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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 13

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

195 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 411▼ 156 vs year ago 351 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers 4>00 higher, Boners steady, and Leans 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 13.00 higher in a light test. Trade was active with 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	1,310	216.00	2,830	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,780	125.00	2,225	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,773	181.93	3,226	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,403	208.68	2,928	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,664	159.40	2,652	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	148.53	1,998	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	121.00	1,366	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	223.03	2,933	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,013	210.00	2,127	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	870	140.00	1,218	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	222.17	3,338	100
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	172.00	1,840	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	150.00	1,598	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. 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,065	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,598	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,070	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,840	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,481	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,155	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,503	222.45/cwt	217.50–227.00	3,343	97
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,013	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,127	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	223.03/cwt	218.00–229.00	2,933	28
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	155.27/cwt	132.50–167.50	2,570	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	200.39/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,767	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,309	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	104.39/cwt	80.00–115.00	1,052	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	130.96/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,574	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,228	166.96/cwt	155.00–177.00	2,050	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,018	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	150.56/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,980	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,403	208.68/cwt	208.00–211.00	2,928	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	137.81/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,983	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	149.72/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,189	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,724	162.31/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,798	10
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,310	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,830	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Standard	1,780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,225	1

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 13, 2026

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

Receipts 195Last week 411Year ago 351

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,503	217.50–227.00	222.45
3	—	1,481	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,315	218.00–229.00	223.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,724	154.00–165.00	162.31
3	—	1,462	146.00–153.00	149.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	155.00–177.00	166.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	208.00–211.00	208.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	157.00–160.00	158.49
7	—	1,439	132.00–143.00	137.81
9	—	1,315	145.00–155.00	150.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	80.00–115.00	104.39
5	—	1,202	120.00–140.00	130.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	132.50–167.50	155.27
1	—	1,915	225.00	225.00
2	—	1,880	195.00–205.00	200.39

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.