Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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	1,775	231.00	4,100	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,547	200.61	3,104	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,532	200.37	3,069	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	171.32	2,710	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,341	163.39	2,192	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	126.44	1,345	11
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,255	180.00	2,259	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	158.95	2,551	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	135.00	1,688	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	117.75	1,081	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,655	222.00	3,674	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,426	241.35	3,442	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,172	227.50	2,666	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,173	182.68	2,143	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,596	239.78	3,828	34
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	221.00	2,486	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,490	185.00	2,757	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	171.58	1,947	3thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,701	210.32/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,578	5
Bulls	—	—	1,887	235.73/cwt	232.50–240.00	4,448	3
Bulls	—	—	1,324	181.37/cwt	172.50–195.00	2,401	8
Bullocks	—	—	1,775	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	4,100	1
Steers	Select	—	1,135	171.58/cwt	162.50–187.50	1,947	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,172	227.50/cwt	217.50–250.00	2,666	3
Steers	Standard	—	1,490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,757	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,740	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,497	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,426	241.35/cwt	239.50–243.50	3,442	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	154.53/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,037	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	178.25/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,791	24
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	158.95/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,551	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,030	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,240	1
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,245	165.27/cwt	160.00–172.50	2,058	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,380	179.89/cwt	172.50–186.00	2,482	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	137.54/cwt	132.50–147.50	1,473	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	164.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,264	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,203	184.23/cwt	171.00–192.50	2,216	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,688	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,674	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	117.75/cwt	107.50–127.50	1,081	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,605	186.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,992	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	162.98/cwt	151.00–171.00	2,635	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,486	209.07/cwt	201.00–215.00	3,107	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	102.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,066	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,592	240.96/cwt	236.00–245.00	3,836	33

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 24, 2026

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

Receipts 230Last week 339Year ago 406

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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
5	—	1,701	200.00–217.00	210.32
3	—	1,887	232.50–240.00	235.73
8	—	1,324	172.50–195.00	181.37
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	231.00	231.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	162.50–187.50	171.58
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	185.00	185.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	201.00	201.00
33	—	1,592	236.00–245.00	240.96
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	217.50–250.00	227.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,426	239.50–243.50	241.35
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	217.50	217.50
2	—	1,245	160.00–172.50	165.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,318	149.00–159.00	154.53
22	—	1,372	160.00–170.00	164.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,566	172.00–184.00	178.25
22	—	1,617	151.00–171.00	162.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	172.50–186.00	179.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,071	132.50–147.50	137.54
1	—	1,130	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,036	100.00–110.00	102.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	171.00–192.50	184.23
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,605	185.00–190.00	186.44
8	—	1,486	201.00–215.00	209.07
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,605	149.00–165.00	158.95
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	180.00	180.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	135.00	135.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	107.50–127.50	117.75
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	222.00	222.00

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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