Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-07-14

Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 14

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

← Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21 →

Receipts

370 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 304▲ 92 vs year ago 278 · +33.1%

Also sold hereCattle SpecialTue Nov 3, 2026 Replacement Cattle Special

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 19.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold 4.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower to 13.00 lower with Leans taking the largest loss. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with soft 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	1,893	227.97	4,316	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,485	201.23	2,988	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	177.16	2,713	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	176.89	2,118	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	149.47	1,592	10
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,540	189.00	2,911	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,694	214.00	3,625	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,319	241.02	3,179	48
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	256.00	2,726	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,427	242.93	3,468	193
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,159	240.35	2,786	12

Every lot

24 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,065	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,726	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,136	232.08/cwt	225.00–236.00	2,636	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,171	244.49/cwt	243.00–247.00	2,863	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,427	243.42/cwt	238.00–248.50	3,474	188
Steers	—	Choice	1,446	224.42/cwt	216.00–236.50	3,245	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,012	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,338	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,330	241.95/cwt	240.00–248.00	3,218	45
Heifers	—	Choice	1,445	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,165	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	209.26/cwt	202.00–215.00	3,595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,919	230.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	4,432	9
Bulls	—	—	2,107	250.18/cwt	245.00–257.50	5,271	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,014	161.12/cwt	152.50–168.00	1,634	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	134.98/cwt	127.50–140.00	1,417	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,101	189.62/cwt	180.00–212.50	2,088	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	155.14/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,859	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	173.85/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,123	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	157.17/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,972	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,434	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,443	197.10/cwt	190.00–204.00	2,844	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	180.36/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,727	24
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,527	205.37/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,136	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	170.75/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,682	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,540	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,911	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,694	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,625	5

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Jul 14, 2026

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

Receipts 370Last week 304Year ago 278

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,221	169.00–178.00	173.85
1	—	1,330	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,255	150.00–163.00	157.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	190.00–204.00	197.10
5	—	1,527	204.00–208.00	205.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	152.50–168.00	161.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	153.00–157.50	155.14
4	—	1,050	127.50–140.00	134.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,512	176.00–186.00	180.36
12	—	1,571	162.00–175.00	170.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,101	180.00–212.50	189.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,012	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,330	240.00–248.00	241.95
1	—	1,445	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,107	245.00–257.50	250.18
5	—	1,718	202.00–215.00	209.26
9	—	1,919	220.00–240.00	230.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,446	216.00–236.50	224.42
188	—	1,427	238.00–248.50	243.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,171	243.00–247.00	244.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	225.00–236.00	232.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,694	214.00	214.00

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.