Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to one week ago, slaughter steers and heifers traded mostly steady to lower 2.00. Slaughter cows finished the day's trade steady with slaughter bulls lower 3.00. Trade was active, demand remains good.

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	1,666	193.34	3,220	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,251	208.37	2,606	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	176.90	2,552	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,356	158.37	2,147	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	134.33	1,582	26
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,398	234.73	3,282	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,103	203.75	2,246	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,147	202.77	2,326	5thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,559	239.90	3,740	71
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,455	219.47	3,194	7thin
Steers	Select	Low	1,741	176.00	3,063	5thin

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	—	—	1,658	200.39/cwt	177.50–232.50	3,322	21
Bulls	—	—	1,705	156.35/cwt	145.00–167.50	2,666	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,030	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,472	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,175	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,968	1
Steers	Select	—	995	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,493	1
Steers	Select	—	1,927	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	3,517	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,553	132.32/cwt	127.50–137.00	2,055	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,118	232.58/cwt	227.50–237.50	2,600	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,535	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,116	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,151	228.52/cwt	228.00–229.00	2,630	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,516	212.71/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,225	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,215	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,703	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,970	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	4,492	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,050	202.71/cwt	197.50–217.50	2,128	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,373	1
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,090	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,834	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	175.74/cwt	163.00–186.00	2,522	60
Heifers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	815	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,976	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	86.35/cwt	85.00–87.50	993	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,478	235.96/cwt	232.00–238.00	3,487	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	2,020	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,676	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,558	240.32/cwt	235.00–245.00	3,744	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,674	159.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,672	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	158.74/cwt	146.00–168.00	2,119	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,273	204.34/cwt	189.00–220.00	2,601	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	845	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,965	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,097	221.45/cwt	212.00–227.00	2,429	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	117.25/cwt	107.50–127.50	1,293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	137.15/cwt	122.50–170.00	1,680	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,205	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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Receipts 304Last week 427Year ago 452

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,658	177.50–232.50	200.39
4	—	1,705	145.00–167.50	156.35
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	203.00	203.00
4	—	1,050	197.50–217.50	202.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	228.00–229.00	228.52
29	—	1,478	232.00–238.00	235.96
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	242.50	242.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,927	182.50	182.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	200.00–220.00	212.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	222.50	222.50
69	—	1,558	235.00–245.00	240.32
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	228.00	228.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	260.00	260.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	127.50–137.00	132.32
17	—	1,335	146.00–168.00	158.74
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	227.50–237.50	232.58
12	—	1,273	189.00–220.00	204.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	185.00	185.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,435	163.00–186.00	175.74
4	—	1,674	155.00–162.00	159.59
3	—	1,097	212.00–227.00	221.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	85.00–87.50	86.35
2	—	1,103	107.50–127.50	117.25
20	—	1,225	122.50–170.00	137.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	182.00	182.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	232.50	232.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	157.50	157.50

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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