Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-03-11

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 11
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
392 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 443▲ 36 vs year ago 356 · +10.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Boners steady, and Leans 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower, however there were a high number of high dressing bulls selling from 180.00 to 203.00 today. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,675208.503,4921thin
Bulls—Average1,665169.642,82447
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,673158.172,6463thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,567139.402,18467
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,335132.051,76362
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09299.401,08531
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,670107.501,7951thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,320209.022,75887
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,053195.832,0618thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,010157.501,5911thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,471208.933,07355
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,162197.352,2939thin
SteersSelectAverage1,055144.581,5253thin
SteersStandardAverage1,252129.001,6152thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,055144.58/cwt132.50–155.001,5253
Steers—Select and Choice1,162197.35/cwt194.00–200.002,2939
Steers—Standard1,252129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6152
Steers—Choice1,434198.02/cwt195.00–202.002,8408
Steers—Choice1,477210.79/cwt207.00–214.003,11347
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,010157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5911
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,030206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,1222
Heifers—Select and Choice1,060192.44/cwt172.00–203.002,0406
Heifers—Choice1,247198.82/cwt191.00–202.502,4796
Heifers—Choice1,325209.78/cwt203.50–214.002,78081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,015167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7001
Bulls——1,427146.14/cwt102.50–162.002,08512
Bulls——1,628167.95/cwt164.00–177.002,73420
Bulls——1,968192.34/cwt180.00–203.003,78514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed965113.06/cwt105.00–117.501,0913
Cows—Lean 85-90%98323.98/cwt22.50–25.002362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04791.18/cwt52.50–105.0095512
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,147145.91/cwt139.00–152.501,6743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149121.30/cwt120.00–123.001,3944
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,182111.50/cwt107.50–117.501,31810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323137.44/cwt132.00–143.001,81835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375121.53/cwt90.00–131.001,67123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,0231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559148.81/cwt142.00–155.002,32028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570131.33/cwt82.50–141.002,06237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,5252
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,673158.17/cwt157.50–159.002,6463
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,670107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,7951
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,675208.50/cwt208.50–208.503,4921

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.