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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 18

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

147 head

▼ 305 vs last sale 452▼ 140 vs year ago 287 · −48.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, slaughter steers and hefiers traded higher 8.00. Slaughter cows traded mixed, breakers and boners higher 2.00 with lean cows trading lower 4.00. Slaughter bulls traded higher 5.00. Good demand with active trade on a light offering due to harsh weather conditions.

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 Steers	Choice	Average	2,010	198.00	3,980	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,556	170.83	2,658	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,595	175.00	2,791	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	153.12	2,471	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,254	130.10	1,631	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	106.82	1,093	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	132.75	1,918	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,315	114.16	1,501	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,382	109.92	1,519	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	217.78	3,008	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,275	160.00	2,040	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,496	213.12	3,189	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,248	208.01	2,596	6thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,248	208.01/cwt	202.00–209.00	2,596	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,338	196.49/cwt	170.00–205.00	2,629	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,557	219.51/cwt	214.00–223.00	3,418	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,040	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,381	217.78/cwt	203.00–221.50	3,008	37
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	152.95/cwt	112.50–165.00	2,248	5
Bulls	—	—	1,563	175.60/cwt	172.50–181.00	2,745	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	195.85/cwt	187.00–205.00	3,314	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	110.54/cwt	92.50–117.50	1,072	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,269	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	767	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	908	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	132.46/cwt	110.00–144.00	1,628	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,968	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,028	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	129.16/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,760	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,791	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	153.15/cwt	144.00–160.00	2,450	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	134.32/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,207	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	160.07/cwt	157.50–161.00	2,654	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	114.16/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,501	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	113.63/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,520	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,901	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,935	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,507	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	2,010	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,980	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 18, 2025

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

Receipts 147Last week 452Year ago 287

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	172.50–181.00	175.60
3	—	1,692	187.00–205.00	195.85
5	—	1,470	112.50–165.00	152.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,300	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,363	127.50–131.00	129.16
6	—	1,229	110.00–144.00	132.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	127.50	127.50
3	—	970	92.50–117.50	110.54
1	—	1,210	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,600	144.00–160.00	153.15
8	—	1,658	157.50–161.00	160.07
3	—	1,643	128.00–138.00	134.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	102.50	102.50
2	—	1,338	112.50–115.00	113.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	112.50–116.00	114.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,429	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,460	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,381	203.00–221.50	217.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,338	170.00–205.00	196.49
13	—	1,557	214.00–223.00	219.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	202.00–209.00	208.01

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.