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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 15

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

422 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 203▲ 124 vs year ago 298 · +41.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers traded steady, Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Boners selling 8.00 to 10.00 lower, and Leans 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on slaughter steers and heifers and moderate on slaughter cows and bulls.

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	1,515	221.44	3,355	16
Bulls	—	Low	1,485	190.98	2,836	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,529	180.89	2,766	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	160.43	1,968	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	154.32	2,300	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	129.36	1,419	17
Heifers	Select	Average	966	260.00	2,512	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	218.29	2,786	76
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,061	214.13	2,273	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	903	235.00	2,122	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,437	220.80	3,174	120
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,178	215.57	2,540	17

Every lot

26 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	903	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,122	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,170	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,609	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,181	213.29/cwt	205.00–215.00	2,519	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,359	210.19/cwt	202.00–215.00	2,856	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,447	222.09/cwt	216.00–225.50	3,214	107
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	966	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,512	8
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,000	224.42/cwt	216.00–232.50	2,244	2
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,022	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,044	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,086	210.01/cwt	197.50–215.00	2,281	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,285	213.15/cwt	205.00–215.50	2,739	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,296	221.02/cwt	216.00–225.50	2,864	58
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,020	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,193	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	174.12/cwt	167.50–177.50	2,626	3
Bulls	—	—	1,564	187.61/cwt	180.00–197.50	2,934	12
Bulls	—	—	1,865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,917	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	943	150.02/cwt	148.00–152.50	1,415	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,102	194.46/cwt	172.00–207.50	2,143	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	135.53/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,513	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	108.77/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,219	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	158.06/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,963	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	147.62/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,867	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	161.15/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,348	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,488	177.20/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,637	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	147.98/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,252	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,776	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,605	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,515	221.44/cwt	212.50–223.00	3,355	16

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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Receipts 422Last week 203Year ago 298

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,102	172.00–207.50	194.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,116	125.00–143.00	135.53
5	—	1,121	100.00–115.00	108.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,457	157.00–167.00	161.15
14	—	1,522	141.00–155.00	147.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	174.00–182.00	177.20
1	—	1,776	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	148.00–152.50	150.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,242	154.00–164.00	158.06
21	—	1,265	140.00–152.00	147.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,296	216.00–225.50	221.02
13	—	1,285	205.00–215.50	213.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	197.50–215.00	210.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	216.00–232.50	224.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	966	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,515	212.50–223.00	221.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,181	205.00–215.00	213.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,359	202.00–215.00	210.19
107	—	1,447	216.00–225.50	222.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	903	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	167.50–177.50	174.12
1	—	1,865	210.00	210.00
12	—	1,564	180.00–197.50	187.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	215.00	215.00

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.