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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 11

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

452 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 404▲ 66 vs year ago 386 · +17.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with 12.00 higher on breakers and 3.00 higher on Boners and 1.00 higher 0n Leans. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,530	208.00	3,182	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,778	169.27	3,009	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,640	162.94	2,672	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,596	144.62	2,308	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	135.87	1,712	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	112.71	1,308	22
Heifers	Choice	High	1,354	210.17	2,846	108
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	195.79	2,450	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	959	162.07	1,555	9thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,439	210.72	3,033	90
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,431	190.72	2,729	8thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,431	190.72/cwt	172.50–201.00	2,729	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,434	210.38/cwt	205.00–215.00	3,017	83
Steers	—	Choice	1,457	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,191	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	950	191.73/cwt	170.00–206.00	1,821	4
Heifers	—	Select	967	138.34/cwt	122.50–150.00	1,338	5
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,148	190.50/cwt	181.00–201.00	2,187	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,320	199.32/cwt	199.00–200.00	2,631	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,338	210.73/cwt	205.00–216.50	2,820	97
Heifers	—	Choice	1,440	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,139	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,543	194.56/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,002	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,636	156.45/cwt	110.00–164.00	2,560	10
Bulls	—	—	1,792	170.41/cwt	167.50–177.50	3,054	21
Bulls	—	—	2,000	190.13/cwt	180.00–200.50	3,803	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	114.51/cwt	107.50–120.00	1,231	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,143	131.71/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,505	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	94.50/cwt	82.50–105.00	1,159	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,247	147.58/cwt	138.00–160.00	1,840	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	116.26/cwt	102.50–123.00	1,475	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	131.44/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,673	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	121.79/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,602	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	131.78/cwt	102.50–144.00	2,082	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	151.56/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,433	37
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,640	162.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,672	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,530	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,182	2

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 11, 2025

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

Receipts 452Last week 404Year ago 386

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,269	102.50–123.00	116.26
20	—	1,273	125.00–137.50	131.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	107.50–120.00	114.51
7	—	1,226	82.50–105.00	94.50
2	—	1,315	121.00–122.50	121.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,580	102.50–144.00	131.78
37	—	1,605	145.00–158.00	151.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,247	138.00–160.00	147.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,143	120.00–140.00	131.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	160.00–170.00	162.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	218.00	218.00
97	—	1,338	205.00–216.50	210.73
6	—	1,543	193.00–199.00	194.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	170.00–206.00	191.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	122.50–150.00	138.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	199.00–200.00	199.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	181.00–201.00	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,792	167.50–177.50	170.41
5	—	2,000	180.00–200.50	190.13
10	—	1,636	110.00–164.00	156.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,431	172.50–201.00	190.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	219.00	219.00
2	—	1,615	204.00	204.00
83	—	1,434	205.00–215.00	210.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	208.00	208.00

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.