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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 24

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

490 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 285▲ 181 vs year ago 309 · +58.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher with leans with the higher gains. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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
Bulls	—	High	1,786	221.98	3,964	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,518	194.95	2,960	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	171.61	2,225	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	170.86	2,691	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	149.86	1,659	32
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,295	175.00	2,266	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,465	127.50	1,868	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,293	118.25	1,529	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	963	237.80	2,290	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,398	232.88	3,256	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	222.27	2,723	8thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,516	235.64	3,572	90
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,930	202.00	3,899	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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,509	236.02/cwt	230.00–241.00	3,562	87
Steers	—	Choice	1,710	224.76/cwt	220.00–227.00	3,843	3
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,930	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,899	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	963	237.80/cwt	232.50–250.00	2,290	3
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,085	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,550	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,245	220.45/cwt	210.00–227.00	2,745	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,382	235.04/cwt	230.00–239.50	3,248	51
Heifers	—	Choice	1,473	222.86/cwt	212.50–228.00	3,283	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	184.81/cwt	170.00–197.50	2,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	215.82/cwt	200.00–227.50	3,902	19
Bulls	—	—	1,936	251.44/cwt	245.00–257.50	4,868	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	131.75/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,390	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	160.35/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,732	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	152.08/cwt	142.50–157.00	1,706	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	166.61/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,941	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,174	200.53/cwt	170.00–240.00	2,354	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,195	187.94/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,246	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	175.17/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,288	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	166.30/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,207	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	155.75/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,070	17
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,419	208.70/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,961	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	176.63/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,784	60
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,583	186.01/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,945	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	161.80/cwt	137.50–169.00	2,576	42
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	122.38/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,548	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,485	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,266	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 24, 2026

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

Receipts 490Last week 285Year ago 309

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,936	245.00–257.50	251.44
3	—	1,530	170.00–197.50	184.81
19	—	1,808	200.00–227.50	215.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,327	160.00–172.00	166.30
7	—	1,306	173.00–180.00	175.17
17	—	1,329	146.00–159.00	155.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,122	142.50–157.00	152.08
3	—	1,080	159.00–163.00	160.35
9	—	1,055	120.00–140.00	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,419	200.00–220.00	208.70
20	—	1,583	183.00–192.00	186.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,174	170.00–240.00	200.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	184.00–191.00	187.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	160.00–189.00	166.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,576	171.00–182.00	176.63
42	—	1,592	137.50–169.00	161.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	117.50–125.00	122.38
1	—	1,350	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,245	210.00–227.00	220.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,473	212.50–228.00	222.86
51	—	1,382	230.00–239.50	235.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	232.50–250.00	237.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	220.00–227.00	224.76
87	—	1,509	230.00–241.00	236.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	202.00	202.00

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.