Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy cross steers sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 4.00 higher and Boners and Leans 5.00 lower. 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,512	213.00	3,221	8thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,635	176.03	2,877	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,658	174.60	2,895	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	153.42	1,925	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	152.94	2,279	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	120.19	1,295	37
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	127.50	1,632	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,905	118.75	2,262	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	76.31	839	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	228.50	2,536	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,333	212.29	2,830	61
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,177	219.65	2,585	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	216.99	3,229	102

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,714	186.07/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,189	11
Bulls	—	—	1,985	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,547	164.29/cwt	137.50–177.50	2,542	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,338	198.99/cwt	191.00–207.50	2,662	2
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,110	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,536	6
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,123	226.54/cwt	182.50–240.50	2,544	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	204.97/cwt	201.00–209.00	2,583	3
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,750	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	156.32/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,223	188.90/cwt	159.00–217.50	2,310	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,537	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	76.31/cwt	60.00–87.50	839	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,495	216.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,236	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	914	170.22/cwt	142.00–200.00	1,556	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,313	230.55/cwt	199.00–301.00	3,027	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	144.25/cwt	133.00–153.00	2,191	20
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,512	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,221	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,181	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	127.52/cwt	100.00–140.00	1,685	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,475	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,685	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	161.04/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,342	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,632	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,322	214.87/cwt	210.00–220.50	2,841	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,627	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	96.18/cwt	60.00–117.50	1,002	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	127.33/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,458	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,065	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,323	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,658	174.60/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,895	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	146.43/cwt	142.00–152.50	1,816	21

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 29, 2026

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

Receipts 340Last week 442Year ago 236

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,714	180.00–200.00	186.07
1	—	1,985	230.00	230.00
14	—	1,547	137.50–177.50	164.29
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	191.00–207.50	198.99
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	182.50–240.50	226.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,495	210.00–220.00	216.44
4	—	1,313	199.00–301.00	230.55
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,110	228.50	228.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	201.00–209.00	204.97
56	—	1,322	210.00–220.50	214.87
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	156.00–157.00	156.32
7	—	1,321	100.00–140.00	127.52
21	—	1,240	142.00–152.50	146.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	159.00–217.50	188.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	168.00	168.00
20	—	1,519	133.00–153.00	144.25
16	—	1,454	154.00–165.00	161.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	142.00–200.00	170.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	182.00	182.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	141.00–145.00	143.00
15	—	1,042	60.00–117.50	96.18
16	—	1,145	120.00–137.50	127.33
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	172.00–180.00	174.60
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	60.00–87.50	76.31
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	125.00	125.00
1	—	2,065	112.50	112.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	127.50	127.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,512	213.00	213.00

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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