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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Oct 27

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

365 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 242▼ 42 vs year ago 407 · −10.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter dairy cross steers sold 11.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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	1,315	216.00	2,840	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,616	223.56	3,613	16
Bullocks	—	High	1,470	217.50	3,197	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,752	175.07	3,066	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,625	177.50	2,884	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,633	147.03	2,401	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	146.86	1,866	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	126.81	1,479	14
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,682	184.13	3,097	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,362	226.05	3,079	55
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,097	223.26	2,448	6thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,478	225.82	3,338	191
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,184	216.65	2,564	3thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 and Choice	1,163	212.48/cwt	203.00–221.00	2,471	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,756	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,421	212.94/cwt	202.00–221.00	3,026	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,480	226.24/cwt	222.00–230.50	3,348	185
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,040	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,257	3
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,153	229.51/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,646	3
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,186	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,835	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,366	226.81/cwt	222.00–233.50	3,098	40
Heifers	—	Choice	1,411	218.59/cwt	210.00–221.00	3,084	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,711	181.91/cwt	177.50–190.00	3,112	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	155.07/cwt	117.50–172.50	2,718	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	201.37/cwt	195.00–207.50	3,685	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	955	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,528	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	105.28/cwt	85.00–115.00	1,183	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,733	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	130.84/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,587	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	136.59/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,714	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	149.43/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,907	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,303	171.65/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,237	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,580	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	160.85/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,601	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,625	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,884	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,649	137.73/cwt	122.00–154.00	2,271	22
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,682	184.13/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,097	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	3,197	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,616	223.56/cwt	222.00–226.00	3,613	16
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,840	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 27, 2026

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

Receipts 365Last week 242Year ago 407

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,711	177.50–190.00	181.91
2	—	1,830	195.00–207.50	201.37
4	—	1,753	117.50–172.50	155.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,411	210.00–221.00	218.59
40	—	1,366	222.00–233.50	226.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	225.00–240.00	229.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	203.00–221.00	212.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	202.00–221.00	212.94
185	—	1,480	222.00–230.50	226.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,682	181.00–186.00	184.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,255	125.00–144.00	136.59
7	—	1,276	145.00–156.00	149.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	147.50	147.50
4	—	1,124	85.00–115.00	105.28
8	—	1,213	122.50–140.00	130.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,649	122.00–154.00	137.73
13	—	1,617	155.00–166.00	160.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	167.00–174.00	171.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,616	222.00–226.00	223.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	216.00	216.00

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.