Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. No dairy cross steers this week for a price comparison. Trade was active with 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	1,691	222.51	3,764	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,470	192.52	2,831	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,491	178.04	2,655	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	172.62	2,086	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	145.28	1,676	20
Heifers	Select	Average	968	263.73	2,553	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	244.91	3,552	73
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,039	240.08	2,494	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,541	245.87	3,789	96
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,221	238.79	2,916	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	950	230.00	2,185	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,183	185.30/cwt	171.00–210.00	2,192	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	178.04/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,265	3
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,802	224.01/cwt	210.00–238.00	4,037	4
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,042	253.83/cwt	252.00–260.00	2,645	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,431	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	169.20/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,841	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,491	189.59/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,827	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	140.41/cwt	132.50–147.50	1,660	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,538	246.34/cwt	242.00–250.00	3,789	95
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,111	161.52/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,794	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,388	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,596	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,150	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,737	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	968	263.73/cwt	257.50–270.00	2,553	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,221	238.79/cwt	237.00–240.50	2,916	5
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,845	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	179.11/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,622	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,351	209.38/cwt	200.00–216.00	2,829	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,035	221.74/cwt	209.00–235.00	2,295	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,434	246.24/cwt	240.00–251.00	3,531	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	169.14/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,106	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	155.56/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,836	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,030	221.91/cwt	205.00–260.00	2,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,526	196.42/cwt	182.50–207.50	2,997	9
Bulls	—	—	1,976	248.44/cwt	237.50–262.50	4,909	10
Bulls	—	—	1,781	219.27/cwt	210.00–232.50	3,905	7

How this sale compares

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Receipts 376Last week 413Year ago 351

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,183	171.00–210.00	185.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	177.00–179.00	178.04
14	—	1,245	165.00–175.00	169.14
10	—	1,180	153.00–160.00	155.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	120.00–127.50	123.59
10	—	1,182	132.50–147.50	140.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,679	163.00–172.00	169.20
41	—	1,464	173.00–185.00	179.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,491	186.00–195.00	189.59
4	—	1,351	200.00–216.00	209.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	156.00–175.00	161.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,802	210.00–238.00	224.01
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,042	252.00–260.00	253.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	238.00	238.00
68	—	1,434	240.00–251.00	246.24
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	257.50–270.00	263.73
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	209.00–235.00	221.74
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,538	242.00–250.00	246.34
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	230.00	230.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	237.00–240.50	238.79
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	205.00–260.00	221.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,526	182.50–207.50	196.42
10	—	1,976	237.50–262.50	248.44
7	—	1,781	210.00–232.50	219.27

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.

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