Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to two weeks ago. Feeder steers 400-500lbs mostly steady to higher 7.00 in spots. 600-700lb feeder steers higher 3.00 with 800-900 yearling steers higher 16.00 as compared to the light test of two weeks ago. 400lb feeder heifers higher 12.00 with 5-6 weight heifers higher 5.00. Over 600lbs trading mostly steady. Good to very good demand on active trade. Several load lots of high 800lb steers trading at 297.00-314.00. One lot load of 785lb heifers traded at 283.00 with a second load of 900 heifers trading at 263.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.44/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −79.86 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$384.44

130 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,014

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

$182.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs IL average

−0.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	419.59	2,326	43
Medium and Large 1-2	568	379.39	2,155	70
Medium and Large 2	557	326.81	1,821	15thin
Medium and Large 3	553	237.50	1,312	2thin

One grade step is worth $182.09/cwt here — about $1,014 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

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 sale130 hd

384.44

—

IL average1 barns · 130 hd

384.44

−0.00

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−0.16

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−79.86

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

107 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	700–750	732	269.87/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	365.04/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,738	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	345.08/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	247.94/cwt	231.00–282.50	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	342.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	296.00/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	302.03/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	317.72/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	372.90/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	332.49/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	315.16/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,818	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	365.23/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	319.27/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	334.88/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	258.15/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	424.46/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	297.44/cwt	291.00–309.00	2,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,006	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	409.56/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	964	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	274.90/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	358.97/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	259.98/cwt	245.00–265.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	350.10/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	270.92/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	200.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	327.38/cwt	327.00–327.50	1,968	4
Heifers	Medium 3	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Large 2	850–900	885	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	304.49/cwt	272.50–323.00	1,870	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,587	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,466	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,981	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	361	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	429.14/cwt	410.00–436.00	2,086	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,699	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	301.18/cwt	297.25–309.25	2,641	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	448.93/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,441	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	352.43/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,189	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,126	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,548	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	409.37/cwt	409.00–410.00	2,198	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	328.97/cwt	311.00–332.00	2,332	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	398.93/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	280.55/cwt	260.00–283.00	2,194	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,202	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	435.08/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,823	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	350.96/cwt	327.50–367.00	2,327	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	274.99/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,870	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	389.15/cwt	345.00–402.50	1,623	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	425.75/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	357.85/cwt	332.50–377.50	1,864	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	401.98/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	287.45/cwt	278.00–305.00	2,233	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	263.76/cwt	249.00–278.00	2,313	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	412.43/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	279.36/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	248.83/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	248.23/cwt	244.00–254.00	2,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	380.90/cwt	335.00–392.50	2,194	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	275.58/cwt	262.50–289.00	2,312	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	390.65/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	273.54/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	289.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	385.49/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	330.81/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,882	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,417	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	355.91/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	414.98/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,581	26

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
1	200–250	225	465.00	465.00
12	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
26	350–400	381	395.00–422.50	414.98
61	400–450	417	345.00–402.50	389.15
103	450–500	476	340.00–377.50	365.04
42	500–550	521	332.50–377.50	357.85
33	550–600	569	324.00–345.00	330.81
17	600–650	614	272.50–323.00	304.49
19	650–700	680	265.00–283.00	274.99
8	700–750	732	268.00–271.00	269.87
69	750–800	782	260.00–283.00	280.55
3	800–850	841	249.00	249.00
57	900–950	919	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	488	255.00–295.00	274.90
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	568	295.00–300.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	400.00–435.00	409.56
2	300–350	325	360.00–370.00	365.23
6	350–400	383	380.00–397.50	385.49
4	400–450	444	325.00–335.00	332.49
3	450–500	467	330.00–337.50	334.88
3	500–550	522	310.00–327.50	319.27
9	550–600	573	310.00–322.50	317.72
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
6	650–700	677	225.00–257.50	248.83
4	700–750	720	252.50–260.00	258.15
3	850–900	871	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	910	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	245.00–265.00	259.98
2	450–500	457	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	430.00	430.00
14	400–450	422	417.50	417.50
4	600–650	601	327.00–327.50	327.38
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	885	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	565	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	345.00–375.00	358.97
2	400–450	415	330.00–355.00	342.95
4	450–500	475	325.00–355.00	345.08
5	500–550	518	345.00–355.00	350.10
10	550–600	577	295.00–325.00	315.16
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
8	650–700	686	270.00–272.50	270.92
5	700–750	720	231.00–282.50	247.94
1	1050–1100	1,055	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	410.00–440.00	424.46
4	300–350	316	395.00–435.00	412.43
8	350–400	373	410.00–432.50	425.75
9	400–450	428	375.00–415.00	401.98
10	450–500	468	350.00–402.50	390.65
8	500–550	518	330.00–380.00	355.91
39	550–600	576	335.00–392.50	380.90
5	650–700	673	277.00–287.50	279.36
4	700–750	717	291.00–309.00	297.44
10	750–800	777	278.00–305.00	287.45
22	800–850	839	262.50–289.00	275.58
32	850–900	877	249.00–278.00	263.76
8	900–950	918	244.00–254.00	248.23
6	1000–1050	1,006	252.00	252.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	780	195.00–205.00	200.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	440.00–475.00	448.93
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
34	400–450	419	420.00–465.00	435.08
55	450–500	486	410.00–436.00	429.14
16	500–550	537	409.00–410.00	409.37
7	550–600	558	397.50–400.00	398.93
21	600–650	621	325.00–370.00	352.43
13	650–700	663	327.50–367.00	350.96
7	700–750	709	311.00–332.00	328.97
5	750–800	798	300.00	300.00
62	800–850	824	314.00	314.00
179	850–900	877	297.25–309.25	301.18
60	900–950	905	281.50	281.50
63	950–1000	985	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	417	475.00	475.00
20	550–600	567	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	631	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	572	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	468	290.00–315.00	302.03
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00
5	950–1000	964	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	350.00–395.00	372.90
2	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	578	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	635	280.00–300.00	289.88
2	650–700	673	267.50–280.00	273.54
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	215.00	215.00

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