Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 10.00 lower with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate 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	—	High	1,597	205.20	3,276	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,404	190.48	2,675	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	167.24	2,528	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	162.90	2,134	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	143.21	1,676	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,028	242.50	2,493	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,317	218.32	2,876	36
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,107	210.00	2,325	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	218.11	3,236	124

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	1,838	225.02/cwt	220.00–232.50	4,136	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,166	177.89/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,074	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	172.33/cwt	167.50–177.00	2,544	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	142.11/cwt	132.50–150.00	1,661	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,405	188.57/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,649	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,481	218.32/cwt	214.00–225.00	3,233	121
Steers	Choice	—	1,592	209.72/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,339	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,415	204.53/cwt	197.50–210.00	2,894	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	187.02/cwt	172.50–195.00	2,674	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,794	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	173.57/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,354	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	153.29/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,997	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	159.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,495	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	220.04/cwt	213.00–223.00	2,872	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	165.42/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,198	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,107	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,325	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,028	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,493	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,010	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,273	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	212.42/cwt	205.00–217.50	3,611	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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Receipts 326Last week 219Year ago 529

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,838	220.00–232.50	225.02
12	—	1,430	172.50–195.00	187.02
11	—	1,700	205.00–217.50	212.42
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	225.00	225.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	174.00–185.00	177.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,476	167.50–177.00	172.33
15	—	1,568	150.00–165.00	159.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,169	132.50–150.00	142.11
1	—	1,180	152.00	152.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,405	180.00–195.00	188.57
1	—	1,400	200.00	200.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	171.00–178.00	173.57
18	—	1,303	144.00–158.00	153.29
28	—	1,329	159.00–170.00	165.42
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,481	214.00–225.00	218.32
3	—	1,592	209.00–210.00	209.72
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	197.50–210.00	204.53
32	—	1,305	213.00–223.00	220.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,107	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	242.50	242.50

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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