Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers sold 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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	1,445	215.25	3,110	8thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,830	184.76	3,381	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,461	175.02	2,557	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	154.71	2,225	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	148.98	1,955	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	127.64	1,375	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	127.50	1,454	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	810	266.16	2,156	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	215.42	2,795	91
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,119	195.69	2,190	7thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,449	216.21	3,132	168
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,218	195.04	2,376	2thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,780	188.06/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,347	7
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	810	266.16/cwt	255.00–277.50	2,156	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,108	192.05/cwt	170.00–202.50	2,128	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,218	195.04/cwt	182.50–210.00	2,376	2
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,185	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,577	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	215.82/cwt	212.00–218.50	2,810	87
Bulls	—	—	1,705	171.50/cwt	162.50–177.50	2,924	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,201	206.66/cwt	202.50–210.00	2,482	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,320	207.52/cwt	202.00–210.00	2,739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	135.82/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,865	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	145.03/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,115	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	112.40/cwt	102.50–117.50	1,225	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,103	186.15/cwt	182.50–192.50	2,053	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	157.17/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,227	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	132.17/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,460	9
Bulls	—	—	2,238	208.02/cwt	200.00–212.50	4,655	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	167.08/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,476	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,180	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,183	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	880	191.11/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,682	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,501	173.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,606	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,451	216.37/cwt	212.00–218.25	3,140	165
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,445	215.25/cwt	215.00–215.50	3,110	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	151.83/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,980	31

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Sep 22, 2026

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

Receipts 442Last week 422Year ago 463

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,780	180.00–195.00	188.06
7	—	1,705	162.50–177.50	171.50
3	—	2,238	200.00–212.50	208.02
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	255.00–277.50	266.16
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	170.00–202.50	192.05
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,302	212.00–218.50	215.82
4	—	1,201	202.50–210.00	206.66
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	182.50–210.00	195.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	202.00–210.00	207.52
165	—	1,451	212.00–218.25	216.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,373	120.00–146.00	135.82
31	—	1,304	147.00–157.00	151.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,458	138.00–152.00	145.03
25	—	1,417	153.00–164.00	157.17
6	—	1,482	165.00–169.00	167.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,090	102.50–117.50	112.40
9	—	1,105	125.00–146.00	132.17
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	182.50–192.50	186.15
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	185.00	185.00
7	—	1,501	170.00–180.00	173.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	187.00–195.00	191.11
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	127.50	127.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,445	215.00–215.50	215.25

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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