Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview for the first feeder cattle special of 2026, most classes of feeder steers and heifers traded noticeably higher as compared to the last feeder special. Yearling steers and heifers 600-900lbs posted impressive gains as compared to mid December. Good to very good demand on a mostly long timed weaned and multi vaccinated offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.74/cwt on 225 head, down $6.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −24.63 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.

Average price

$441.74

▼ 6.13 vs prior sale

225 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,495

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$264.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−24.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	459.16	2,518	172
Medium and Large 1-2	544	393.29	2,141	48
Medium and Large 2	560	349.17	1,955	3thin
Medium 2	595	295.00	1,755	1thin
Medium 3	525	195.00	1,024	1thin

One grade step is worth $264.16/cwt here — about $1,495 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

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 sale225 hd

441.74

—

IL average1 barns · 225 hd

441.74

+0.00

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−24.59

This barn, trailing median14 sales

466.36

−24.63

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

106 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 1	500–550	528	402.84/cwt	375.00–433.00	2,127	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	490.31/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	481.78/cwt	472.50–500.00	2,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	215	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	358.77/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,891	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	361.22/cwt	337.50–375.00	2,063	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	372.83/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	374.88/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,321	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	421.40/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	322.08/cwt	305.00–332.50	2,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	375.90/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,812	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	341.26/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	293.78/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	276.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	401.41/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,115	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	349.62/cwt	320.00–367.50	2,500	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	304.92/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	750–800	782	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	298.32/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	232.04/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	265.18/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	353.75/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	249.00/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	304.60/cwt	287.50–315.00	2,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	316.25/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Steers	Large 1	750–800	773	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,570	3
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	895	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,528	1
Steers	Large 2	800–850	802	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,326	4
Steers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	673	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,238	3
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium 3	500–550	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	1
Steers	Large 1	700–750	710	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,400	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	443	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,259	5
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	372	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	455.74/cwt	430.00–491.00	2,370	76
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	332.23/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,395	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	495	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	367.37/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,281	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	411.86/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,911	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	350.17/cwt	341.00–355.00	2,938	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	402.96/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,752	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	351.99/cwt	346.00–361.50	3,062	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	407.05/cwt	382.50–418.00	2,923	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	376.97/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,115	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	415.26/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,773	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	335.02/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,576	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	367.80/cwt	330.00–390.00	2,461	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	411.24/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	380.90/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,175	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	352.42/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	502	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	353.61/cwt	332.50–367.50	2,394	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	372.12/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	461.87/cwt	421.00–483.00	2,637	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	441.81/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,674	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	308.85/cwt	302.50–317.50	2,514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	471.19/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	462.90/cwt	430.00–495.00	2,180	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	384.05/cwt	354.00–397.50	2,923	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	325.00/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,483	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	503.85/cwt	450.00–550.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	291.24/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	433.99/cwt	405.00–457.00	2,678	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	493.34/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,680	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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	450.00–550.00	503.85
4	300–350	328	475.00–500.00	490.31
18	350–400	379	425.00–460.00	441.81
28	400–450	427	400.00–435.00	415.26
34	450–500	464	395.00–435.00	411.86
70	500–550	528	375.00–433.00	402.84
60	550–600	561	350.00–400.00	376.97
95	600–650	621	340.00–375.00	367.37
93	650–700	677	332.50–367.50	353.61
23	700–750	721	330.00–335.00	332.23
23	750–800	764	302.50–330.00	325.00
11	800–850	814	302.50–317.50	308.85
4	850–900	865	290.00–292.50	291.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	431	370.00–380.00	372.83
14	450–500	482	367.50–390.00	375.90
26	500–550	527	330.00–380.00	358.77
32	550–600	571	337.50–375.00	361.22
2	600–650	643	337.50–345.00	341.26
1	650–700	680	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	985	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	528	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	527	310.00–322.50	316.25
6	550–600	572	275.00–312.50	304.92
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	681	287.50–315.00	304.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	235.00–275.00	249.00
2	500–550	533	200.00–265.00	232.04
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	990	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	475.00–505.00	493.34
8	350–400	378	465.00–480.00	471.19
12	400–450	428	472.50–500.00	481.78
29	450–500	471	430.00–495.00	462.90
76	500–550	520	430.00–491.00	455.74
96	550–600	571	421.00–483.00	461.87
102	600–650	617	405.00–457.00	433.99
86	650–700	683	395.00–415.00	402.96
76	700–750	718	382.50–418.00	407.05
36	750–800	761	354.00–397.50	384.05
100	800–850	839	341.00–355.00	350.17
283	850–900	870	346.00–361.50	351.99
5	900–950	925	297.50	297.50
1	1100–1150	1,105	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	590	350.00–357.50	353.75
1	650–700	660	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	730	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	885	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	405.00–450.00	421.40
2	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
9	450–500	472	375.00–420.00	411.24
29	500–550	527	375.00–415.00	401.41
19	550–600	571	370.00–400.00	380.90
50	600–650	619	340.00–395.00	374.88
59	650–700	669	330.00–390.00	367.80
17	700–750	715	320.00–367.50	349.62
35	750–800	769	315.00–340.00	335.02
5	800–850	812	305.00–332.50	322.08
8	850–900	868	322.50	322.50
10	900–950	936	275.00–285.00	276.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	710	338.00	338.00
3	750–800	773	332.50	332.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	282.50	282.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	802	290.00	290.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	510.00	510.00
7	450–500	495	507.50	507.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	573	355.00–390.00	372.12
4	600–650	628	330.00–360.00	352.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	638	250.00–280.00	265.18
2	650–700	690	290.00–297.50	293.78
3	700–750	710	297.50–300.00	298.32
1	850–900	855	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	782	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	502	390.00	390.00

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