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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jan 13

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

413 head

▼ 284 vs last sale 697▼ 275 vs year ago 688 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher with the exception of Leans who sold 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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	1,788	185.22	3,311	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,554	181.61	2,822	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	163.96	2,504	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	158.27	2,070	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	138.89	1,524	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	126.80	1,718	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	110.47	1,237	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	991	167.50	1,660	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,448	226.74	3,283	71
Heifers	Select	Average	890	217.50	1,936	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,223	194.11	2,374	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,493	229.49	3,425	130
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	190.00	2,195	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	2,118	179.33	3,798	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,060	165.00	1,749	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,060	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,749	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,155	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,195	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,467	213.77/cwt	200.00–223.50	3,136	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	230.84/cwt	225.00–235.50	3,426	121
Steers	—	Standard	1,817	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,198	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,888	206.51/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,899	3
Steers	—	Standard	2,268	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	4,105	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	890	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,936	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,223	194.11/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,374	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,428	218.41/cwt	217.00–222.00	3,119	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,451	227.95/cwt	223.00–233.50	3,308	62
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	164.69/cwt	152.50–180.00	2,582	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	190.74/cwt	187.50–195.00	3,544	6
Bulls	—	—	2,087	215.25/cwt	207.50–222.50	4,492	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	963	207.98/cwt	201.00–215.00	2,003	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	139.49/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,477	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,066	187.21/cwt	175.00–212.50	1,996	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	119.97/cwt	112.50–127.50	1,366	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,818	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,292	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	145.84/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,956	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	161.96/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,225	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	157.36/cwt	137.00–167.00	2,395	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	173.01/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,656	27
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,554	181.61/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,822	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	840	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,785	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,041	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,588	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	110.47/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,237	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	126.80/cwt	117.50–137.50	1,718	2

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.

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Jan 13, 2026

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

Receipts 413Last week 697Year ago 688

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,554	177.00–187.00	181.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,139	112.50–127.50	119.97
5	—	1,059	133.00–146.00	139.49
1	—	1,220	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,374	158.00–169.00	161.96
1	—	1,295	177.00	177.00
31	—	1,341	130.00–157.00	145.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,066	175.00–212.50	187.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	201.00–215.00	207.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,535	168.00–180.00	173.01
37	—	1,522	137.00–167.00	157.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,858	187.50–195.00	190.74
3	—	2,087	207.50–222.50	215.25
6	—	1,568	152.50–180.00	164.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,041	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	117.50–137.50	126.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	105.00–117.50	110.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	202.00–216.00	206.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,484	225.00–235.50	230.84
6	—	1,467	200.00–223.50	213.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,817	176.00	176.00
4	—	2,268	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,428	217.00–222.00	218.41
62	—	1,451	223.00–233.50	227.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	189.00–200.00	194.11

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.