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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, May 26

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049

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Receipts

232 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 438▼ 73 vs year ago 305 · −23.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 11.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Beakers and Leans 2.00 to 4.00 lower and Boners 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 17.00 lower on lesser quality.

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,444	222.28	3,210	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,560	203.51	3,174	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	185.71	2,313	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	184.55	2,805	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	157.64	1,635	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,449	246.76	3,575	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,133	210.96	2,390	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	903	208.75	1,884	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	925	287.50	2,659	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	257.29	3,869	36
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	233.80	3,035	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,615	220.00	3,553	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	925	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,659	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,298	233.80/cwt	232.50–235.00	3,035	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,471	259.23/cwt	256.00–265.00	3,813	32
Steers	—	Choice	1,595	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	4,003	1
Steers	—	Standard	1,615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,553	1
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,765	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	4,465	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,074	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	1
Heifers	—	Select	980	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,838	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,133	210.96/cwt	200.00–225.00	2,390	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,375	259.29/cwt	254.00–264.00	3,565	29
Heifers	—	Choice	1,514	235.74/cwt	235.00–251.00	3,569	33
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	974	234.58/cwt	212.50–252.50	2,285	5
Bulls	—	—	1,512	217.54/cwt	212.50–225.00	3,289	12
Bulls	—	—	1,650	203.11/cwt	197.50–207.50	3,351	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	248.73/cwt	245.00–252.50	4,733	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,036	171.15/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,773	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	144.14/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,496	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,087	222.53/cwt	191.00–252.50	2,419	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	188.57/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,304	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	181.50/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,336	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	167.29/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,161	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	188.74/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,765	30
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,523	199.68/cwt	199.00–200.00	3,041	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,591	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	173.14/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,891	11

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 26, 2026

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

Receipts 232Last week 438Year ago 305

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,512	212.50–225.00	217.54
2	—	1,903	245.00–252.50	248.73
3	—	1,650	197.50–207.50	203.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	974	212.50–252.50	234.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,514	235.00–251.00	235.74
29	—	1,375	254.00–264.00	259.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	200.00–225.00	210.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,471	256.00–265.00	259.23
1	—	1,595	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	232.50–235.00	233.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	253.00	253.00
1	—	1,940	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,670	165.00–181.00	173.14
30	—	1,465	183.00–194.00	188.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,292	159.00–173.00	167.29
11	—	1,222	187.00–191.00	188.57
25	—	1,287	175.00–186.00	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,523	199.00–200.00	199.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	135.00–152.50	144.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	161.00–177.00	171.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,087	191.00–252.50	222.53

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.