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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 10

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

285 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 303▼ 107 vs year ago 392 · −27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with the exception of Leans selling 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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	Average	1,910	225.00	4,298	2thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,425	210.00	2,993	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,634	198.84	3,248	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,451	194.82	2,826	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	169.93	2,147	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	164.60	2,552	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	123.80	1,276	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,625	134.00	2,178	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	98.28	1,050	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,382	236.69	3,272	72
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,173	221.23	2,595	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	950	220.00	2,090	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,511	237.29	3,585	75
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	213.24	2,666	3thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,250	213.24/cwt	190.00–225.50	2,666	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,510	238.22/cwt	233.50–242.50	3,597	70
Steers	—	Choice	1,522	224.33/cwt	209.00–230.00	3,414	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,173	221.23/cwt	217.00–226.50	2,595	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,366	222.78/cwt	215.50–230.00	3,043	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	238.93/cwt	235.00–243.00	3,309	62
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,306	169.69/cwt	120.00–195.00	2,216	9
Bulls	—	—	1,727	208.27/cwt	197.50–217.50	3,597	6
Bulls	—	—	2,032	233.12/cwt	227.50–242.50	4,737	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	109.68/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,086	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,089	204.92/cwt	185.00–235.00	2,232	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	144.98/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,582	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	139.56/cwt	112.50–159.00	1,778	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,187	19
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,442	187.68/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,706	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,483	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,277	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	174.08/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,649	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	157.64/cwt	101.00–169.00	2,477	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	98.28/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,050	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,178	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,298	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,993	1

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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Receipts 285Last week 303Year ago 392

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	93.00–105.00	98.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,366	215.50–230.00	222.78
62	—	1,385	235.00–243.00	238.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	217.00–226.50	221.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,522	209.00–230.00	224.33
70	—	1,510	233.50–242.50	238.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	190.00–225.50	213.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,442	183.00–193.00	187.68
3	—	1,483	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,325	160.00–170.00	165.03
5	—	1,274	112.50–159.00	139.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,571	101.00–169.00	157.64
11	—	1,522	170.00–182.00	174.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	139.00–150.00	144.98
6	—	990	100.00–125.00	109.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	185.00–235.00	204.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,306	120.00–195.00	169.69
6	—	2,032	227.50–242.50	233.12
6	—	1,727	197.50–217.50	208.27

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.