Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. 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	1,575	203.50	3,205	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,658	203.05	3,367	9thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,867	155.20	2,897	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,578	132.77	2,096	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	121.87	1,585	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	102.19	1,170	43
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,675	154.86	2,594	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	111.36	1,585	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	103.05	1,152	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,650	196.50	3,242	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,371	208.53	2,858	104
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	178.43	2,161	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	943	152.64	1,439	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	208.62	3,045	244
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,141	197.90	2,258	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	941	152.82	1,437	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,575	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	3,205	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	209.55/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,045	230
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,650	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	3,242	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	106.37/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,243	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,160	148.51/cwt	130.00–200.00	1,723	11
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,675	154.86/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,594	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,226	184.32/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,260	4
Bulls	—	—	1,933	161.99/cwt	157.50–165.00	3,131	6
Bulls	—	—	2,077	174.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,626	8
Bulls	—	—	1,659	135.62/cwt	115.00–152.50	2,250	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	124.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,663	52
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	111.36/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,585	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	103.05/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,211	178.43/cwt	152.50–194.00	2,161	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,658	203.05/cwt	195.00–207.00	3,367	9
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	958	175.64/cwt	140.00–210.00	1,683	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,899	180.30/cwt	162.00–191.00	3,424	3
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,028	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,220	3
Steers	Select	—	923	129.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,200	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	123.34/cwt	113.00–128.50	1,917	20
Steers	Choice	—	1,481	196.87/cwt	180.00–199.00	2,916	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	112.83/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,468	54
Heifers	Select	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	960	166.85/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,602	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,498	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,959	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,368	208.75/cwt	200.00–215.50	2,856	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	133.52/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,693	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	147.22/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,414	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	135.01/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,133	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	86.85/cwt	50.00–99.00	943	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	116.94/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,375	7

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 14, 2025

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

Receipts 688Last week 511Year ago 153

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	203.50	203.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	1,453	200.00–217.00	209.55
11	—	1,481	180.00–199.00	196.87
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	182.00–186.00	184.32
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	140.00–210.00	175.64
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,899	162.00–191.00	180.30
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	216.00	216.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	125.00–135.00	129.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	196.50	196.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,169	99.00–111.00	106.37
13	—	1,086	50.00–99.00	86.85
7	—	1,176	112.00–123.00	116.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,160	130.00–200.00	148.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,333	120.00–131.00	124.73
54	—	1,301	101.00–119.00	112.83
4	—	1,268	132.00–136.00	133.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,554	113.00–128.50	123.34
7	—	1,640	142.00–151.00	147.22
39	—	1,580	129.00–140.00	135.01
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	151.00–160.00	154.86
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	109.00–115.00	111.36
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	101.00–105.00	103.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,933	157.50–165.00	161.99
8	—	2,077	170.00–180.00	174.58
10	—	1,659	115.00–152.50	135.62
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	152.50–194.00	178.43
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	162.50–177.50	166.85
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	197.50	197.50
102	—	1,368	200.00–215.50	208.75
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,658	195.00–207.00	203.05

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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