Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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	High	1,572	221.40	3,480	8thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,736	187.29	3,251	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	166.04	2,657	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	157.80	2,020	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	112.35	1,220	11
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	905	170.00	1,539	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,324	217.42	2,879	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,068	207.08	2,212	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	943	179.80	1,695	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,356	217.61	2,951	46
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	209.30	2,602	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,100	182.50	2,008	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,358	218.21/cwt	212.50–222.50	2,963	43
Heifers	Choice	—	1,328	217.85/cwt	212.50–220.50	2,893	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,068	207.08/cwt	201.00–210.00	2,212	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,243	209.30/cwt	202.00–212.00	2,602	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	171.08/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,770	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	160.06/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,034	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	101.15/cwt	87.50–107.50	1,132	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	156.83/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,486	6
Bulls	—	—	1,878	177.78/cwt	175.00–182.50	3,339	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,572	221.40/cwt	220.00–222.50	3,480	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,524	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,327	209.05/cwt	204.00–212.00	2,774	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	148.21/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,953	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	206.35/cwt	201.00–211.00	2,538	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	116.45/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,226	6
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	995	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,214	1
Steers	Select	—	1,100	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,008	1
Heifers	Select	—	925	165.56/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,531	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	193.63/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,177	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.

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Sep 8, 2026

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

Receipts 203Last week 334Year ago 458

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,358	212.50–222.50	218.21
3	—	1,327	204.00–212.00	209.05
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,243	202.00–212.00	209.30
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,328	212.50–220.50	217.85
2	—	1,230	201.00–211.00	206.35
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	201.00–210.00	207.08
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	155.00–180.00	165.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,619	164.00–175.00	171.08
6	—	1,585	151.00–163.00	156.83
1	—	1,520	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,271	153.00–165.00	160.06
4	—	1,318	146.00–151.00	148.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	87.50–107.50	101.15
1	—	1,150	132.50	132.50
6	—	1,053	110.00–125.00	116.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,878	175.00–182.50	177.78
6	—	1,641	190.00–205.00	193.63
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,572	220.00–222.50	221.40
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	170.00	170.00

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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