Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with the exception of Leans selling 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,910	225.00	4,298	2thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,425	210.00	2,993	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,634	198.84	3,248	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,451	194.82	2,826	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	169.93	2,147	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	164.60	2,552	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	123.80	1,276	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,625	134.00	2,178	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	98.28	1,050	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,382	236.69	3,272	72
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,173	221.23	2,595	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	950	220.00	2,090	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,511	237.29	3,585	75
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	213.24	2,666	3thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,178	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	98.28/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,050	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,298	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,366	222.78/cwt	215.50–230.00	3,043	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,173	221.23/cwt	217.00–226.50	2,595	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,385	238.93/cwt	235.00–243.00	3,309	62
Steers	Choice	—	1,522	224.33/cwt	209.00–230.00	3,414	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	213.24/cwt	190.00–225.50	2,666	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,442	187.68/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,706	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,510	238.22/cwt	233.50–242.50	3,597	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,187	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	157.64/cwt	101.00–169.00	2,477	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	174.08/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,649	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,483	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,277	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	144.98/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,582	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,993	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	109.68/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,086	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,089	204.92/cwt	185.00–235.00	2,232	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	139.56/cwt	112.50–159.00	1,778	5
Bulls	—	—	1,306	169.69/cwt	120.00–195.00	2,216	9
Bulls	—	—	2,032	233.12/cwt	227.50–242.50	4,737	6
Bulls	—	—	1,727	208.27/cwt	197.50–217.50	3,597	6

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Mar 10, 2026

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

Receipts 285Last week 303Year ago 392

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	134.00	134.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	93.00–105.00	98.28
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,366	215.50–230.00	222.78
62	—	1,385	235.00–243.00	238.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	217.00–226.50	221.23
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	220.00	220.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,522	209.00–230.00	224.33
70	—	1,510	233.50–242.50	238.22
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	190.00–225.50	213.24
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,442	183.00–193.00	187.68
3	—	1,483	221.00	221.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,325	160.00–170.00	165.03
5	—	1,274	112.50–159.00	139.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,571	101.00–169.00	157.64
11	—	1,522	170.00–182.00	174.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	139.00–150.00	144.98
6	—	990	100.00–125.00	109.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	185.00–235.00	204.92
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	210.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,306	120.00–195.00	169.69
6	—	2,032	227.50–242.50	233.12
6	—	1,727	197.50–217.50	208.27

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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