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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Mar 31

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

413 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 490▼ 58 vs year ago 471 · −12.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 2.00 higher, Boners traded to 1.00 higher and Leans 15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were the highlight of the sale selling 10.00 higher. Trade was active with very 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	1,306	239.67	3,130	26
Bulls	—	Average	1,743	227.49	3,966	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,460	193.65	2,828	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	175.17	2,624	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	168.79	2,057	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	141.63	1,433	16
Heifers	Choice	High	1,352	240.54	3,253	60
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	228.75	2,539	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	899	204.39	1,837	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	241.72	3,524	127
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,212	235.00	2,847	10
Steers	Standard	Average	1,995	182.00	3,631	1thin

Every lot

28 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 and Choice	1,189	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,794	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,234	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,900	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,378	231.83/cwt	220.00–235.50	3,195	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,458	241.99/cwt	236.00–246.50	3,528	116
Steers	—	Choice	1,463	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	3,628	5
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,795	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	4,093	1
Steers	—	Standard	1,995	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,631	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	899	204.39/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,837	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	228.75/cwt	226.00–234.00	2,539	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,275	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,958	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,349	239.92/cwt	236.00–246.00	3,237	54
Heifers	—	Choice	1,404	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,496	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,065	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,604	189.66/cwt	175.00–200.00	3,042	5
Bulls	—	—	1,832	260.39/cwt	247.50–272.50	4,770	6
Bulls	—	—	1,912	224.91/cwt	210.00–237.50	4,300	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	855	212.72/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,819	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	117.32/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,116	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,003	224.88/cwt	190.00–247.50	2,256	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	137.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,463	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	167.41/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,088	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	152.06/cwt	137.50–159.00	1,907	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,262	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,460	187.80/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,742	19
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,462	215.90/cwt	212.00–222.00	3,156	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	178.81/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,661	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	166.29/cwt	157.50–171.00	2,533	16
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,306	239.67/cwt	237.00–240.00	3,130	26

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 31, 2026

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

Receipts 413Last week 490Year ago 471

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,912	210.00–237.50	224.91
6	—	1,832	247.50–272.50	260.39
5	—	1,604	175.00–200.00	189.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	899	202.00–212.50	204.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	226.00–234.00	228.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,404	249.00	249.00
1	—	1,275	232.00	232.00
54	—	1,349	236.00–246.00	239.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,189	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,458	236.00–246.50	241.99
5	—	1,463	248.00	248.00
5	—	1,378	220.00–235.50	231.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,306	237.00–240.00	239.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,247	161.00–174.00	167.41
22	—	1,254	137.50–159.00	152.06
1	—	1,285	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,523	157.50–171.00	166.29
39	—	1,488	172.00–183.00	178.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	190.00–247.50	224.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	210.00–215.00	212.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,460	184.00–192.00	187.80
5	—	1,462	212.00–222.00	215.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,067	130.00–144.00	137.14
4	—	951	110.00–125.00	117.32

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.