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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mixed, with Breakers and Leans selling 3.00 to 10.00 lower and Boners 3.00 higher. 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	245.69	3,528	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	900	199.65	1,797	2thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,596	251.00	4,006	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,837	237.13	4,357	37
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,496	189.80	2,839	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	183.58	2,175	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	178.49	2,612	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	146.77	1,573	18
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,235	197.53	2,439	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	923	293.75	2,710	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,399	253.28	3,543	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	252.57	2,703	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,471	255.49	3,759	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,176	244.63	2,877	5thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,627	219.27	3,568	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,946	232.82/cwt	220.00–245.00	4,531	20
Bulls	—	—	1,965	256.87/cwt	250.00–262.50	5,047	8
Bulls	—	—	1,724	213.31/cwt	205.00–219.00	3,677	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,000	260.83/cwt	245.00–270.00	2,608	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	170.90/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,085	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	178.58/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,270	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,176	244.63/cwt	242.00–247.00	2,877	5
Steers	Standard	—	1,627	219.27/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,568	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,890	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	4,612	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	253.25/cwt	248.00–258.50	3,591	41
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	242.79/cwt	237.00–246.00	3,302	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,035	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,846	1
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,235	197.53/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,439	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	900	199.65/cwt	182.50–215.00	1,797	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,436	245.69/cwt	240.00–249.00	3,528	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,505	188.42/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,836	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,310	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,849	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	151.27/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,665	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,468	255.71/cwt	249.00–262.50	3,754	62
Steers	Choice	—	1,569	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	4,205	6
Bullocks	—	—	1,596	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	4,006	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	208.06/cwt	176.00–273.00	2,378	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,004	163.29/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,639	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	137.66/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	3,445	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	228.64/cwt	220.00–237.50	2,629	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,358	244.49/cwt	240.00–246.00	3,320	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	157.01/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,807	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	181.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,632	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	168.13/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,525	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	122.90/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,493	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	810	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,531	1
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,017	268.52/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,731	3

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 May 5, 2026

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

Receipts 381Last week 152Year ago 461

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,946	220.00–245.00	232.82
8	—	1,965	250.00–262.50	256.87
6	—	1,724	205.00–219.00	213.31
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	245.00–270.00	260.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,220	164.00–175.00	170.90
6	—	1,271	176.00–181.00	178.58
10	—	1,151	145.00–163.00	157.01
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,505	186.00–194.00	188.42
1	—	1,310	217.50	217.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	149.00–156.00	151.27
5	—	1,043	132.50–141.00	137.66
3	—	1,215	117.00–126.00	122.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,143	176.00–273.00	208.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,004	156.00–171.00	163.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,454	175.00–185.00	181.03
13	—	1,502	157.00–173.00	168.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,176	242.00–247.00	244.63
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	210.00–230.00	219.27
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	244.00	244.00
62	—	1,468	249.00–262.50	255.71
6	—	1,569	268.00	268.00
7	—	1,358	240.00–246.00	244.49
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,418	248.00–258.50	253.25
6	—	1,360	237.00–246.00	242.79
6	—	1,305	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	220.00–237.50	228.64
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	260.00–275.00	268.52
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	190.00–205.00	197.53
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	182.50–215.00	199.65
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	240.00–249.00	245.69
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,596	251.00	251.00

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.

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