Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, feeder steers traded lower 12.00-15.00 with feeder heifers under 400lbs trading steady to slightly higher as compared to one week ago. Heifers over 400lbs traded lower 10.00-12.00. Supply was light, active trade with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.20/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −109.09 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$355.20

69 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,130

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

$180.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−68.48

vs IL average

−63.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	390.63	2,180	31
Large 1-2	527	362.50	1,910	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	327.56	1,868	35
Medium and Large 3	500	210.00	1,050	1thin

One grade step is worth $180.63/cwt here — about $1,130 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 sale69 hd

355.20

—

IL average2 barns · 239 hd

423.69

−68.48

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−63.90

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−109.09

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

77 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 2	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	309.78/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	261.69/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	359.51/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	319.82/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	360.18/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,221	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	421.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	308.13/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	367.07/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	275.94/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	327.58/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,926	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	364.91/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,231	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	314.82/cwt	305.00–327.00	2,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	336.53/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	399.47/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,115	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	327.51/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	325.20/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	321.85/cwt	315.00–326.00	2,015	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	338.56/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	292.10/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	387.59/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,205	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	318.07/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,657	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	366.31/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	325.93/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,216	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	403.30/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	402.50/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	358.68/cwt	343.00–390.00	2,224	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	434.95/cwt	410.00–451.00	1,996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	460.41/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	332.50/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,238	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	438	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,146	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	374	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,870	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	423.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,563	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,394	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	394.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,667	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	627	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,022	2
Steers	Large 2	600–650	610	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,723	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	527	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,910	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	740	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	245.52/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	274.04/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	272.81/cwt	240.00–297.50	1,588	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	295.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	248.16/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	258.21/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	262.52/cwt	257.50–267.50	2,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	318.84/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	301.88/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	319.16/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	340	295.00–325.00	309.78
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	415	290.00–300.00	295.18
4	450–500	497	300.00–302.50	301.88
3	500–550	513	265.00–282.50	274.04
13	550–600	582	240.00–297.50	272.81
2	600–650	628	265.00–287.50	275.94
4	650–700	653	245.00–257.50	248.16
3	700–750	728	255.00–265.00	258.21
1	800–850	820	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	339	345.00–370.00	360.18
5	350–400	377	335.00–385.00	359.51
4	400–450	424	315.00–347.50	338.56
8	450–500	478	305.00–360.00	336.53
15	500–550	521	315.00–320.00	318.07
10	550–600	584	300.00–326.00	319.82
6	650–700	674	280.00–302.50	292.10
1	750–800	770	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	802	267.50	267.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	298	490.00	490.00
15	350–400	369	410.00–430.00	423.53
6	400–450	406	375.00–400.00	394.17
8	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	366.31
13	550–600	567	330.00	330.00
8	600–650	611	312.50–330.00	325.20
27	650–700	680	315.00–327.50	325.93
69	750–800	798	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	300.00–325.00	318.84
6	450–500	465	310.00–327.50	319.16
3	600–650	627	260.00–262.50	261.69
1	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	833	257.50–267.50	262.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	420.00–425.00	421.66
8	350–400	376	370.00–420.00	399.47
4	400–450	434	345.00–380.00	364.91
7	450–500	461	335.00–382.50	367.07
12	500–550	536	320.00–370.00	327.51
23	550–600	588	315.00–337.50	327.58
14	600–650	626	315.00–326.00	321.85
4	650–700	690	302.50–320.00	308.13
6	700–750	706	305.00–327.00	314.82
13	750–800	764	292.00	292.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	242.50	242.50
1	1100–1150	1,115	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	485.00	485.00
6	350–400	358	440.00–465.00	460.41
3	400–450	445	387.50–410.00	402.50
10	450–500	459	410.00–451.00	434.95
6	500–550	513	400.00–405.00	403.30
25	550–600	569	370.00–395.00	387.59
23	600–650	620	343.00–390.00	358.68
44	650–700	673	320.00–340.00	332.50
6	700–750	718	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	374	500.00	500.00
20	400–450	438	490.00	490.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	282.50	282.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	527	362.50	362.50
2	700–750	740	300.00–302.50	301.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	315	205.00	205.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	555	282.50	282.50
10	650–700	682	242.50–247.50	245.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	507	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	262.50	262.50

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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