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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 7

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

304 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 267▼ 116 vs year ago 420 · −27.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Boners steady to 2.00 lower, while Leans sold 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were a light test to last week, 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	1,849	228.69	4,228	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,421	201.91	2,869	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	183.46	2,852	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	176.49	2,241	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	156.56	1,595	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,742	210.50	3,667	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	185.00	2,396	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,333	259.38	3,456	29
Steers	Choice	Low	1,516	261.57	3,966	115
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	239.00	2,952	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,137	207.08	2,354	3thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,123	210.12/cwt	207.00–214.00	2,360	2
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,165	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,342	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,235	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,952	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,463	241.47/cwt	235.00–246.00	3,533	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,517	261.93/cwt	250.50–269.50	3,973	113
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,316	252.88/cwt	250.50–255.50	3,328	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,329	267.37/cwt	264.50–270.00	3,553	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,355	261.59/cwt	248.50–268.50	3,545	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,807	232.32/cwt	221.00–249.00	4,198	19
Bulls	—	—	1,890	210.95/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,987	8
Bulls	—	—	2,003	253.02/cwt	251.00–256.00	5,068	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	148.71/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,493	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,063	180.11/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,915	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,182	189.60/cwt	182.00–196.00	2,241	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	175.78/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,248	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	159.30/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,182	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,416	199.27/cwt	192.00–209.00	2,822	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,445	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,108	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	185.56/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,832	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	176.13/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,915	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,396	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,742	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	3,667	4

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Receipts 304Last week 267Year ago 420

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	156.00–167.00	159.30
14	—	1,279	171.00–182.00	175.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	171.00–179.00	176.13
14	—	1,526	181.00–191.00	185.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,004	144.00–154.00	148.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	210.00–220.00	215.09
10	—	1,416	192.00–209.00	199.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	171.00–190.00	180.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	182.00–196.00	189.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	235.00–246.00	241.47
113	—	1,517	250.50–269.50	261.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	207.00–214.00	210.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	248.50–268.50	261.59
7	—	1,329	264.50–270.00	267.37
12	—	1,316	250.50–255.50	252.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,003	251.00–256.00	253.02
8	—	1,890	206.00–216.00	210.95
19	—	1,807	221.00–249.00	232.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,742	210.50	210.50

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.