Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, the last feeder special of 2025 produced a high quality, attractive offering. Feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 25.00 higher, with spots higher 35.00. Feeder steers over 600lbs traded higher 15.00-30.00. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded higher 20.00 with heifers over 600lbs trading higher 15.00. Very good to excellent demand on active trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.86/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −16.43 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$447.86

154 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$743

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$148.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+3.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	466.98	2,512	119
Medium and Large 1-2	564	386.76	2,182	33
Medium and Large 2	555	318.75	1,769	2thin

One grade step is worth $148.23/cwt here — about $743 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 sale154 hd

447.86

—

IL average1 barns · 154 hd

447.86

+0.00

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+3.76

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−16.43

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

87 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	320	488.65/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	418.12/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,597	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	392.76/cwt	377.00–403.00	2,647	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	343.55/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,683	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	340.93/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,755	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	451.02/cwt	410.00–472.00	2,598	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	462.27/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,983	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	382.49/cwt	362.50–400.00	2,150	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	344.39/cwt	342.00–345.75	3,051	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	352.24/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,194	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	461.14/cwt	435.00–502.50	1,692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	437.97/cwt	402.50–455.00	1,848	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	308.61/cwt	301.00–322.50	2,234	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	470.65/cwt	440.00–510.00	2,254	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	472.36/cwt	437.50–499.00	2,480	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	367.43/cwt	335.00–385.00	2,660	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	424.30/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,320	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	379.58/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	310.24/cwt	303.00–324.00	2,398	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	334.06/cwt	327.50–342.00	2,238	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	409.25/cwt	382.50–445.00	1,944	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	387.16/cwt	362.50–420.00	2,222	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	425.09/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	397.97/cwt	375.00–422.50	2,089	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	431.62/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	300.97/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	415.34/cwt	387.50–450.00	1,524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	349.92/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,058	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	373.31/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	360.89/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,389	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	371.36/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	353.62/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	332.18/cwt	312.50–342.50	2,365	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	315.46/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,562	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	402.69/cwt	370.00–422.50	1,873	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	281.27/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	392.82/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	411.31/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	881	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,991	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	350.44/cwt	335.00–372.50	2,141	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	384.50/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	283.49/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	366.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	325.03/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,015	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	291.82/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	221	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	257.60/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	963	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,234	3
Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,135	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,157	1
Heifers	Large 2	850–900	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Large 2	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,042	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	603	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,005	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	835	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,171	8
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	482	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,518	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,749	16
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,168	1
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	677	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,166	4
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	522	358.26/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,870	4
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	797	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,411	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,941	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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

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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	320	445.00–510.00	488.65
6	350–400	367	435.00–502.50	461.14
24	400–450	429	440.00–500.00	462.27
91	450–500	479	440.00–510.00	470.65
89	500–550	525	437.50–499.00	472.36
30	550–600	576	410.00–472.00	451.02
143	600–650	621	380.00–450.00	418.12
138	650–700	674	377.00–403.00	392.76
61	700–750	724	335.00–385.00	367.43
102	750–800	781	325.00–375.00	343.55
50	800–850	808	330.00–349.00	340.93
182	850–900	886	342.00–345.75	344.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	420.00–430.00	425.09
2	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
9	350–400	367	387.50–450.00	415.34
2	400–450	408	375.00–410.00	392.82
14	450–500	465	370.00–422.50	402.69
5	500–550	509	360.00–402.50	384.50
28	550–600	574	362.50–420.00	387.16
13	600–650	611	335.00–372.50	350.44
19	650–700	662	330.00–370.00	360.89
12	700–750	712	312.50–342.50	332.18
10	750–800	773	290.00–312.50	300.97
16	800–850	812	310.00–321.00	315.46
1	850–900	860	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	355	365.00–370.00	366.67
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	565	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	730	297.50	297.50
4	750–800	764	282.50–300.00	291.82
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00
61	850–900	881	339.50	339.50
1	900–950	945	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	221	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	362	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
8	600–650	603	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	705	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	797	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	482	522.50	522.50
16	600–650	615	447.00	447.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	367.50	367.50
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	311	405.00–427.50	424.30
12	350–400	385	420.00–440.00	431.62
47	400–450	422	402.50–455.00	437.97
57	450–500	475	382.50–445.00	409.25
83	500–550	525	375.00–422.50	397.97
65	550–600	562	362.50–400.00	382.49
109	600–650	623	335.00–370.00	352.24
90	650–700	670	327.50–342.00	334.06
41	700–750	724	301.00–322.50	308.61
64	750–800	773	303.00–324.00	310.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	402.50–420.00	411.31
5	350–400	382	365.00–387.50	379.58
6	400–450	419	360.00–400.00	371.36
13	450–500	492	345.00–395.00	373.31
5	500–550	514	340.00–377.50	353.62
35	550–600	588	330.00–360.00	349.92
10	600–650	620	315.00–330.00	325.03
3	650–700	668	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	775	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	810	292.50	292.50
1	850–900	890	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	538	265.00–302.50	283.49
2	600–650	630	245.00–270.00	257.60
1	650–700	665	292.50	292.50
2	750–800	765	280.00–282.50	281.27
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	665	307.00	307.00
8	800–850	835	260.00	260.00
3	950–1000	963	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	885	270.00	270.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	522	337.50–365.00	358.26
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	677	320.00	320.00

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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