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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was active with mostly 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	1,531	193.67	2,966	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,588	192.03	3,050	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	170.61	2,117	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	166.41	2,469	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	115.66	1,238	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,525	151.00	2,303	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	911	264.84	2,413	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	236.32	3,176	36
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,102	212.50	2,341	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	239.07	3,552	43

Every lot, as filed

24 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%	—	1,582	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,641	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	206.95/cwt	197.50–217.50	3,363	8
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	911	264.84/cwt	235.00–280.00	2,413	6
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,150	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,674	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,483	240.66/cwt	236.00–244.50	3,569	41
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	239.63/cwt	232.50–242.00	3,187	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	166.45/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,167	27
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,005	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,734	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	224.72/cwt	200.00–231.00	3,130	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,545	206.48/cwt	202.50–210.00	3,190	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	148.40/cwt	127.50–160.00	1,854	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	154.97/cwt	110.00–169.00	2,311	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	83.86/cwt	50.00–120.00	840	11
Bulls	—	—	1,770	226.21/cwt	225.00–227.50	4,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	175.31/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,153	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,897	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	184.16/cwt	170.00–195.00	2,694	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,136	220.48/cwt	179.00–252.50	2,505	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,303	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	176.62/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,623	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,589	189.59/cwt	186.00–193.00	3,013	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	136.15/cwt	127.50–149.00	1,513	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Receipts 303Last week 230Year ago 443

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was active with mostly good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,582	214.00	214.00
18	—	1,589	186.00–193.00	189.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	185.00–187.00	185.99
23	—	1,491	110.00–169.00	154.97
20	—	1,485	171.00–183.00	176.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,302	161.00–173.00	166.45
36	—	1,249	127.50–160.00	148.40
3	—	1,228	174.00–177.00	175.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,002	50.00–120.00	83.86
2	—	1,248	151.00–153.00	152.00
11	—	1,111	127.50–149.00	136.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,136	179.00–252.50	220.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	167.50	167.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,625	197.50–217.50	206.95
2	—	1,770	225.00–227.50	226.21
18	—	1,463	170.00–195.00	184.16
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	911	235.00–280.00	264.84
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,330	232.50–242.00	239.63
8	—	1,393	200.00–231.00	224.72
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	172.50	172.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,483	236.00–244.50	240.66
2	—	1,545	202.50–210.00	206.48
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	151.00	151.00

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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