Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,675	208.50	3,492	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,665	169.64	2,824	47
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,673	158.17	2,646	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	139.40	2,184	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	132.05	1,763	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	99.40	1,085	31
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,670	107.50	1,795	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	209.02	2,758	87
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,053	195.83	2,061	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,010	157.50	1,591	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,471	208.93	3,073	55
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,162	197.35	2,293	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,055	144.58	1,525	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,252	129.00	1,615	2thin

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
Steers	Choice	—	1,477	210.79/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,113	47
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,673	158.17/cwt	157.50–159.00	2,646	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	121.53/cwt	90.00–131.00	1,671	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,015	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,427	146.14/cwt	102.50–162.00	2,085	12
Bulls	—	—	1,968	192.34/cwt	180.00–203.00	3,785	14
Bulls	—	—	1,628	167.95/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,734	20
Steers	Choice	—	1,434	198.02/cwt	195.00–202.00	2,840	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,670	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,795	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,675	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	3,492	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	209.78/cwt	203.50–214.00	2,780	81
Heifers	Select	—	1,010	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,591	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,247	198.82/cwt	191.00–202.50	2,479	6
Steers	Select	—	1,055	144.58/cwt	132.50–155.00	1,525	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,162	197.35/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,293	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	148.81/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,320	28
Steers	Standard	—	1,252	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	121.30/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,394	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	137.44/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,818	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,030	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,122	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,147	145.91/cwt	139.00–152.50	1,674	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,060	192.44/cwt	172.00–203.00	2,040	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	965	113.06/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,091	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	23.98/cwt	22.50–25.00	236	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	111.50/cwt	107.50–117.50	1,318	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	131.33/cwt	82.50–141.00	2,062	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	91.18/cwt	52.50–105.00	955	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,525	2

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 11, 2025

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

Receipts 392Last week 443Year ago 356

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,477	207.00–214.00	210.79
8	—	1,434	195.00–202.00	198.02
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	132.50–155.00	144.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,162	194.00–200.00	197.35
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,252	129.00	129.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	157.50–159.00	158.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,375	90.00–131.00	121.53
35	—	1,323	132.00–143.00	137.44
1	—	1,405	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,559	142.00–155.00	148.81
37	—	1,570	82.50–141.00	131.33
2	—	1,608	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	120.00–123.00	121.30
2	—	983	22.50–25.00	23.98
10	—	1,182	107.50–117.50	111.50
12	—	1,047	52.50–105.00	91.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	139.00–152.50	145.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	105.00–117.50	113.06
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	167.50	167.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,427	102.50–162.00	146.14
14	—	1,968	180.00–203.00	192.34
20	—	1,628	164.00–177.00	167.95
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	107.50	107.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	208.50	208.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,325	203.50–214.00	209.78
6	—	1,247	191.00–202.50	198.82
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	172.00–203.00	192.44

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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