt	205.00–214.00	2,971	71
Steers	—	Choice	1,533	201.87/cwt	200.50–203.50	3,095	2
Steers	—	Standard	1,570	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,559	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,600	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	3,528	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	945	175.80/cwt	145.00–200.00	1,661	9
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,164	184.55/cwt	173.00–195.00	2,148	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,193	195.18/cwt	192.00–202.00	2,328	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,305	207.60/cwt	204.50–215.00	2,709	47
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,442	149.09/cwt	117.50–157.50	2,150	9
Bulls	—	—	1,737	168.15/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,921	15
Bulls	—	—	1,893	186.95/cwt	182.50–193.00	3,539	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	983	137.04/cwt	120.00–160.00	1,347	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	96.40/cwt	65.00–107.50	1,093	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,432	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	113.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,331	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,256	151.48/cwt	125.00–177.50	1,903	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	116.47/cwt	100.00–122.50	1,541	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	128.91/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,713	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	138.29/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,899	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	139.83/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,123	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	125.77/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,992	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,664	152.60/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,539	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,679	172.10/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,890	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,711	157.05/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,687	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	101.41/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,285	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,562	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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Receipts 404Last week 399Year ago 589

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,737	160.00–173.00	168.15
8	—	1,893	182.50–193.00	186.95
9	—	1,442	117.50–157.50	149.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	945	145.00–200.00	175.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,305	204.50–215.00	207.60
7	—	1,193	192.00–202.00	195.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	173.00–195.00	184.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	152.50–182.50	167.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,422	205.00–214.00	208.92
7	—	1,600	220.50	220.50
2	—	1,533	200.50–203.50	201.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,373	135.00–143.00	138.29
35	—	1,329	123.00–134.00	128.91
28	—	1,323	100.00–122.50	116.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,518	135.00–146.00	139.83
8	—	1,664	147.00–159.00	152.60
32	—	1,584	110.00–134.00	125.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,679	168.00–177.00	172.10
11	—	1,711	151.00–161.00	157.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	120.00–160.00	137.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,134	65.00–107.50	96.40
2	—	1,160	122.00–125.00	123.47
14	—	1,171	110.00–120.00	113.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,256	125.00–177.50	151.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	95.00–105.00	101.41

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.