Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to 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	1,637	224.99	3,682	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,479	199.91	2,956	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	180.30	2,793	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	175.91	2,278	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	146.36	1,576	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,092	219.00	2,391	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,273	232.96	2,966	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,182	229.43	2,711	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	988	210.23	2,077	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	233.16	3,462	183
Steers	Standard	Average	1,740	226.00	3,932	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,202	217.58	2,615	12
Steers	Select	Average	905	210.00	1,901	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,766	222.17/cwt	217.00–232.50	3,924	9
Bulls	—	—	1,866	242.45/cwt	237.50–250.00	4,524	7
Bulls	—	—	1,579	205.84/cwt	197.50–215.00	3,250	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,030	229.51/cwt	222.50–245.00	2,364	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,193	194.36/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,319	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	783	226.10/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,770	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,092	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,391	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,202	217.58/cwt	187.50–225.00	2,615	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,284	219.96/cwt	202.50–225.00	2,824	4
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,079	238.90/cwt	232.50–245.00	2,578	4
Steers	Standard	—	1,740	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,932	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	214.88/cwt	206.00–225.00	2,804	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	233.97/cwt	228.00–238.50	3,463	175
Steers	Choice	—	1,402	217.18/cwt	211.00–226.00	3,045	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,271	234.13/cwt	228.00–238.00	2,976	31
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,872	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,965	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,107	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	175.20/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,286	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	182.28/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,381	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	163.10/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,205	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,220	185.37/cwt	179.00–197.00	2,262	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	183.63/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,832	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	172.69/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,703	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	136.57/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,435	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,378	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,084	164.29/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,781	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,508	196.16/cwt	190.00–206.00	2,958	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,393	214.56/cwt	210.00–225.00	2,989	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,165	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,447	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Receipts 453Last week 255Year ago 361

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,766	217.00–232.50	222.17
7	—	1,866	237.50–250.00	242.45
6	—	1,579	197.50–215.00	205.84
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	222.50–245.00	229.51
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	191.00–198.00	194.36
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	210.00–240.00	226.10
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	202.50–225.00	219.96
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	232.50–245.00	238.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	206.00–225.00	214.88
31	—	1,271	228.00–238.00	234.13
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	210.00	210.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,202	187.50–225.00	217.58
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	226.00	226.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,480	228.00–238.50	233.97
5	—	1,402	211.00–226.00	217.18
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,965	209.00	209.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,092	219.00	219.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,305	169.00–180.00	175.20
4	—	1,306	181.00–183.00	182.28
9	—	1,352	157.00–168.00	163.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,220	179.00–197.00	185.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,542	179.00–190.00	183.63
14	—	1,565	155.00–178.00	172.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,051	130.00–142.50	136.57
4	—	1,115	120.00–127.50	123.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,084	150.00–179.00	164.29
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,508	190.00–206.00	196.16
8	—	1,393	210.00–225.00	214.56
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	210.00	210.00

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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