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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 12

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

208 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 381▼ 207 vs year ago 415 · −49.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Trade was active with Very, very 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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,570	234.00	3,674	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,571	230.94	3,628	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,495	200.88	3,004	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	186.24	2,768	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	176.76	2,112	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	138.84	1,527	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,585	173.00	2,742	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	147.50	1,895	1thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,405	267.09	3,753	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,005	237.50	2,387	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	970	214.75	2,083	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	265.80	3,852	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	245.98	3,082	9thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,770	245.00	4,337	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	970	222.50	2,158	1thin

Every lot

30 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	970	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,158	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,253	245.98/cwt	225.00–254.00	3,082	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,261	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,436	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,456	266.23/cwt	258.00–271.00	3,876	55
Steers	—	Choice	1,550	243.87/cwt	236.00–253.00	3,780	2
Steers	—	Standard	1,770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	4,337	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	945	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,244	1
Heifers	—	Select	995	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,910	1
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,005	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,387	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	3,713	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	266.88/cwt	259.00–270.00	3,718	33
Heifers	—	Choice	1,683	260.64/cwt	254.00–267.00	4,387	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	239.44/cwt	230.00–250.00	3,388	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	172.16/cwt	112.50–222.50	2,927	5
Bulls	—	—	1,789	264.71/cwt	255.00–275.00	4,736	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	115.02/cwt	102.50–122.50	1,187	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,992	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,080	207.50/cwt	187.00–230.00	2,241	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	143.39/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,607	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,125	153.55/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,727	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	164.55/cwt	153.00–171.00	2,001	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	181.09/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,222	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	172.54/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,479	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,483	195.86/cwt	193.00–198.00	2,905	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	187.82/cwt	182.00–193.00	2,802	26
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,570	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,627	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,570	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,674	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,895	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,585	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,742	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 12, 2026

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

Receipts 208Last week 381Year ago 415

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,415	230.00–250.00	239.44
5	—	1,789	255.00–275.00	264.71
5	—	1,700	112.50–222.50	172.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	272.00	272.00
33	—	1,393	259.00–270.00	266.88
2	—	1,683	254.00–267.00	260.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	225.00–254.00	245.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,456	258.00–271.00	266.23
3	—	1,261	272.50	272.50
2	—	1,550	236.00–253.00	243.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	176.00–184.00	181.09
1	—	1,065	187.00	187.00
8	—	1,216	153.00–171.00	164.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	187.00–230.00	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,492	182.00–193.00	187.82
3	—	1,437	163.00–180.00	172.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	231.00	231.00
6	—	1,483	193.00–198.00	195.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	151.00–157.50	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,121	137.50–150.00	143.39
3	—	1,032	102.50–122.50	115.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	147.50	147.50

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.