Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-02-10

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Feb 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
304 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 427▼ 148 vs year ago 452 · −32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to one week ago, slaughter steers and heifers traded mostly steady to lower 2.00. Slaughter cows finished the day's trade steady with slaughter bulls lower 3.00. Trade was active, demand remains good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,666193.343,22025
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,251208.372,60614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443176.902,55268
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,356158.372,14721
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,178134.331,58226
HeifersChoiceLow1,398234.733,28237
HeifersSelectAverage1,103203.752,2462thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,147202.772,3265thin
SteersChoiceLow1,559239.903,74071
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,455219.473,1947thin
SteersSelectLow1,741176.003,0635thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select995150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4931
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,090260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,8341
Steers—Choice1,215222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,7031
Steers—Select and Choice1,516212.71/cwt200.00–220.003,2256
Steers—Choice1,558240.32/cwt235.00–245.003,74469
Steers—Select1,927182.50/cwt182.50–182.503,5174
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,970228.00/cwt228.00–228.004,4921
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceReturn to Feed815242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9761
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,030240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4721
Heifers—Select and Choice1,050202.71/cwt197.50–217.502,1284
Heifers—Choice1,151228.52/cwt228.00–229.002,6307
Heifers—Select1,175167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,9681
Heifers—Choice1,478235.96/cwt232.00–238.003,48729
Heifers—Select and Choice1,535203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,1161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658200.39/cwt177.50–232.503,32221
Bulls——1,705156.35/cwt145.00–167.502,6664
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight765157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2051
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed845232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9651
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed855185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,097221.45/cwt212.00–227.002,4293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103117.25/cwt107.50–127.501,2932
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,118232.58/cwt227.50–237.502,6002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15086.35/cwt85.00–87.509932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225137.15/cwt122.50–170.001,68020
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,273204.34/cwt189.00–220.002,60112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335158.74/cwt146.00–168.002,11917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435175.74/cwt163.00–186.002,52260
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,553132.32/cwt127.50–137.002,0552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,674159.59/cwt155.00–162.002,6724
Cows—Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight1,825130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,020182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,6761

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.