Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers steady, Boners 2.00 lower, and Leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,715	214.00	3,670	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,718	198.70	3,414	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,501	192.34	2,887	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	162.04	2,439	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	160.44	2,093	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	149.16	1,756	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	132.00	2,132	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	122.50	1,433	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	104	115.00	120	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	214.82	2,858	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	210.33	2,345	3thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,479	217.18	3,211	147
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	211.03	2,525	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,092	187.01	2,042	3thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,826	203.17/cwt	195.00–212.50	3,710	11
Steers	Select	—	1,163	166.02/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,931	2
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	950	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,165	207.00/cwt	205.00–209.00	2,412	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,312	217.18/cwt	214.00–220.00	2,849	30
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,015	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,203	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	151.54/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,917	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	156.32/cwt	142.00–167.00	2,349	17
Bulls	—	—	2,015	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,958	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	189.36/cwt	180.00–192.50	2,852	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,408	204.73/cwt	201.00–210.00	2,883	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,373	206.30/cwt	205.00–207.50	2,832	2
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,020	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,315	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	203.05/cwt	201.00–205.00	2,609	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,670	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	217.33/cwt	212.00–224.00	3,216	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	163.34/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,164	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	104	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,433	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,489	190.43/cwt	184.00–196.00	2,836	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,132	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	147.08/cwt	142.50–152.00	1,791	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	172.84/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,608	9

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Receipts 334Last week 326Year ago 292

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,826	195.00–212.50	203.17
1	—	2,015	215.00	215.00
7	—	1,506	180.00–192.50	189.36
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	160.00–172.50	166.02
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	229.00	229.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	205.00–207.50	206.30
145	—	1,480	212.00–224.00	217.33
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	227.00	227.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	201.00–205.00	203.05
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	205.00–209.00	207.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,312	214.00–220.00	217.18
7	—	1,408	201.00–210.00	204.73
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	217.00	217.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,265	145.00–157.00	151.54
1	—	1,145	171.00	171.00
27	—	1,325	158.00–169.00	163.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,503	142.00–167.00	156.32
9	—	1,509	168.00–178.00	172.84
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,489	184.00–196.00	190.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,218	142.50–152.00	147.08
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	214.00	214.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	115.00	115.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	122.50	122.50
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	132.00	132.00

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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