Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and Heifers sold 12.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. The quality was high today with active trade and excellent 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	1,731	157.51	2,726	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,700	150.21	2,554	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	130.31	2,026	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	117.72	1,534	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	99.97	1,092	45
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,468	110.64	1,624	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	109.22	1,642	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	104.48	1,290	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	174.44	2,779	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,675	163.00	2,730	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,384	207.16	2,868	91
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,144	163.24	1,867	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	894	140.74	1,259	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,518	206.34	3,133	102
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	197.00	2,285	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,775	152.00	2,698	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	720	150.00	1,080	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,989	165.88/cwt	161.00–172.00	3,299	10
Bulls	—	—	2,105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,789	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	143.07/cwt	130.00–153.00	2,723	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	829	162.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,345	5
Heifers	Select	—	877	127.12/cwt	117.50–145.00	1,115	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	920	161.18/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	107.74/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,418	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	110.64/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,624	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	990	117.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,160	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	82.92/cwt	50.00–97.50	832	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	104.48/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,290	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	133.83/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,053	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,107	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,414	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	103.83/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,568	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	112.09/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,260	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	105.30/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,200	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,700	150.21/cwt	147.50–152.00	2,554	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,383	207.66/cwt	199.00–213.00	2,872	88
Steers	Choice	—	1,630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	119.49/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,577	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	129.40/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,704	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	144.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,511	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	121.30/cwt	106.00–127.00	1,860	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,675	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	153.55/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,781	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,285	1
Steers	StandardHeavy Weight	—	1,775	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,698	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	192.41/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,738	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,516	207.07/cwt	198.00–215.00	3,139	100
Steers	Select	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,593	174.44/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,779	8
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,080	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,182	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Receipts 511Last week 342Year ago 447

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,989	161.00–172.00	165.88
1	—	2,105	180.00	180.00
9	—	1,903	130.00–153.00	143.07
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	829	160.00–170.00	162.27
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	117.50–145.00	127.12
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	160.00–162.50	161.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,383	199.00–213.00	207.66
3	—	1,423	191.00–195.00	192.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	150.00–162.50	153.55
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	202.00	202.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,316	97.00–114.00	107.74
54	—	1,320	115.00–126.00	119.49
8	—	1,317	127.00–132.00	129.40
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	114.00–120.00	117.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,003	50.00–97.50	82.92
4	—	1,124	111.00–113.00	112.09
26	—	1,140	99.00–110.00	105.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,534	128.00–139.00	133.83
12	—	1,735	140.00–148.00	144.70
43	—	1,533	106.00–127.00	121.30
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,107	125.00–130.00	127.74
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	147.50–152.00	150.21
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	106.00–115.00	110.64
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	101.00–109.00	104.48
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,510	98.00–108.00	103.83
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	170.00	170.00
100	—	1,516	198.00–215.00	207.07
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	197.00	197.00
Steers — Standard · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	152.00	152.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	163.00	163.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,593	173.00–177.00	174.44

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.

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