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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 6

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

411 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 340▲ 56 vs year ago 355 · +15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter dairy cross steers sold 6.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 2.00 to 3.00 lower and Boners and Leans 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Trade was active with mostly good 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	1,513	219.25	3,317	8thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,255	187.50	2,353	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,414	177.26	2,506	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,585	189.33	3,000	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	152.10	2,289	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	148.39	1,870	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	124.97	1,391	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	112.50	1,474	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	937	229.55	2,151	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,292	216.86	2,803	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,092	216.24	2,361	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	220.09	3,275	154
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	217.82	2,620	13
Steers	Select	Low	963	182.51	1,758	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,850	162.50	3,006	1thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Steers	—	Select	1,055	156.27/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,649	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,203	217.82/cwt	210.00–221.00	2,620	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,487	220.14/cwt	214.50–225.25	3,273	153
Steers	—	Choice	1,680	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,562	1
Steers	—	Standard	1,850	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	3,006	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	937	229.55/cwt	192.50–247.50	2,151	5
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,083	220.25/cwt	220.00–221.00	2,385	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,101	212.23/cwt	210.00–213.00	2,337	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,180	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,502	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,294	216.93/cwt	214.00–220.00	2,807	67
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,070	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,292	160.17/cwt	142.50–177.50	2,069	11
Bulls	—	—	1,418	183.32/cwt	182.50–185.00	2,599	7
Bulls	—	—	1,963	219.07/cwt	207.50–232.50	4,300	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	102.36/cwt	85.00–117.50	1,075	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,060	169.39/cwt	147.00–197.50	1,796	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,092	192.40/cwt	176.00–217.50	2,101	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	132.62/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,536	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,912	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	137.61/cwt	117.50–145.00	1,727	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	150.78/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,983	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,596	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	158.71/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,298	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	142.78/cwt	131.00–152.00	2,264	22
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,870	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,255	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,353	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,474	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,513	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	3,317	8

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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Receipts 411Last week 340Year ago 355

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,418	182.50–185.00	183.32
3	—	1,963	207.50–232.50	219.07
11	—	1,292	142.50–177.50	160.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	152.50–160.00	156.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,487	214.50–225.25	220.14
1	—	1,680	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,203	210.00–221.00	217.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	220.00–221.00	220.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,294	214.00–220.00	216.93
1	—	1,180	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	937	192.50–247.50	229.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	210.00–213.00	212.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,315	146.00–158.00	150.78
1	—	1,195	160.00	160.00
16	—	1,255	117.50–145.00	137.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	176.00–217.50	192.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,586	131.00–152.00	142.78
31	—	1,448	153.00–165.00	158.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,050	85.00–117.50	102.36
15	—	1,158	120.00–142.50	132.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	147.00–197.50	169.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	208.00	208.00
2	—	1,442	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,513	219.25	219.25

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.