Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 20.00 on an attractive offering. Steer calves over 600lbs traded higher 7.00. Feeder heifers, 400-600lbs also trending higher posted a gain of 10.00 as compared to two weeks ago. Heifer calves over 600lbs finished the day higher 5.00. Trade was active, demand continues to be good to very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $431.27/cwt on 139 head, up $31.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 15 comparable sales and sits +31.20 against this barn's trailing median of $400.07.

Average price

$431.27

▲ 31.20 vs prior sale

139 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$71.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+3.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	449.13	2,478	90
Medium and Large 1-2	568	404.59	2,299	38
Medium and Large 2	573	377.34	2,162	11thin

One grade step is worth $71.79/cwt here — about $316 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.63, low $366.76, median $400.07 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale139 hd

431.27

—

IL average1 barns · 139 hd

431.27

+0.00

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

+3.88

This barn, trailing median15 sales

400.07

+31.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

96 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	342.88/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	366.19/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,442	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	354.33/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	364.99/cwt	345.00–377.50	2,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	463.47/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	467.74/cwt	425.00–515.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	327.41/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	404.31/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,301	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,068	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	3,022	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	340.56/cwt	332.50–365.00	2,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	455.03/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	464.82/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	374.07/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	430.32/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	377.34/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,162	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	398.26/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	421.06/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,143	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	421.61/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	361.50/cwt	340.00–382.50	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	415.81/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	407.83/cwt	375.00–430.00	2,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	348.62/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,339	10
Steers	Large 1	900–950	920	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,082	1
Steers	Large 1	800–850	802	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,987	2
Steers	Large 1	600–650	625	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,625	2
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,980	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	793	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,974	7
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	622	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	465.69/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,440	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	507.36/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,161	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	359.95/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	433	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,685	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	543.39/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	390.82/cwt	380.00–392.50	3,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	398.00/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	627.07/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	363.39/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	348.74/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	636.95/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,382	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	589.81/cwt	570.00–615.00	2,477	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	667.25/cwt	655.00–680.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	358.04/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	501.88/cwt	450.00–525.00	2,369	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	569.24/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	451.32/cwt	440.00–461.00	2,866	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	490.80/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,852	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	551.94/cwt	535.00–580.00	2,876	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	314.62/cwt	314.00–335.00	2,961	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	376.45/cwt	347.50–385.00	2,511	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	431.74/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	555.35/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	520.25/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	386.12/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	616.29/cwt	590.00–645.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	424.38/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	553.00/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	487.00/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	512.04/cwt	460.00–540.00	2,468	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	480.91/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,515	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	419.24/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	387.07/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,336	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	332.91/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	430.39/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,625	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	429.33/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,512	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	442.70/cwt	405.00–480.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	355.41/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	537.48/cwt	520.00–575.00	1,736	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	528.65/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,046	28

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	545.00	545.00
4	300–350	324	425.00–515.00	467.74
4	350–400	371	455.00–485.00	463.47
6	400–450	437	430.00–460.00	455.03
5	450–500	480	435.00–485.00	464.82
1	500–550	540	415.00	415.00
37	550–600	569	370.00–420.00	404.31
2	600–650	623	365.00–382.50	374.07
6	650–700	661	332.50–365.00	340.56
2	700–750	720	315.00–340.00	327.41
8	750–800	785	335.00–344.00	342.88
1	900–950	920	290.00	290.00
13	1050–1100	1,068	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	427	380.00–410.00	398.26
3	450–500	488	385.00	385.00
11	550–600	573	350.00–380.00	377.34
1	650–700	685	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	237	615.00	615.00
22	300–350	323	520.00–575.00	537.48
28	350–400	387	515.00–550.00	528.65
19	400–450	426	470.00–520.00	507.36
64	450–500	472	450.00–525.00	501.88
49	500–550	524	420.00–475.00	465.69
41	550–600	585	417.50–445.00	429.33
20	600–650	610	415.00–432.50	430.39
58	650–700	667	347.50–385.00	376.45
7	700–750	728	355.00–362.50	359.95
6	750–800	767	355.00–357.50	355.41
4	800–850	810	337.50–365.00	358.04
6	850–900	886	330.00–337.50	332.91
59	900–950	941	314.00–335.00	314.62
1	950–1000	975	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	540.00–545.00	543.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	670.00	670.00
4	250–300	268	590.00–645.00	616.29
2	300–350	323	540.00–570.00	555.35
6	350–400	378	530.00–575.00	553.00
7	400–450	415	490.00–540.00	520.25
12	450–500	482	460.00–540.00	512.04
13	500–550	523	450.00–510.00	480.91
4	550–600	580	420.00–430.00	424.38
7	600–650	625	360.00–405.00	386.12
11	650–700	667	345.00–385.00	366.19
6	700–750	727	345.00–377.50	364.99
8	750–800	769	345.00–375.00	354.33
1	800–850	845	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	415.81
3	350–400	396	405.00–455.00	421.61
2	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	472	405.00–440.00	430.32
9	500–550	509	380.00–445.00	421.06
7	550–600	570	375.00–430.00	407.83
2	600–650	633	340.00–382.50	361.50
10	650–700	671	335.00–375.00	348.62
1	750–800	795	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	420.00	420.00
2	800–850	802	372.50	372.50
1	900–950	920	335.00	335.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	535.00	535.00
2	600–650	622	420.00	420.00
7	750–800	793	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	433	620.00	620.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	655.00–680.00	667.25
6	300–350	306	600.00–640.00	627.07
13	350–400	374	600.00–640.00	636.95
10	400–450	420	570.00–615.00	589.81
13	450–500	483	550.00–575.00	569.24
36	500–550	521	535.00–580.00	551.94
39	550–600	581	475.00–515.00	490.80
54	600–650	635	440.00–461.00	451.32
8	650–700	672	427.50–445.00	431.74
6	700–750	719	385.00–402.50	398.00
13	750–800	776	380.00–392.50	390.82
5	800–850	823	347.50–367.50	363.39
4	850–900	860	347.50–350.00	348.74
1	950–1000	960	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	400	485.00–495.00	487.00
2	450–500	468	405.00–480.00	442.70
10	500–550	519	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	578	395.00–445.00	419.24
2	600–650	615	370.00–405.00	387.07
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	857	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00

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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