Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, as compared to two weeks ago, both feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady from 6.00 lower to 12.00 higher with spots higher 20.00. Trade was active on good demand for a mostly long timed weaned, multi vaccinated offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.79/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −72.58 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.

Average price

$393.79

121 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,082

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

$208.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs IL average

−35.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	429.75	2,319	64
Medium and Large 1-2	550	363.87	2,003	51
Medium and Large 2	568	307.44	1,746	3thin
Medium and Large 3	558	221.53	1,237	3thin

One grade step is worth $208.22/cwt here — about $1,082 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale121 hd

393.79

—

IL average1 barns · 121 hd

393.79

−0.00

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−35.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

466.36

−72.58

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	400–450	429	398.51/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	366.50/cwt	335.00–385.00	2,107	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	426.60/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	413.95/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	314.05/cwt	300.00–332.50	2,142	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	324.99/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,164	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	381.01/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	301.69/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	359.36/cwt	320.00–380.00	2,300	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	373.65/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	334.34/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,939	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	277.95/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,990	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	332.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	289.93/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	329.48/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	327.86/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	422.87/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	280.64/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	230.19/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	307.44/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	343.04/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,779	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	200–250	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	318.32/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,308	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	451.82/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,893	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	361.13/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,896	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	341.63/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,125	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	352.24/cwt	332.50–367.50	2,543	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	402.54/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,315	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	376.82/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,340	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	390.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	339.85/cwt	339.00–341.00	2,675	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	473.30/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,267	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	447.20/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,312	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	314.75/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,235	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	348.09/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,995	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	357.99/cwt	332.50–375.00	2,441	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	370.94/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,973	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	416.20/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,785	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	398.08/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,859	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	454.71/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	324.94/cwt	300.00–339.00	2,668	40
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	527.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,198	10
Steers	Large 1	800–850	843	315.59/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,660	4
Heifers	Medium 3	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Large 2	850–900	860	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,871	1
Steers	Large 2	750–800	768	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,055	2
Steers	Large 2	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Large 2	900–950	915	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,748	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	197.30/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	246.04/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	269.09/cwt	205.00–285.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	295.10/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	254.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	281.34/cwt	257.50–305.00	1,891	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	292.62/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	200–250	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	425.00–430.00	426.60
2	300–350	323	405.00–422.50	413.95
2	350–400	370	395.00–450.00	422.87
5	400–450	429	397.50–400.00	398.51
5	450–500	479	375.00–400.00	381.01
25	500–550	525	345.00–385.00	361.13
26	550–600	575	335.00–385.00	366.50
10	600–650	640	320.00–380.00	359.36
16	650–700	666	312.50–332.50	324.99
12	700–750	725	315.00–322.50	318.32
3	750–800	775	300.00–302.50	301.69
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	568	305.00–312.50	307.44
5	600–650	621	270.00–305.00	292.62
17	650–700	672	257.50–305.00	281.34
5	700–750	709	205.00–285.00	269.09
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	435.00–475.00	454.71
1	350–400	375	495.00	495.00
9	400–450	419	440.00–490.00	451.82
27	450–500	479	425.00–490.00	473.30
39	500–550	517	420.00–485.00	447.20
25	550–600	575	390.00–440.00	402.54
59	600–650	621	350.00–400.00	376.82
51	650–700	682	332.50–375.00	357.99
61	700–750	722	332.50–367.50	352.24
28	750–800	787	339.00–341.00	339.85
40	800–850	821	300.00–339.00	324.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	472.50	472.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	520.00–530.00	527.03
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	843	312.50–325.00	315.59
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	768	265.00–270.00	267.56
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	570	190.00–205.00	197.30
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	429	375.00–445.00	416.20
28	450–500	467	375.00–410.00	398.08
36	500–550	532	365.00–395.00	370.94
43	550–600	573	325.00–367.50	348.09
45	600–650	622	325.00–360.00	341.63
27	650–700	682	300.00–332.50	314.05
34	700–750	710	305.00–322.50	314.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	355.00–405.00	373.65
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	484	340.00–345.00	343.04
5	500–550	524	330.00–340.00	332.99
21	550–600	580	322.50–355.00	334.34
4	600–650	627	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	663	272.50–307.50	289.93
10	700–750	716	275.00–305.00	277.95
3	950–1000	983	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
6	300–350	323	310.00–350.00	327.86
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	485	285.00–305.00	295.10
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	558	317.50	317.50
5	600–650	615	270.00–297.50	280.64
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	725	240.00–265.00	254.30
1	750–800	765	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	940	211.00	211.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	217.50	217.50
1	900–950	915	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	461	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	581	235.00–277.50	246.04
2	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	305.00–355.00	329.48
4	700–750	714	220.00–240.00	230.19
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	368	385.00–395.00	390.03
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	165.00	165.00

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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