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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Sep 29

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

340 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 442▲ 104 vs year ago 236 · +44.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 4.00 higher and Boners and Leans 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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	1,512	213.00	3,221	8thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,665	181.10	3,016	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,658	174.60	2,895	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	154.71	2,279	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	153.23	1,899	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	127.19	1,398	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	127.50	1,632	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,905	118.75	2,262	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	76.31	839	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	228.50	2,536	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,333	212.29	2,830	61
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	216.06	3,216	101
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	198.89	2,452	4thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,128	198.79/cwt	182.50–215.00	2,242	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,268	203.80/cwt	199.00–206.00	2,584	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,338	198.99/cwt	191.00–207.50	2,662	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	216.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,236	98
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,110	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,536	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,260	204.97/cwt	201.00–209.00	2,583	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,322	214.87/cwt	210.00–220.50	2,841	56
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,750	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,643	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	170.74/cwt	162.50–177.50	2,698	10
Bulls	—	—	1,714	186.07/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,189	11
Bulls	—	—	1,985	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	900	196.06/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,765	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	110.04/cwt	95.00–117.50	1,164	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,136	204.41/cwt	190.00–217.50	2,322	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,627	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	127.33/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,458	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	146.43/cwt	142.00–152.50	1,816	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	132.83/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,716	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	156.32/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,032	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	161.04/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,342	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,475	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,685	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	146.36/cwt	137.00–153.00	2,179	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,537	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,658	174.60/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,895	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	76.31/cwt	60.00–87.50	839	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,632	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,181	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,065	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,323	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,512	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,221	8

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 29, 2026

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

Receipts 340Last week 442Year ago 236

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,714	180.00–200.00	186.07
1	—	1,985	230.00	230.00
10	—	1,580	162.50–177.50	170.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	191.00–207.50	198.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	182.50–215.00	198.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,495	210.00–220.00	216.44
3	—	1,268	199.00–206.00	203.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,110	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	201.00–209.00	204.97
56	—	1,322	210.00–220.50	214.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	156.00–157.00	156.32
6	—	1,292	125.00–140.00	132.83
21	—	1,240	142.00–152.50	146.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	190.00–217.50	204.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	168.00	168.00
17	—	1,489	137.00–153.00	146.36
16	—	1,454	154.00–165.00	161.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	192.50–200.00	196.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	141.00–145.00	143.00
10	—	1,058	95.00–117.50	110.04
16	—	1,145	120.00–137.50	127.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	172.00–180.00	174.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	60.00–87.50	76.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	125.00	125.00
1	—	2,065	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,512	213.00	213.00

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.