Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers and Leans trading steady and Boners selling 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady as well. 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,770	228.00	4,036	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,885	225.00	4,241	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,667	195.62	3,261	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,430	198.00	2,832	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	168.58	2,563	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	159.40	2,077	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	134.67	1,507	34
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,500	179.62	2,694	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	112.50	1,226	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	838	236.13	1,979	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,354	234.43	3,174	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	211.00	2,669	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	235.51	3,585	99
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	197.46	2,500	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,856	200.05/cwt	195.00–207.50	3,713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,721	228.11/cwt	217.50–237.50	3,926	6
Bulls	—	—	1,526	171.49/cwt	120.00–192.50	2,617	9
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	838	236.13/cwt	197.50–285.00	1,979	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,669	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,266	197.46/cwt	187.50–202.50	2,500	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,436	189.95/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,728	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,422	210.08/cwt	203.00–217.50	2,987	6
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,500	179.62/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,694	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	137.68/cwt	127.50–147.50	1,527	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	150.89/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,788	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,226	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,152	191.73/cwt	170.00–240.00	2,209	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	175.81/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,634	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	164.98/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,282	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	176.07/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,370	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	145.49/cwt	87.50–159.00	1,872	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	159.25/cwt	122.50–170.00	2,465	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,103	174.34/cwt	162.50–185.00	1,923	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	116.16/cwt	95.00–125.00	1,303	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	235.58/cwt	230.00–237.50	3,204	30
Heifers	Choice	—	1,292	222.94/cwt	217.50–228.00	2,880	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,770	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	4,036	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	236.55/cwt	232.00–240.00	3,584	90
Steers	Choice	—	1,595	225.13/cwt	212.50–228.00	3,591	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,241	2

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 17, 2026

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

Receipts 339Last week 304Year ago 147

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,856	195.00–207.50	200.05
6	—	1,721	217.50–237.50	228.11
9	—	1,526	120.00–192.50	171.49
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	838	197.50–285.00	236.13
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,360	230.00–237.50	235.58
3	—	1,292	217.50–228.00	222.94
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	187.50–202.50	197.46
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,515	232.00–240.00	236.55
9	—	1,595	212.50–228.00	225.13
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,436	184.00–195.00	189.95
6	—	1,422	203.00–217.50	210.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,109	127.50–147.50	137.68
3	—	1,185	149.00–152.50	150.89
10	—	1,122	95.00–125.00	116.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,152	170.00–240.00	191.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,498	171.00–182.00	175.81
2	—	1,490	183.00	183.00
24	—	1,548	122.50–170.00	159.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,383	160.00–171.00	164.98
4	—	1,346	173.00–180.00	176.07
31	—	1,287	87.50–159.00	145.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	162.50–185.00	174.34
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	173.00–185.00	179.62
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	112.50	112.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	228.00	228.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	225.00	225.00

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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