Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher with the exception of Leans who sold 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,788	185.22	3,311	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,554	181.61	2,822	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	163.96	2,504	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	158.27	2,070	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	138.89	1,524	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	126.80	1,718	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	110.47	1,237	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	991	167.50	1,660	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,448	226.74	3,283	71
Heifers	Select	Average	890	217.50	1,936	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,223	194.11	2,374	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,493	229.49	3,425	130
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	190.00	2,195	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	2,118	179.33	3,798	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,060	165.00	1,749	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,554	181.61/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,822	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	119.97/cwt	112.50–127.50	1,366	8
Bulls	—	—	1,858	190.74/cwt	187.50–195.00	3,544	6
Bulls	—	—	2,087	215.25/cwt	207.50–222.50	4,492	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	164.69/cwt	152.50–180.00	2,582	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	161.96/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,225	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,066	187.21/cwt	175.00–212.50	1,996	10
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	840	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,785	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,041	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,588	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	126.80/cwt	117.50–137.50	1,718	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	110.47/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,237	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,888	206.51/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,899	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,484	230.84/cwt	225.00–235.50	3,426	121
Steers	Select	—	1,060	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,749	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,195	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,817	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	139.49/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,477	5
Steers	Standard	—	2,268	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	4,105	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	890	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,936	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,428	218.41/cwt	217.00–222.00	3,119	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,451	227.95/cwt	223.00–233.50	3,308	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,223	194.11/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,374	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	963	207.98/cwt	201.00–215.00	2,003	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,467	213.77/cwt	200.00–223.50	3,136	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	145.84/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,956	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	173.01/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,656	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	157.36/cwt	137.00–167.00	2,395	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,818	1

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.

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Jan 13, 2026

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

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,554	177.00–187.00	181.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,139	112.50–127.50	119.97
5	—	1,059	133.00–146.00	139.49
1	—	1,220	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,374	158.00–169.00	161.96
1	—	1,295	177.00	177.00
31	—	1,341	130.00–157.00	145.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,066	175.00–212.50	187.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	201.00–215.00	207.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,535	168.00–180.00	173.01
37	—	1,522	137.00–167.00	157.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,858	187.50–195.00	190.74
3	—	2,087	207.50–222.50	215.25
6	—	1,568	152.50–180.00	164.69
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	212.50	212.50
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,041	152.50	152.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	117.50–137.50	126.80
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	105.00–117.50	110.47
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	202.00–216.00	206.51
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,484	225.00–235.50	230.84
6	—	1,467	200.00–223.50	213.77
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	165.00	165.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	190.00	190.00
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,817	176.00	176.00
4	—	2,268	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,428	217.00–222.00	218.41
62	—	1,451	223.00–233.50	227.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	189.00–200.00	194.11

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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