Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, overall solid offering was meet with good demand and active trade. Due to stressed pasture conditions good numbers of cattle coming to auction early. Prices continue to reflect high trends in the feeder market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.51/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −65.86 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.

Average price

$400.51

160 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,168

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$199.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−45.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	429.60	2,433	84
Medium and Large 1-2	557	387.11	2,158	47
Medium 1-2	550	355.00	1,953	1thin
Medium and Large 2	556	343.85	1,910	26
Medium and Large 3	575	275.00	1,581	1thin
Medium 3	550	230.00	1,265	1thin

One grade step is worth $199.60/cwt here — about $1,168 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 sale160 hd

400.51

—

IL average1 barns · 160 hd

400.51

+0.00

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−45.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

466.36

−65.86

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

97 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	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	330.16/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	340.63/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,303	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	346.80/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,973	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	384.41/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,003	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	251.95/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	349.44/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	420.42/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	389.92/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	358.13/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	837	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	303.72/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	408.73/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,966	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	400.15/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	333.38/cwt	305.00–347.50	2,410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	375.54/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,791	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	309.08/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	350.34/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,979	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	455.58/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	388.95/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,264	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	348.81/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,166	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	423.47/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,596	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	354.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	357.00/cwt	327.50–360.00	2,642	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	307.42/cwt	282.50–332.50	2,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	371.20/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	493.67/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	434.96/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,336	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	427.46/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,471	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	338.27/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	362.32/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	890	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	804	267.47/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	281.39/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	274.90/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	312.35/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,168	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	343.85/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	244.79/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	265.19/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	295.13/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	661	415.97/cwt	413.00–419.00	2,750	32
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium 3	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,524	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	349.01/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	385.46/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,602	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	390.82/cwt	380.00–393.00	2,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	376.56/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,869	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	467.13/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	460.11/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,149	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	346.62/cwt	327.50–350.00	2,222	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	409.27/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	429.19/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	417.07/cwt	397.50–435.00	1,952	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	593.18/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	551.14/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,819	4

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	373	405.00–455.00	420.42
6	400–450	425	395.00–420.00	400.15
20	450–500	481	400.00–412.50	408.73
19	500–550	521	375.00–410.00	384.41
28	550–600	582	370.00–410.00	388.95
15	600–650	621	330.00–360.00	348.81
12	650–700	676	320.00–365.00	340.63
9	700–750	723	305.00–347.50	333.38
2	750–800	763	320.00–340.00	330.16
6	800–850	844	302.50–310.00	303.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
7	400–450	433	335.00–385.00	349.44
4	450–500	469	320.00–365.00	343.85
9	500–550	530	305.00–360.00	338.27
17	550–600	569	300.00–355.00	346.80
15	650–700	694	290.00–315.00	312.35
1	700–750	730	257.50	257.50
2	800–850	822	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	850	267.50	267.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
3	250–300	283	580.00–600.00	593.18
4	300–350	330	550.00–555.00	551.14
16	350–400	358	470.00–520.00	493.67
9	400–450	438	445.00–490.00	467.13
22	450–500	467	425.00–480.00	460.11
24	500–550	537	420.00–457.50	434.96
60	550–600	578	415.00–440.00	427.46
12	600–650	637	380.00–393.00	390.82
31	650–700	675	370.00–400.00	385.46
11	700–750	715	350.00–360.00	354.11
20	750–800	762	365.00–385.00	376.56
16	800–850	825	335.00–360.00	349.01
3	900–950	940	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	650–700	661	413.00–419.00	415.97
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
5	700–750	705	245.00–280.00	251.95
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	583	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	470	235.00–250.00	244.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	318	355.00–370.00	362.32
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	528	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
9	600–650	624	265.00–295.00	281.39
2	650–700	663	255.00–275.00	265.19
2	700–750	718	265.00–285.00	274.90
6	800–850	804	255.00–270.00	267.47
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	950	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	368	380.00–405.00	389.92
4	400–450	430	360.00–375.00	371.20
24	450–500	477	360.00–395.00	375.54
9	500–550	523	335.00–375.00	358.13
11	550–600	565	310.00–357.50	350.34
3	600–650	623	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	669	305.00–317.50	309.08
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	788	282.50–332.50	307.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	837	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	510.00	510.00
9	300–350	342	420.00–460.00	455.58
14	350–400	377	405.00–460.00	423.47
19	400–450	434	417.50–445.00	429.19
27	450–500	468	397.50–435.00	417.07
5	500–550	529	360.00–425.00	409.27
8	550–600	552	400.00	400.00
23	600–650	641	327.50–350.00	346.62
43	650–700	665	379.50	379.50
78	700–750	740	327.50–360.00	357.00
4	850–900	850	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	519	275.00–300.00	295.13
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

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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