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

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, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,512	217.54/cwt	212.50–225.00	3,289	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	974	234.58/cwt	212.50–252.50	2,285	5
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
Steers	Choice	—	1,471	259.23/cwt	256.00–265.00	3,813	32
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,298	233.80/cwt	232.50–235.00	3,035	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	173.14/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,891	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	167.29/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,161	14
Bulls	—	—	1,903	248.73/cwt	245.00–252.50	4,733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	188.57/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,304	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	203.11/cwt	197.50–207.50	3,351	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,595	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	4,003	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,514	235.74/cwt	235.00–251.00	3,569	33
Steers	Standard	—	1,615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,553	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	925	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,659	2
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
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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	181.50/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,336	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	144.14/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,496	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,036	171.15/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,773	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,523	199.68/cwt	199.00–200.00	3,041	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	188.74/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,765	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,087	222.53/cwt	191.00–252.50	2,419	9

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	974	212.50–252.50	234.58
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,514	235.00–251.00	235.74
29	—	1,375	254.00–264.00	259.29
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	200.00–225.00	210.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,471	256.00–265.00	259.23
1	—	1,595	251.00	251.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	232.50–235.00	233.80
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	220.00	220.00
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	287.50	287.50
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	253.00	253.00
1	—	1,940	210.00	210.00
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
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
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
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	135.00–152.50	144.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	161.00–177.00	171.15
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.

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