Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 6.00 lower, Boners 1.00 lower. and Leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate to 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,658	170.40	2,825	56
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,611	154.66	2,492	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,619	140.47	2,274	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	136.34	1,759	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	109.25	1,165	29
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,455	125.00	1,819	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	100.00	1,145	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,448	170.00	2,462	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,389	208.04	2,890	71
Heifers	Select	Average	915	181.25	1,658	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,139	180.51	2,055	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	209.48	3,114	101
Steers	Select	Average	1,026	194.00	1,990	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,228	191.42	2,351	20

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,675	172.86/cwt	167.00–177.50	2,895	15
Bulls	—	—	1,773	188.38/cwt	179.00–197.00	3,340	18
Bulls	—	—	1,583	153.81/cwt	120.00–165.00	2,435	22
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	980	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,715	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	915	181.25/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,658	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,026	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,990	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,148	182.66/cwt	157.00–202.00	2,097	10
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,825	186.00/cwt	182.00–190.00	3,395	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,890	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,312	196.51/cwt	195.50–198.00	2,578	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	145.83/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,042	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,819	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,188	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	133.74/cwt	122.50–140.00	2,152	30
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,045	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,662	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,154	161.81/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,867	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	191.42/cwt	162.50–200.00	2,351	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,028	140.04/cwt	129.00–152.50	1,440	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,402	209.93/cwt	204.00–215.50	2,943	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	116.91/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,307	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	137.75/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,792	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	124.08/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,380	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,725	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,036	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,145	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,611	154.66/cwt	152.00–156.50	2,492	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	123.03/cwt	100.00–131.00	1,623	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	145.92/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,374	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	92.74/cwt	65.00–105.00	937	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	210.06/cwt	201.00–214.50	3,109	98

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Receipts 443Last week 406Year ago 479

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,675	167.00–177.50	172.86
18	—	1,773	179.00–197.00	188.38
22	—	1,583	120.00–165.00	153.81
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	172.50–190.00	181.25
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,148	157.00–202.00	182.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,312	195.50–198.00	196.51
61	—	1,402	204.00–215.50	209.93
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	159.00	159.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,026	194.00	194.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	182.00–190.00	186.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	200.00	200.00
98	—	1,480	201.00–214.50	210.06
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,228	162.50–200.00	191.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	145.00–147.00	145.83
25	—	1,301	132.50–143.00	137.75
22	—	1,319	100.00–131.00	123.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,609	122.50–140.00	133.74
37	—	1,627	141.00–153.00	145.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,154	140.00–185.00	161.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	129.00–152.50	140.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,118	110.00–122.50	116.91
3	—	1,112	123.00–125.00	124.08
12	—	1,010	65.00–105.00	92.74
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	152.00–156.50	154.66
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	125.00	125.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,725	176.00	176.00

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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