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

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, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,415	239.44/cwt	230.00–250.00	3,388	6
Bulls	—	—	1,789	264.71/cwt	255.00–275.00	4,736	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	172.16/cwt	112.50–222.50	2,927	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,570	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,674	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	945	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,244	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	970	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,158	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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	245.98/cwt	225.00–254.00	3,082	9
Steers	Standard	—	1,770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	4,337	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
Steers	Choice	—	1,456	266.23/cwt	258.00–271.00	3,876	55
Steers	Choice	—	1,261	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,436	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,550	243.87/cwt	236.00–253.00	3,780	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,683	260.64/cwt	254.00–267.00	4,387	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	181.09/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,222	6
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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	164.55/cwt	153.00–171.00	2,001	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,742	1
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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	172.54/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,125	153.55/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,727	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	143.39/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,607	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	115.02/cwt	102.50–122.50	1,187	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,895	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,483	195.86/cwt	193.00–198.00	2,905	6

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 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
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	305.00	305.00
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	237.50	237.50
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
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	222.50	222.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	225.00–254.00	245.98
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	245.00	245.00
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
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
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	187.00–230.00	207.50
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
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
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	151.00–157.50	153.55
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
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	173.00	173.00
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.

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