Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to one week ago, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded lower $11.00. Feeder steers over 600lbs traded lower $9.00. Feeder heifers followed the same trend, 400-600lbs lower $10.00 with heifers over 600lbs trading lower $2.00. Demand remains good on active trade.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.70/cwt on 117 head, down $13.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −32.37 against this barn's trailing median of $400.07.

Average price

$367.70

▼ 13.15 vs prior sale

117 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

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

$136.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.53

vs IL average

−43.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	381.52	2,057	63
Medium and Large 1-2	554	357.54	1,979	48
Large 1-2	565	342.50	1,935	1thin
Medium and Large 2	558	308.84	1,723	4thin
Medium and Large 3	585	245.00	1,433	1thin

One grade step is worth $136.52/cwt here — about $624 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.63, low $366.76, median $400.07 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 sale117 hd

367.70

—

IL average3 barns · 220 hd

396.23

−28.53

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−43.17

This barn, trailing median15 sales

400.07

−32.37

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

105 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	350–400	367	367.58/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	347.33/cwt	332.00–357.50	2,508	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	391.04/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	357.78/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	358.72/cwt	325.00–372.50	1,840	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	423.39/cwt	372.50–435.00	2,244	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	296.33/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	463.02/cwt	437.50–475.00	2,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	354.91/cwt	340.00–387.50	2,410	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	277.42/cwt	272.50–282.50	2,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	337.78/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	399.34/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	311.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	371.30/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	316.08/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,156	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	322.09/cwt	319.00–337.50	2,461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	376.64/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,220	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	331.12/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	271.53/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	321.34/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	302.47/cwt	297.50–307.50	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	888	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	299.84/cwt	287.50–310.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	311.70/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	361.13/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,889	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,935	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	880	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,913	7
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	740	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Large 2	800–850	845	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,965	1
Steers	Large 2	850–900	880	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,493	31
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	318	395.97/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium 3	800–850	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	521.11/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	503.47/cwt	440.00–517.00	1,581	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	329.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,375	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	454.10/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,721	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	339.65/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,741	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	373.50/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,652	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	517.36/cwt	490.00–527.50	2,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	513.39/cwt	447.50–527.50	2,675	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	498.25/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	525.60/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	575.18/cwt	535.00–600.00	1,570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	538.95/cwt	520.00–539.50	2,215	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	1,896	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	451.98/cwt	422.50–475.00	2,631	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	402.36/cwt	360.00–413.00	2,676	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	382.56/cwt	371.00–402.50	2,043	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	333.27/cwt	322.00–337.50	2,506	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	367.05/cwt	330.00–392.50	1,762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	287.52/cwt	282.50–297.50	2,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	426.03/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	313.19/cwt	307.50–314.00	2,697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	399.46/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,313	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	442.42/cwt	412.50–480.00	1,894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	412.90/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	482.17/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	408.56/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,957	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	381.71/cwt	374.00–392.50	2,374	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	357.00/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,042	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	365.88/cwt	337.50–374.00	2,265	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	420.52/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,666	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	448.71/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	409.89/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	427.38/cwt	407.50–455.00	1,795	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	371.65/cwt	361.00–375.00	2,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	340.40/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,335	24

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
3	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
9	300–350	324	330.00–390.00	376.64
4	350–400	367	355.00–390.00	367.58
2	400–450	445	350.00–360.00	355.00
4	450–500	485	325.00–340.00	331.12
2	500–550	528	317.50–325.00	321.34
2	550–600	588	290.00–302.50	296.33
3	650–700	677	287.50–310.00	299.84
3	700–750	718	255.00–280.00	271.53
1	750–800	790	265.00	265.00
3	850–900	850	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
5	250–300	267	395.00–435.00	412.90
2	300–350	335	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	377	375.00–425.00	399.34
7	400–450	418	330.00–405.00	371.30
14	450–500	480	330.00–392.50	367.05
15	500–550	513	325.00–372.50	358.72
33	550–600	572	330.00–370.00	357.00
2	600–650	625	320.00–355.00	337.78
10	650–700	682	302.50–330.00	316.08
2	700–750	717	327.50	327.50
3	800–850	802	282.50–297.50	287.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	845	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	380.00–405.00	395.97
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	440.00–500.00	482.17
14	300–350	314	440.00–517.00	503.47
11	350–400	379	440.00–490.00	454.10
43	400–450	420	407.50–455.00	427.38
20	450–500	479	405.00–422.50	408.56
57	500–550	534	371.00–402.50	382.56
6	550–600	589	361.00–375.00	371.65
84	600–650	619	337.50–374.00	365.88
24	650–700	686	330.00–347.00	340.40
13	700–750	720	325.00–335.00	329.83
45	750–800	752	322.00–337.50	333.27
3	800–850	826	317.00	317.00
8	850–900	861	307.50–314.00	313.19
1	900–950	905	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	385.00–410.00	391.04
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	388	385.00–390.00	387.52
2	450–500	490	330.00–385.00	357.78
8	500–550	523	320.00–380.00	361.13
3	700–750	731	310.00–312.50	311.70
2	750–800	775	297.50–307.50	302.47
1	800–850	810	307.50	307.50
5	850–900	888	272.50	272.50
1	900–950	935	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
6	400–450	428	412.50–480.00	442.42
7	450–500	486	400.00–445.00	426.03
9	500–550	530	372.50–435.00	423.39
31	550–600	579	360.00–415.00	399.46
32	600–650	622	374.00–392.50	381.71
24	650–700	679	340.00–387.50	354.91
22	700–750	722	332.00–357.50	347.33
6	750–800	764	319.00–337.50	322.09
8	800–850	804	300.00–315.00	311.33
1	850–900	865	319.00	319.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	331.00	331.00
7	850–900	880	331.00	331.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	880	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
5	300–350	329	490.00–560.00	521.11
8	350–400	369	490.00–560.00	525.60
11	400–450	426	485.00–505.00	498.25
11	450–500	473	490.00–527.50	517.36
53	500–550	521	447.50–527.50	513.39
37	550–600	582	422.50–475.00	451.98
36	600–650	634	400.00–431.00	420.52
26	650–700	665	360.00–413.00	402.36
14	700–750	710	370.00–377.00	373.50
17	800–850	807	339.00–340.00	339.65
2	850–900	875	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	367	430.00–485.00	448.71
3	400–450	433	437.50–475.00	463.02
3	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	509	400.00–420.00	409.89
8	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	650	344.00	344.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	695	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	773	272.50–282.50	277.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	535.00–600.00	575.18
14	300–350	340	557.50	557.50
38	400–450	411	520.00–539.50	538.95
31	450–500	485	514.00	514.00
9	550–600	578	444.00	444.00

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