Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, hot conditions for a mid summer special drove a smaller offering that was met with mostly good demand. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.17/cwt on 46 head, down $74.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −62.13 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$402.17

▼ 74.56 vs prior sale

46 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$606

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$122.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−36.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	417.22	2,262	36
Medium and Large 1-2	544	383.48	2,087	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	338.75	1,821	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	295.00	1,656	3thin

One grade step is worth $122.22/cwt here — about $606 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.86, low $382.70, median $464.30 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 sale46 hd

402.17

—

IL average1 barns · 46 hd

402.17

+0.00

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−36.98

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−62.13

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

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	352.49/cwt	338.00–362.50	2,975	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,985	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	333.67/cwt	329.00–338.50	3,026	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	380.25/cwt	352.50–381.00	2,901	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	418.45/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,247	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	508.08/cwt	492.50–555.00	2,159	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	571.07/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,879	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	390.56/cwt	384.00–397.00	2,703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	461.93/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	412.13/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	384.78/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	331.21/cwt	315.00–331.50	2,865	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	360.98/cwt	337.50–367.00	2,296	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	381.52/cwt	367.50–387.00	2,152	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	468.39/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	341.12/cwt	320.00–349.00	2,470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	371.30/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,135	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	388.33/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	376.20/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	320.44/cwt	300.00–332.50	2,676	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	338.63/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	358.77/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,400	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	452.90/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	369.71/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	396.61/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	355.69/cwt	322.50–372.50	2,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	317.36/cwt	316.00–323.00	2,964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	307.10/cwt	307.00–307.50	2,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	355.83/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	398.61/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	373.86/cwt	352.50–385.00	1,978	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	363.98/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	357.30/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	338.49/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	352.57/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	494.60/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	406.71/cwt	392.50–460.00	2,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	323.34/cwt	312.50–337.50	2,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	535.42/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,703	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 Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu Jul 16, 2026

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

Receipts 787Last week 881Year ago 689

Today at Fairview, hot conditions for a mid summer special drove a smaller offering that was met with mostly good demand. Trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	329	550.00–610.00	571.07
3	350–400	380	570.00	570.00
19	400–450	425	492.50–555.00	508.08
8	450–500	478	455.00–470.00	461.93
29	500–550	537	385.00–445.00	418.45
7	550–600	563	410.00–415.00	412.13
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
8	650–700	692	384.00–397.00	390.56
4	700–750	714	382.00–390.00	384.78
79	750–800	763	352.50–381.00	380.25
69	800–850	844	338.00–362.50	352.49
64	850–900	864	345.50	345.50
116	900–950	907	329.00–338.50	333.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	417	400.00–475.00	452.90
2	450–500	480	385.00–412.50	398.61
3	500–550	535	385.00–390.00	388.33
2	550–600	558	372.50–380.00	376.20
7	600–650	636	322.50–372.50	355.69
9	650–700	669	325.00–370.00	358.77
3	700–750	700	350.00–367.50	355.83
9	750–800	770	337.50–342.50	338.63
15	800–850	835	300.00–332.50	320.44
5	850–900	863	307.00–307.50	307.10
5	900–950	934	316.00–323.00	317.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	468	350.00–365.00	357.30
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	575	352.50	352.50
2	650–700	697	273.00	273.00
2	700–750	732	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	577	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	520.00–545.00	535.42
10	350–400	366	460.00–470.00	468.39
8	400–450	416	470.00–510.00	494.60
6	500–550	517	392.50–460.00	406.71
11	550–600	564	367.50–387.00	381.52
25	600–650	636	337.50–367.00	360.98
9	650–700	677	350.00–353.00	352.57
9	700–750	724	320.00–349.00	341.12
3	750–800	773	312.50–337.50	323.34
5	800–850	821	312.50	312.50
57	850–900	865	315.00–331.50	331.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	390	445.00–465.00	455.00
1	400–450	415	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	468	370.00–410.00	396.61
16	500–550	529	352.50–385.00	373.86
8	550–600	584	350.00–372.50	369.71
1	650–700	655	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	820	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	335.00–385.00	363.98
1	450–500	480	357.50	357.50
5	500–550	546	337.50–342.50	338.49
1	800–850	800	302.50	302.50
1	900–950	945	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	970	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	495	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
9	550–600	575	345.00–380.00	371.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00

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