Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The feeder calves sold mostly higher. Steers and heifers weighing in that 3wts sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Steers weighing 600# to 800# sold 25.00 to 40.00 higher. 300# heifers sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Heifers weighing 500# to 800# sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher.

Trade was active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.79/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −97.51 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$366.79

79 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$55.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+9.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	384.07	2,027	33
Large 1	547	362.81	1,985	3thin
Large 1-2	550	360.65	1,983	31
Medium and Large 1	561	338.48	1,899	9thin
Large 2	510	328.96	1,678	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.11/cwt here — about $349 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale79 hd

366.79

—

IL average1 barns · 79 hd

366.79

+0.00

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+9.63

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−97.51

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

86 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	Large 1	950–1000	970	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,183	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	685	293.88/cwt	251.00–313.00	2,013	7
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	856	282.25/cwt	281.50–283.00	2,416	124
Steers	Large 1	750–800	762	294.14/cwt	250.00–310.00	2,241	9
Steers	Large 1	800–850	802	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,294	36
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,490	1
Steers	Large 1	850–900	865	232.89/cwt	212.50–254.00	2,014	2
Steers	Large 1	600–650	617	287.48/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,774	3
Steers	Large 1	900–950	907	270.06/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,449	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	223.33/cwt	205.00–230.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	333.11/cwt	312.00–340.50	1,862	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	338.48/cwt	275.00–359.00	1,899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	426.13/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	348.67/cwt	305.00–361.00	2,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	281.09/cwt	242.00–305.00	1,869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	422.06/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	305.88/cwt	263.00–316.00	1,945	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	397.35/cwt	375.00–402.50	2,019	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,480	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	5
Steers	Large 1	550–600	595	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,969	1
Steers	Large 1	700–750	720	297.18/cwt	263.00–303.00	2,140	20
Steers	Large 1	500–550	523	378.72/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,981	2
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	930	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,316	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	524	356.79/cwt	320.50–385.00	1,870	11
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	772	292.67/cwt	274.00–300.00	2,259	10
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	616	333.46/cwt	291.00–345.00	2,054	48
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	315	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,395	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	669	299.76/cwt	267.00–415.00	2,005	21
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	721	295.52/cwt	280.00–303.50	2,131	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	517	308.54/cwt	266.00–325.00	1,595	19
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	423	343.99/cwt	310.00–405.00	1,455	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	6
Steers	Large 2	600–650	640	304.69/cwt	297.00–312.50	1,950	2
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	440	296.00/cwt	269.00–323.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,254	1
Steers	Large 2	700–750	730	249.75/cwt	232.00–267.50	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	556	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,573	3
Steers	Large 2	800–850	835	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,179	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	825	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,906	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	423	322.04/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	769	261.02/cwt	248.00–344.00	2,007	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	717	263.20/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,887	35
Steers	Large 2	500–550	510	328.96/cwt	317.00–352.50	1,678	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	375	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	331	373.75/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,237	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	659	273.18/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,800	55
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	880	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	477	318.29/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,518	27
Steers	Large 2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,309	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	829	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	2,392	65
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	564	362.78/cwt	332.50–372.50	2,046	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	636	299.80/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,907	20
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	576	316.32/cwt	289.00–333.50	1,822	38
Steers	Large 1-2	250–300	288	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	378.06/cwt	345.00–415.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	664	259.65/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,724	6
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	537	276.83/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,487	4
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	727	268.49/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,952	7
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	623	266.02/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Large 1	950–1000	960	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,560	1

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 →

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Trade was active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	372.50–385.00	378.72
1	550–600	595	331.00	331.00
3	600–650	617	270.00–301.00	287.48
7	650–700	685	251.00–313.00	293.88
20	700–750	720	263.00–303.00	297.18
9	750–800	762	250.00–310.00	294.14
36	800–850	802	286.00	286.00
2	850–900	865	212.50–254.00	232.89
34	900–950	907	270.00–272.00	270.06
1	950–1000	970	225.00	225.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	236.00	236.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	427.50	427.50
1	300–350	315	443.00	443.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	423	310.00–405.00	343.99
6	450–500	458	440.00	440.00
11	500–550	524	320.50–385.00	356.79
20	550–600	564	332.50–372.50	362.78
48	600–650	616	291.00–345.00	333.46
21	650–700	669	267.00–415.00	299.76
29	700–750	721	280.00–303.50	295.52
10	750–800	772	274.00–300.00	292.67
65	800–850	829	288.50	288.50
124	850–900	856	281.50–283.00	282.25
1	900–950	930	249.00	249.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	405.00–432.50	426.13
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
9	550–600	561	275.00–359.00	338.48
3	650–700	693	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	775	221.50	221.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	345.00–415.00	378.06
11	400–450	416	375.00–440.00	422.06
2	450–500	465	365.00–370.00	367.47
24	500–550	508	375.00–402.50	397.35
9	550–600	580	305.00–361.00	348.67
10	600–650	636	263.00–316.00	305.88
8	650–700	665	242.00–305.00	281.09
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	317.00–352.50	328.96
2	600–650	640	297.00–312.50	304.69
2	700–750	730	232.00–267.50	249.75
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	205.00–230.00	223.33
5	250–300	278	390.00	390.00
6	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
13	350–400	387	382.50	382.50
14	500–550	538	337.00	337.00
12	550–600	559	312.00–340.50	333.11
6	600–650	623	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	770	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	327.50	327.50
4	450–500	482	321.00	321.00
1	500–550	515	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	770	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	275.00–282.50	276.83
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	623	247.00–275.00	266.02
6	650–700	664	235.00–268.00	259.65
7	700–750	727	247.00–272.00	268.49
1	850–900	880	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	371.00–380.00	373.75
2	350–400	375	281.00	281.00
7	400–450	423	270.00–340.00	322.04
27	450–500	477	290.00–325.00	318.29
19	500–550	517	266.00–325.00	308.54
38	550–600	576	289.00–333.50	316.32
20	600–650	636	299.00–304.00	299.80
55	650–700	659	230.00–285.00	273.18
35	700–750	717	230.00–269.00	263.20
8	750–800	769	248.00–344.00	261.02
5	800–850	825	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	880	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	269.00–323.00	296.00
1	450–500	490	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	590	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	556	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	484	352.50	352.50
9	600–650	610	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	162.50	162.50

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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