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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Apr 14

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

350 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 376▲ 126 vs year ago 224 · +56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold to 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady on Breakers and 1.00 to 2.00 higher om Boners and Leans. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Trade was active with good to 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,653	225.37	3,725	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,549	191.67	2,969	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	179.81	2,649	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	179.07	2,241	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	142.37	1,416	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	215.00	2,698	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,377	247.50	3,407	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,103	239.97	2,647	10
Heifers	Select	Average	880	182.50	1,606	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,512	247.12	3,737	92
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	241.42	3,043	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,125	222.25	2,500	2thin

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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,025	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,686	1
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,112	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,724	2
Steers	—	Select	1,225	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,236	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,276	241.04/cwt	238.50–245.50	3,076	19
Steers	—	Choice	1,364	239.03/cwt	210.00–242.50	3,260	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,528	249.27/cwt	244.00–253.00	3,809	77
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,860	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	4,036	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	880	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,606	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,103	239.97/cwt	225.00–242.00	2,647	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,128	235.34/cwt	232.00–239.00	2,655	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,390	248.16/cwt	242.00–252.00	3,449	37
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,063	223.41/cwt	210.00–250.00	2,375	5
Bulls	—	—	1,489	193.74/cwt	155.00–216.00	2,885	8
Bulls	—	—	1,821	228.14/cwt	217.50–235.00	4,154	13
Bulls	—	—	1,950	257.77/cwt	245.00–272.50	5,027	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	97.91/cwt	95.00–100.00	767	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	141.75/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,435	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,069	165.67/cwt	152.50–172.00	1,771	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,217	198.40/cwt	178.00–242.50	2,415	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	170.77/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,145	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,270	208.48/cwt	201.00–212.50	2,648	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,278	219.90/cwt	217.50–222.50	2,810	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	152.49/cwt	112.50–164.00	1,953	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,450	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	179.89/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,639	41
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,470	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,705	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	167.91/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,631	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,572	190.60/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,996	40
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,698	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Receipts 350Last week 376Year ago 224

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	217.50–222.50	219.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	201.00–212.50	208.48
1	—	1,470	184.00	184.00
40	—	1,572	186.00–198.00	190.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,567	162.00–172.00	167.91
41	—	1,467	173.00–185.00	179.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	95.00–100.00	97.91
7	—	1,012	137.50–145.00	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,217	178.00–242.50	198.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	176.00–177.00	176.49
8	—	1,281	112.50–164.00	152.49
11	—	1,256	166.00–175.00	170.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	152.50–172.00	165.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,112	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,276	238.50–245.50	241.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,364	210.00–242.50	239.03
77	—	1,528	244.00–253.00	249.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,103	225.00–242.00	239.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	232.00–239.00	235.34
37	—	1,390	242.00–252.00	248.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	210.00–250.00	223.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	155.00–216.00	193.74
7	—	1,950	245.00–272.50	257.77
13	—	1,821	217.50–235.00	228.14

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.