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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 20

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

242 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 195▼ 130 vs year ago 372 · −34.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower on a lessor kind. Trade was active with moderate to 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	215.00	3,010	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	212.50	3,122	3thin
Bulls	—	High	1,709	182.34	3,117	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,770	186.00	3,292	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	161.91	2,050	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	155.39	2,341	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	125.28	1,322	13
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,750	181.00	3,168	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	92.50	844	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,620	202.00	3,272	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,379	220.69	3,044	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	220.00	2,431	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	823	204.74	1,685	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,536	223.49	3,434	95

Every lot, as filed

25 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,413	200.71/cwt	197.50–204.00	2,836	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,539	223.98/cwt	217.00–225.25	3,447	93
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	823	204.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,685	2
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,105	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,431	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,379	222.25/cwt	215.00–226.00	3,065	31
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	212.63/cwt	211.00–214.50	2,934	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	173.80/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,821	7
Bulls	—	—	1,744	186.92/cwt	182.50–195.00	3,260	7
Bulls	—	—	2,070	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,347	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	135.33/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,391	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	97.31/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,018	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,137	192.31/cwt	167.00–237.50	2,187	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,160	165.03/cwt	157.50–172.50	1,914	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	155.81/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,010	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	141.03/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,843	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,412	173.72/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,453	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,345	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	142.20/cwt	136.00–157.00	2,147	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	163.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,487	16
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,770	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,292	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,010	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,469	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	3,122	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	844	2
Dairy Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,750	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,168	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,620	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,272	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.

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

Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Oct 20, 2026

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

Receipts 242Last week 195Year ago 372

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,028	125.00–145.00	135.33
5	—	1,046	85.00–110.00	97.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	167.00–237.50	192.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	164.00	164.00
15	—	1,290	150.00–161.00	155.81
3	—	1,307	139.00–143.00	141.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	172.00–176.00	173.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	157.50–172.50	165.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,510	136.00–157.00	142.20
16	—	1,521	160.00–169.00	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,469	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	912	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	210.00	210.00
7	—	1,623	170.00–177.50	173.80
7	—	1,744	182.50–195.00	186.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	197.50–204.00	200.71
93	—	1,539	217.00–225.25	223.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	211.00–214.50	212.63
31	—	1,379	215.00–226.00	222.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	200.00–210.00	204.74

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.