Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Trade was active with 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
Bullocks	—	High	1,720	217.00	3,732	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,659	188.85	3,133	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,561	199.41	3,112	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	172.86	2,557	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	168.91	2,083	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	125.89	1,365	33
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,665	141.25	2,352	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,375	137.50	1,891	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,411	238.61	3,367	68
Heifers	Select	Average	972	219.62	2,135	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,274	213.34	2,718	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,548	240.19	3,719	103
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	221.80	2,888	9thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,973	188.33	3,716	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,172	171.93	2,014	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls	—	—	1,946	203.37/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,958	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	216.69/cwt	212.50–225.00	4,074	5
Bulls	—	—	1,400	168.78/cwt	130.00–187.50	2,363	12
Bullocks	—	—	1,720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,732	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,185	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,222	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	972	219.62/cwt	202.50–225.00	2,135	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	179.01/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,367	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,891	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,530	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,550	241.29/cwt	234.00–245.00	3,740	98
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,274	213.34/cwt	202.50–230.00	2,718	4
Steers	Choice	—	2,040	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,182	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,384	222.08/cwt	200.00–232.00	3,074	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,128	174.19/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,965	4
Steers	Select	—	1,165	164.15/cwt	157.50–170.00	1,912	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	106.98/cwt	55.00–122.50	1,162	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,302	221.80/cwt	187.50–232.00	2,888	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,073	200.48/cwt	177.00–220.50	2,151	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,417	238.94/cwt	233.00–244.00	3,386	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	231.39/cwt	230.00–232.00	2,962	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	2,035	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,595	1
Steers	Standard	—	2,300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	4,025	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	179.60/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,584	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	169.40/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,170	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,571	192.55/cwt	187.00–197.50	3,025	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	162.08/cwt	142.50–171.00	2,501	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,007	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	146.63/cwt	95.00–162.50	1,868	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,366	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	135.62/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,443	11

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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Receipts 427Last week 219Year ago 404

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,946	195.00–210.00	203.37
5	—	1,880	212.50–225.00	216.69
12	—	1,400	130.00–187.50	168.78
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	217.00	217.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	187.50	187.50
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	195.00	195.00
1	—	2,300	175.00	175.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,550	234.00–245.00	241.29
1	—	2,040	205.00	205.00
4	—	1,384	200.00–232.00	222.08
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	157.50–170.00	164.15
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,302	187.50–232.00	221.80
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	972	202.50–225.00	219.62
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	202.50–230.00	213.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,417	233.00–244.00	238.94
3	—	1,280	230.00–232.00	231.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	177.00–181.00	179.01
33	—	1,281	163.00–175.00	169.40
29	—	1,274	95.00–162.50	146.63
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	165.00–195.00	174.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,086	55.00–122.50	106.98
1	—	1,105	147.00	147.00
11	—	1,064	125.00–143.00	135.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,073	177.00–220.50	200.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,439	173.00–186.00	179.60
25	—	1,543	142.50–171.00	162.08
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,571	187.00–197.50	192.55
4	—	1,530	220.00	220.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	137.50	137.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,295	155.00	155.00

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.

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