Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, as compared to the last feeder special two weeks ago. Feeder steers higher 12.00-16.00 across most classes. Light test above 800lbs. Feeder heifers, following the same trend higher 14.00 with spots higher 20.00 also lightly tested above 700lbs. Good demand on active trade. Lighter supply, as spring planting is in full swing in western Illinois.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.31/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −87.99 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$376.31

76 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,092

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$202.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+1.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	412.79	2,243	36
Medium and Large 1-2	533	361.07	1,925	25
Medium and Large 2	533	348.34	1,855	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	315.71	1,694	3thin
Medium and Large 3-4	548	210.00	1,151	3thin

One grade step is worth $202.79/cwt here — about $1,092 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale76 hd

376.31

—

IL average1 barns · 76 hd

376.31

+0.00

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+1.88

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−87.99

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

94 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	400–450	419	387.29/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,623	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	271.85/cwt	271.00–277.50	2,099	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	293.14/cwt	287.50–299.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	258.49/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	369.57/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	412.40/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	237.93/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	312.86/cwt	285.00–317.00	2,253	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	266.70/cwt	261.00–272.50	2,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	217	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	351.38/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	346.78/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	341.38/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	259.00/cwt	242.50–267.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	315.06/cwt	301.00–334.00	1,758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	305.75/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	362.18/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	255.72/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	321.51/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	292.55/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	354.26/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,867	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	369.23/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,735	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	365.58/cwt	337.50–395.00	1,894	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	297.97/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,865	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	346.42/cwt	327.00–355.00	2,179	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	411.17/cwt	400.00–424.00	2,200	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,356	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	254.13/cwt	247.00–261.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	935	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	421.95/cwt	405.00–452.00	2,030	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	353.95/cwt	332.50–369.00	2,393	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,387	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	442.40/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	401.68/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	341.98/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	278.91/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	281.37/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	448.87/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,706	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	326.30/cwt	322.00–333.00	2,356	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	353.29/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	421.65/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,316	13
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium 3	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	279.46/cwt	267.00–287.00	2,018	10
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	990	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,203	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	213.76/cwt	212.50–215.00	2,319	2
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	835	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	314.81/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	548	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	280.03/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	316.53/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	315.01/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,510	2

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$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	312	395.00–435.00	421.65
4	350–400	382	392.50–410.00	401.68
20	400–450	419	370.00–420.00	387.29
9	450–500	474	342.50–360.00	353.29
50	500–550	527	340.00–362.50	354.26
9	550–600	569	330.00–357.50	341.98
32	600–650	626	292.00–307.00	297.97
3	650–700	680	277.00–283.00	278.91
10	700–750	722	267.00–287.00	279.46
15	750–800	772	271.00–277.50	271.85
2	800–850	820	247.00–261.00	254.13
1	850–900	885	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	920	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
7	350–400	371	335.00–385.00	362.18
6	400–450	438	332.50–360.00	351.38
5	450–500	482	335.00–355.00	341.38
3	500–550	532	320.00–322.50	321.51
7	550–600	558	301.00–334.00	315.06
4	600–650	619	245.00–277.50	255.72
2	650–700	673	257.00–260.00	258.49
3	700–750	735	242.50–267.00	259.00
2	750–800	778	235.00–241.00	237.93
2	800–850	807	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	480	305.00–325.00	316.53
3	500–550	528	277.50–285.00	280.03
4	550–600	586	285.00–295.00	292.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	835	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,085	212.50–215.00	213.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	262.50	262.50
3	450–500	488	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	628	287.50–299.00	293.14
1	750–800	760	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	512	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	830	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	217	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	380	405.00–420.00	412.40
2	400–450	433	355.00–385.00	369.57
18	450–500	470	350.00–395.00	369.23
19	500–550	518	337.50–395.00	365.58
6	550–600	581	332.50–355.00	346.78
2	600–650	628	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	683	292.50–315.00	305.75
11	700–750	720	285.00–317.00	312.86
4	750–800	783	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	828	261.00–272.50	266.70
3	850–900	898	263.00	263.00
1	900–950	915	257.00	257.00
1	950–1000	970	242.00	242.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	445.00	445.00
15	350–400	380	440.00–475.00	448.87
11	400–450	423	435.00–460.00	442.40
30	450–500	481	405.00–452.00	421.95
26	500–550	535	400.00–424.00	411.17
10	550–600	565	417.00	417.00
27	600–650	629	327.00–355.00	346.42
88	650–700	676	332.50–369.00	353.95
11	700–750	722	322.00–333.00	326.30
14	800–850	801	298.00	298.00
1	900–950	930	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	265.00–295.00	281.37
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	222.50	222.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	520	305.00–325.00	314.81
1	550–600	570	317.50	317.50
1	850–900	850	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	965	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
6	500–550	506	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	586	305.00–320.00	315.01
1	600–650	620	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	665	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	210.00	210.00

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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