Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded lower 6.00, with steer calves over 600lbs trading higher 5.00. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded higher 5.00, with heifer calves over 600lbs trading mostly steady with spots higher 4.00. Good demand on active trade on a lighter offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.54/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −107.52 against this barn's trailing median of $400.07.

Average price

$292.54

66 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$57.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs IL average

−5.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	308.42	1,694	34
Medium and Large 1-2	563	279.22	1,573	28
Medium and Large 2	583	250.92	1,463	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.50/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale66 hd

292.54

—

IL average2 barns · 119 hd

291.21

+1.34

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−5.29

This barn, trailing median15 sales

400.07

−107.52

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

79 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	533	282.36/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	228.58/cwt	211.00–239.00	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	249.67/cwt	239.00–261.00	1,695	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	251.82/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,911	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	305.10/cwt	286.00–310.00	1,709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	271.46/cwt	241.00–285.00	1,699	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	310.74/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,684	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	254.06/cwt	248.00–261.00	2,088	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	247.85/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	337.57/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,931	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	360.41/cwt	351.00–372.50	1,755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	311.58/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,957	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	340.01/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,425	10
Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,947	3
Steers	Medium 3	850–900	855	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium 3	600–650	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium 3	450–500	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	265.05/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	403.33/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	284.32/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	232.99/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	294.75/cwt	253.00–302.50	1,733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	251.15/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	363.82/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	277.90/cwt	269.00–305.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	268.21/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	239.99/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	329.59/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	231.98/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	318.87/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	358.67/cwt	351.00–371.00	1,897	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	231.49/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	260.45/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	321.65/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,895	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	316.60/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,501	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	270.25/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,576	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	287.05/cwt	273.00–291.00	2,078	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	228.76/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,649	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	219.48/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	326	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	440	6
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	765	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	277.47/cwt	263.00–281.00	1,609	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	938	172.94/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	940	1
Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	991	186.34/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	250.92/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	295.59/cwt	283.00–315.00	1,410	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	287.80/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	233.65/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	327.58/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	303.90/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	330.57/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,574	14

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
3	300–350	325	322.50–332.50	327.58
2	350–400	370	292.50–315.00	303.90
3	400–450	411	313.00	313.00
11	450–500	477	283.00–315.00	295.59
10	500–550	533	272.50–285.00	282.36
18	550–600	580	263.00–281.00	277.47
1	600–650	635	237.00	237.00
9	650–700	671	231.00–239.00	233.65
5	700–750	733	211.00–239.00	228.58
1	750–800	750	221.00	221.00
3	850–900	858	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	419	317.50–347.50	340.01
14	450–500	476	330.00–331.00	330.57
20	500–550	542	299.00–313.00	310.74
14	550–600	560	286.00–310.00	305.10
47	600–650	626	241.00–285.00	271.46
28	650–700	679	239.00–261.00	249.67
7	700–750	703	245.00–250.00	247.85
15	750–800	759	245.00–254.00	251.82
3	800–850	808	241.00	241.00
1	900–950	900	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	135.00	135.00
2	350–400	372	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	345	272.50	272.50
4	400–450	445	281.00–290.00	287.80
4	550–600	583	237.00–257.00	250.92
3	600–650	600	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	785	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	765	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	991	169.00–195.00	186.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	352	400.00	400.00
13	400–450	417	400.00–407.00	403.33
6	450–500	487	351.00–372.50	360.41
26	500–550	529	351.00–371.00	358.67
11	550–600	572	330.00–351.00	337.57
34	600–650	628	308.00–315.00	311.58
5	650–700	671	284.00	284.00
26	700–750	724	273.00–291.00	287.05
23	800–850	822	248.00–261.00	254.06
3	850–900	855	246.00	246.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
2	850–900	855	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	415	269.00–305.00	277.90
2	450–500	480	251.00–280.00	265.05
3	500–550	531	275.00	275.00
9	550–600	588	253.00–302.50	294.75
3	600–650	621	235.00–259.00	251.15
2	650–700	673	231.00–235.00	232.99
1	700–750	705	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	360.00–367.50	363.82
2	400–450	437	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	469	320.00–340.00	329.59
9	500–550	514	300.00–331.00	318.87
22	550–600	589	305.00–327.00	321.65
8	600–650	637	277.00–289.00	284.32
5	650–700	679	266.00–270.00	268.21
6	700–750	737	242.00–265.00	260.45
2	750–800	783	239.00–241.00	239.99
2	800–850	823	231.00–233.00	231.98
2	850–900	860	231.00–232.00	231.49
1	900–950	905	221.00	221.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	415	332.50	332.50
7	450–500	474	297.00–325.00	316.60
1	500–550	525	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	415	247.50	247.50
4	500–550	523	271.00	271.00
11	550–600	583	260.00–281.00	270.25
4	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
11	700–750	721	222.00–233.00	228.76
8	750–800	758	202.00–222.00	219.48
2	900–950	938	165.00–181.00	172.94

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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