Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, no price comparison for today's auction. Trade was active with good demand on a lighter offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.64/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −112.72 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.

Average price

$353.64

55 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$709

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

$146.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−11.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	373.50	1,994	23
Medium and Large 1-2	539	357.33	1,927	24
Medium and Large 2	568	304.81	1,732	6thin
Medium and Large 3	565	227.50	1,285	2thin

One grade step is worth $146.00/cwt here — about $709 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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.86, low $402.17, median $466.36 across 14 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 sale55 hd

353.64

—

IL average1 barns · 55 hd

353.64

+0.00

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−11.12

This barn, trailing median14 sales

466.36

−112.72

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

104 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	750–800	795	239.99/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	340.53/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	266.61/cwt	259.00–278.00	2,197	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	303.77/cwt	281.00–325.00	1,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	283.51/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	252.41/cwt	202.50–264.00	1,946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	361.81/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,932	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	288.12/cwt	272.50–301.00	1,902	8
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	975	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,324	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	318.15/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	334.94/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	377.96/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	378.88/cwt	347.50–397.50	1,978	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	364.56/cwt	342.50–410.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	283.94/cwt	268.00–286.00	2,235	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	291.51/cwt	290.00–293.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	285.46/cwt	280.00–311.00	2,386	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.91/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	371.94/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,756	25
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	880	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	284.74/cwt	283.00–286.50	2,648	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	303.44/cwt	292.00–315.00	2,176	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	349.63/cwt	311.00–365.00	2,311	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	354.14/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,043	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	944	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	353.43/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	335.53/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,741	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	311.83/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	326.75/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	344.89/cwt	334.00–360.00	1,652	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	327.17/cwt	312.50–343.00	1,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	216.92/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	385.72/cwt	355.00–402.50	1,497	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	292.06/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,834	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	311.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	263.19/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	247.24/cwt	237.50–266.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	224.22/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	360.32/cwt	350.00–370.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Large 2	800–850	810	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	326.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	293.01/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,720	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	310.99/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	259.17/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	279.47/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,878	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	950	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	222.39/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,697	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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Today at Fairview, no price comparison for today's auction. Trade was active with good demand on a lighter offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	350.00–370.00	360.32
3	300–350	330	320.00–330.00	326.97
4	350–400	378	310.00–365.00	340.53
2	400–450	423	305.00–317.50	310.99
6	450–500	476	300.00–325.00	311.85
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
20	550–600	587	275.00–311.00	293.01
6	600–650	620	251.00–273.00	263.19
3	650–700	663	237.50–266.00	247.24
2	700–750	728	252.00–266.00	259.17
4	750–800	795	239.00–243.00	239.99
2	800–850	830	222.50–226.00	224.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
14	350–400	388	355.00–402.50	385.72
11	400–450	423	330.00–365.00	353.43
24	450–500	479	334.00–360.00	344.89
35	500–550	519	315.00–347.50	335.53
11	550–600	578	312.50–343.00	327.17
15	600–650	628	285.00–302.50	292.06
27	650–700	672	265.00–283.00	279.47
3	700–750	708	274.00	274.00
1	750–800	785	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	703	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	365	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	424	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	515	301.00	301.00
1	650–700	685	221.00	221.00
3	700–750	733	236.00	236.00
3	750–800	763	216.00–235.00	222.39
2	800–850	828	213.00–221.00	216.92
2	850–900	893	226.00	226.00
1	900–950	925	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	241.00	241.00
1	950–1000	950	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	315.00–325.00	318.15
2	400–450	438	320.00–325.00	322.46
3	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	576	281.00–325.00	303.77
1	600–650	600	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
8	750–800	771	202.50–264.00	252.41
1	800–850	825	263.00	263.00
1	950–1000	955	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	435.00	435.00
4	300–350	344	410.00	410.00
5	350–400	390	342.50–410.00	364.56
4	400–450	424	360.00–402.50	377.96
25	450–500	472	330.00–405.00	371.94
20	500–550	534	335.00–377.50	361.81
4	550–600	566	325.00–350.00	334.94
5	600–650	627	272.50–302.50	283.51
8	650–700	660	272.50–301.00	288.12
2	700–750	708	290.00–293.00	291.51
20	750–800	787	268.00–286.00	283.94
41	800–850	824	259.00–278.00	266.61
28	850–900	887	262.00	262.00
1	900–950	940	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	211.00	211.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	301.00	301.00
1	850–900	880	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	975	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	427	417.50	417.50
2	450–500	468	360.00	360.00
18	500–550	522	347.50–397.50	378.88
5	550–600	577	340.00–357.50	354.14
8	600–650	620	315.00–331.00	325.91
20	650–700	661	311.00–365.00	349.63
32	700–750	717	292.00–315.00	303.44
6	750–800	780	291.00	291.00
11	800–850	836	280.00–311.00	285.46
126	900–950	930	283.00–286.50	284.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	373	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	451	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	533	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	586	305.00–331.00	326.75
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	357	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	511	295.00–317.50	311.83
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	715	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
4	900–950	944	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	980	147.50	147.50
1	1050–1100	1,090	160.00	160.00

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