Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers and heifers had no steers and heifers for a comparison to last week. Slaughter cows mostly traded steady to 1.00 higher, with the exception with Leans 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,243	223.00	2,772	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,216	226.36	2,753	7thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,430	221.00	3,160	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,849	218.71	4,043	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,471	195.26	2,872	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	176.30	2,649	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	175.08	2,220	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	151.53	1,459	10
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,480	203.04	3,005	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	146.00	1,321	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,274	233.80	2,979	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,086	230.00	2,498	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	232.53	3,344	79
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	224.00	2,587	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	890	197.50	1,758	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	Lean 85-90%	—	905	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,321	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,471	195.26/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,872	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	991	169.28/cwt	160.00–199.00	1,678	5
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,480	203.04/cwt	195.00–212.00	3,005	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	147.67/cwt	137.50–157.50	1,469	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	184.01/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,698	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	174.68/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,264	24
Steers	Choice	—	1,438	232.53/cwt	229.50–240.00	3,344	79
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,113	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,504	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,587	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,243	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,772	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,018	227.02/cwt	217.00–237.50	2,311	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	112.94/cwt	100.00–125.00	954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	206.61/cwt	205.00–207.50	3,849	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,155	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,500	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	3,518	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	4,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,115	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,453	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	169.20/cwt	152.50–179.00	2,618	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	162.07/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,039	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,274	233.80/cwt	227.50–235.50	2,979	21
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,005	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,462	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,169	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,630	6
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	890	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,758	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,821	220.86/cwt	210.00–230.00	4,022	7

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 11, 2026

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

Receipts 223Last week 453Year ago 247

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	146.00	146.00
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	195.00–212.00	203.04
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,471	191.00–200.00	195.26
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	160.00–199.00	169.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	137.50–157.50	147.67
2	—	845	100.00–125.00	112.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,466	181.00–191.00	184.01
17	—	1,547	152.50–179.00	169.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,296	170.00–181.00	174.68
1	—	1,165	185.00	185.00
8	—	1,258	156.00–167.00	162.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	217.00–237.50	227.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	220.00	220.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,438	229.50–240.00	232.53
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	224.00	224.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,274	227.50–235.50	233.80
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	245.00	245.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	223.00	223.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	205.00–207.50	206.61
1	—	2,000	240.00	240.00
7	—	1,821	210.00–230.00	220.86
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	234.50	234.50
6	—	1,169	225.00	225.00
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	221.00	221.00

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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