Fairview Sale Barn market report — September 17, 2026

Fairview, IL · Thursday sale · USDA report published 09/21/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

1,279

Last week 195 (+1084)
Last year —

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$440.08 /cwt

$2,447 per head · 133 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$346.25 /cwt

$2,634 per head · 66 hd
vs last week —

A nice set of feeders for consideration today. No price comparisons being longer than 30 days since the last special. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.
USDA Market News reporter, September 17, 2026

This barn's weekly USDA report covers slaughter cattle only, so the feeder tables and cards come from its latest special feeder sale.

Feeder steers — Sep 17

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Sep 11. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	10	355 lb	$509.48	$1,809	—	+0.23	$450.00 (1 hd)†
400–499 lb	64	474 lb	$477.95	$2,267	—	−18.02	$435.00 (1 hd)†
500–599 lb	133	556 lb	$440.08	$2,447	—	−11.32	$350.36 (12 hd)
600–699 lb	115	642 lb	$398.00	$2,557	—	−26.88	$395.00 (2 hd)†
700–799 lb	66	761 lb	$346.25	$2,634	—	−22.22	$292.50 (3 hd)†
800–899 lb	200	877 lb	$326.51	$2,864	—	−31.20	$287.50 (1 hd)†
900–999 lb	55	978 lb	$308.00	$3,012	—	−26.00	—

Feeder heifers — Sep 17

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Sep 11. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	7	366 lb	$446.87	$1,637	—	−34.94	—
400–499 lb	95	453 lb	$468.06	$2,119	—	+49.20	$387.50 (2 hd)†
500–599 lb	119	555 lb	$401.04	$2,228	—	−9.59	$348.23 (7 hd)
600–699 lb	52	643 lb	$365.05	$2,346	—	−9.78	$322.50 (1 hd)†
700–799 lb	50	726 lb	$331.69	$2,407	—	−6.72	$283.86 (2 hd)†
800–899 lb	60	832 lb	$315.48	$2,626	—	+4.91	$313.79 (34 hd)
900–999 lb	50	942 lb	$299.75	$2,824	—	+17.25	$245.00 (1 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	1	1,430 lb	$164.00	$164.00–$164.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	20	1,252 lb	$164.94	$150.00–$237.50
Boner 80-85%	Low	3	1,307 lb	$141.03	$139.00–$143.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	19	1,504 lb	$165.11	$160.00–$176.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	14	1,510 lb	$142.20	$136.00–$157.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	8	1,061 lb	$142.75	$125.00–$172.50
Lean 85-90%	Low	5	1,046 lb	$97.31	$85.00–$110.00
Premium White 65-75%	Average	1	1,770 lb	$186.00	$186.00–$186.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 14, 2026): $440.08/cwt
4-week average: $399.85
13-week average: $399.70
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $357.34high $510.44

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Falling

Latest (week of September 14, 2026): $346.25/cwt
4-week average: $337.08
13-week average: $350.38
4-week vs 13-week: −3.8%

52-wk low $305.09high $402.10

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 14, 2026): $401.04/cwt
4-week average: $367.87
13-week average: $371.01
4-week vs 13-week: −0.8%

52-wk low $322.61high $436.76

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in May and Mar and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.6%	43%	7
Feb	+2.4%	86%	7
Mar	+4.0%	86%	7
Apr	+3.7%	71%	7
May	+5.1%	100%	7
Jun	−0.7%	43%	7
Jul	+2.3%	71%	7
Aug	+1.8%	67%	6
Sep	+1.6%	43%	7
Oct	−4.5%	29%	7
Nov	−4.7%	0%	7
Dec	−2.3%	29%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Sep and lowest in Jan and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−3.2%	29%	7
Feb	−1.6%	43%	7
Mar	−0.5%	57%	7
Apr	−1.9%	29%	7
May	−0.9%	57%	7
Jun	+2.6%	71%	7
Jul	+4.0%	71%	7
Aug	+6.9%	83%	6
Sep	+5.6%	86%	7
Oct	−0.5%	57%	7
Nov	−2.7%	14%	7
Dec	−0.4%	43%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	242	—	—	—
Tue Oct 13	195	—	—	—
Tue Oct 6	411	—	—	—
Tue Sep 29	340	—	—	—
Tue Sep 22	442	—	—	—
Tue Sep 15	422	—	—	—
Tue Sep 8	203	—	—	—
Tue Sep 1	334	—	—	—
Tue Aug 25	326	—	—	—
Tue Aug 18	219	—	—	—
Tue Aug 11	223	—	—	—
Tue Aug 4	453	—	—	—
Tue Jul 21	255	—	—	—
Tue Jul 14	370	—	—	—
Tue Jul 7	304	—	—	—
Tue Jun 30	267	—	—	—
Tue Jun 23	313	—	—	—

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Sep 17, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,279	$440.08	$346.25	$401.04	Yes
Sep 3, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	195	$359.62	$327.90	$334.69	Yes
Aug 20, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,167	$385.99	$351.63	$368.41	Yes
Jul 16, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	787	$413.11	$375.73	$379.91	Yes
Jun 18, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	881	$486.01	$402.10	$427.91	Yes
May 21, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,105	$470.05	$366.44	$431.12	Yes
May 7, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	918	$498.59	$377.40	$421.05	Yes
May 5, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	269	—	—	—	No
Apr 16, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,151	$510.44	$377.96	$435.90	Yes
Apr 7, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	290	—	—	—	No
Apr 2, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,465	$491.44	$378.67	$419.22	Yes
Mar 12, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,308	$464.92	$384.44	$428.63	Yes
Mar 3, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	163	—	—	—	No
Feb 26, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,211	$484.35	$389.23	$436.76	Yes
Feb 12, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,615	$484.00	$380.72	$426.45	Yes
Jan 31, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	118	—	—	—	No
Jan 29, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	928	$452.04	$373.74	$392.01	Yes
Jan 22, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,103	$462.51	$351.95	$370.89	Yes
Jan 15, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,555	$469.13	$360.87	$382.87	Yes
Jan 8, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,938	$444.79	$379.56	$381.40	Yes
Jan 6, 2026	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	228	—	—	—	No
Dec 18, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,928	$449.56	$347.68	$381.76	Yes
Dec 4, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	933	$400.54	$343.17	$352.46	Yes
Dec 2, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	180	—	—	—	No
Nov 20, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,300	$399.56	$349.48	$354.42	Yes
Nov 6, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	616	$357.34	$305.09	$322.61	Yes
Nov 4, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	132	—	—	—	No
Oct 30, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,420	$394.17	$360.37	$355.05	Yes
Oct 9, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	892	$414.36	$359.22	$373.43	Yes
Sep 11, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,633	$451.40	$368.47	$410.63	Yes
Aug 14, 2025	Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Specialspecial	1,380	$413.42	$350.96	$389.87	Yes

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Illinois sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Walnut Auction Sales, Walnut	70 mi	Oct 20	$357.50†	—
Greenville Livestock, Greenville	129 mi	Sep 12	$413.01	$345.56

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Slaughter Cattle	October 20, 2026	242	55	AMS_2049
Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special special	September 17, 2026	1,279	31	AMS_2048

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL” (AMS_2049); “Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL” (AMS_2048). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.