Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, a good fall run of good quality feeder cattle and yearlings. Mostly good demand on feeder calves with yearlings met with very good demand. Notable lower undertone across most weight classes, reflective of recent down trends on the futures market. Demand remains good to very good on active trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.18/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −77.12 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$387.18

187 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,157

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

$198.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−42.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	403.72	2,254	135
Medium and Large 1-2	553	358.32	1,980	36
Medium and Large 2	561	326.97	1,835	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	272.50	1,553	2thin
Medium and Large 3	535	205.00	1,097	1thin

One grade step is worth $198.72/cwt here — about $1,157 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 sale187 hd

387.18

—

IL average1 barns · 187 hd

387.18

+0.00

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−42.54

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−77.12

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

91 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	300–350	325	454.69/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	338.50/cwt	322.50–355.00	2,092	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	334.88/cwt	322.50–339.00	2,287	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	377.65/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,624	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	409.22/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,152	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	313.46/cwt	302.50–322.50	2,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	321.13/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	322.77/cwt	300.00–323.50	3,150	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	351.43/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	328.10/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	532	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	464.61/cwt	450.00–472.50	1,910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	290.86/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	274.07/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	261.31/cwt	250.00–272.50	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	325.57/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	315.32/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	283.48/cwt	237.50–305.00	1,602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	292.63/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	338.13/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	295.07/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	322.01/cwt	302.50–340.00	2,019	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	888	228.82/cwt	220.00–237.50	2,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	327.22/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	295.89/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	356.07/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	255.18/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	357.03/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,907	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	365.48/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	350.73/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	331.47/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	357.75/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	343.92/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	339.06/cwt	307.50–345.00	1,926	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	344.62/cwt	315.00–365.00	2,312	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	369.88/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	348.73/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,159	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	399.85/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	393.27/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	359.94/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,073	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	400.69/cwt	390.00–416.00	2,308	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	382.05/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,548	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	363.62/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,582	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	307.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	394.70/cwt	370.00–404.00	2,455	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	341.89/cwt	332.00–346.00	3,039	280
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	406.87/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,363	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	379.70/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,785	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	326.46/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,373	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	376.94/cwt	342.50–395.00	1,979	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	444.89/cwt	427.50–467.50	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	426.17/cwt	407.50–465.00	2,054	21

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	440.00–470.00	454.69
1	350–400	390	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	435	427.50–467.50	444.89
21	450–500	482	407.50–465.00	426.17
48	500–550	526	390.00–440.00	409.22
87	550–600	576	390.00–416.00	400.69
116	600–650	622	370.00–404.00	394.70
26	650–700	667	375.00–420.00	382.05
67	700–750	710	350.00–372.00	363.62
9	800–850	829	322.50–332.50	328.10
280	850–900	889	332.00–346.00	341.89
56	950–1000	976	300.00–323.50	322.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	450.00–472.50	464.61
2	450–500	462	472.50	472.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	535	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	325.00–352.50	338.13
3	400–450	406	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	490	280.00–305.00	292.63
2	500–550	530	305.00–345.00	325.57
11	550–600	567	302.50–340.00	327.22
2	600–650	620	285.00–307.50	295.89
2	650–700	683	305.00–310.00	307.45
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
2	850–900	888	220.00–237.50	228.82
2	950–1000	950	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	355.00–375.00	365.48
3	350–400	388	370.00–405.00	393.27
3	400–450	433	340.00–390.00	369.88
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
20	500–550	534	345.00–385.00	357.03
16	550–600	576	335.00–380.00	359.94
23	600–650	619	320.00–365.00	348.73
64	650–700	671	315.00–365.00	344.62
6	700–750	707	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	757	327.50	327.50
2	800–850	827	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	335	355.00–420.00	406.87
6	350–400	382	390.00–415.00	399.85
26	400–450	430	352.50–395.00	377.65
17	450–500	470	372.00–390.00	379.70
33	500–550	525	342.50–395.00	376.94
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
42	600–650	618	322.50–355.00	338.50
30	650–700	683	322.50–339.00	334.88
29	700–750	727	320.00–332.50	326.46
5	800–850	803	300.00–310.00	307.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	382.50	382.50
6	300–350	327	335.00–380.00	356.07
4	350–400	382	340.00–380.00	357.75
5	400–450	422	320.00–342.50	331.47
5	450–500	475	330.00–369.00	350.73
7	500–550	536	320.00–352.50	343.92
40	550–600	568	307.50–345.00	339.06
8	600–650	627	302.50–340.00	322.01
2	650–700	650	312.50	312.50
3	700–750	723	302.50–322.50	313.46
2	850–900	885	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	980	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	270.00–277.50	274.07
3	400–450	433	305.00–320.00	315.32
3	450–500	458	275.00–305.00	295.07
2	500–550	532	317.50	317.50
20	550–600	565	237.50–305.00	283.48
2	600–650	632	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	785	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	915	250.00–272.50	261.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	310.00–325.00	321.13
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	420	320.00–380.00	351.43
1	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	523	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	630	300.00–320.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	272.50	272.50
6	450–500	468	290.00–295.00	290.86
2	550–600	587	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	240.00–270.00	255.18
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	830	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	895	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	945	215.00	215.00

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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