Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-03-25

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 25
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
309 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 337▼ 54 vs year ago 363 · −14.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, slaughter steers and heifers traded higher 1.00. Slaughter cows traded mixed, with breaker cows trading higher 1.00, boner cows traded lower 1.00 with lean cows higher 4.00. Slaughter bulls traded higher 2.00. Active trade 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
Bulls—Average1,801165.632,98321
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,560153.432,39423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,399142.331,99248
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,293129.841,67867
CowsLean 85-90%High1,139113.771,29623
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,420143.002,0311thin
Dairy SteersSelectLow1,635164.402,6895thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,272211.862,69636
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,445172.922,4994thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,499212.943,19171
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355181.002,4531thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,020209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,1321
Steers—Select and Choice1,355181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,4531
Steers—Choice1,367200.25/cwt195.00–204.002,7375
Steers—Choice1,516213.98/cwt206.50–218.503,24465
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,049223.78/cwt220.00–228.002,34710
Heifers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,105195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1551
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,160170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9721
Heifers—Choice1,298199.34/cwt198.50–202.002,5877
Heifers—Choice1,396211.04/cwt204.00–216.002,94618
Heifers—Select and Choice1,540173.89/cwt171.00–178.002,6783
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365145.95/cwt135.00–155.001,9922
Bulls——1,755153.79/cwt147.50–157.502,6997
Bulls——1,900192.42/cwt189.00–196.003,6562
Bulls——1,901172.50/cwt162.50–184.003,27910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed935145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3561
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,020192.75/cwt175.00–215.001,9662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080106.48/cwt90.00–117.501,1506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,083166.59/cwt155.00–177.501,8042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158115.93/cwt107.50–124.001,34216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,4761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297120.90/cwt103.00–127.001,56828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304133.21/cwt128.00–141.001,73737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410141.65/cwt132.00–150.001,99743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,8801
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,560153.43/cwt148.00–157.502,39423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,905140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,6671
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,465142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,0801
Dairy Steers—Select1,678170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8534
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,0311

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.