Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded lower 8.00 with feeder steers 600-900lbs trading higher 12.00. Feeder heifers on good to very good demand across most weights traded higher 13.00. Trade continues to be active on good overall demand on a mostly well conditioned offering. Cold weather conditions drove a lighter supply as compared to one week ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.81/cwt on 95 head, down $9.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −17.48 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$446.81

▼ 9.82 vs prior sale

95 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,405

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

$248.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−37.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	468.33	2,538	69
Medium and Large 1-2	575	403.16	2,320	23
Medium and Large 2	570	319.91	1,823	2thin
Medium and Large 3	515	220.00	1,133	1thin

One grade step is worth $248.33/cwt here — about $1,405 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

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 sale95 hd

446.81

—

IL average1 barns · 95 hd

446.81

+0.00

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−37.29

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

−17.48

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

64 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	600–650	614	369.67/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,270	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	377.54/cwt	342.50–392.50	2,548	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	315.81/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	451.22/cwt	410.00–475.00	2,170	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	335.70/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,642	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	400.61/cwt	370.00–417.50	2,320	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	357.86/cwt	330.00–372.50	2,584	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	319.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	387.37/cwt	365.00–402.50	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	306.25/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	364.26/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,098	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	253.20/cwt	205.00–300.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	291.91/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	411	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	377	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium 3	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,650	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	715	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	362.99/cwt	345.00–372.00	2,806	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	351.18/cwt	332.50–377.50	2,353	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	393.08/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,252	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	487.06/cwt	480.00–492.50	1,822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	339.23/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	489.88/cwt	460.00–517.50	2,552	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	422.99/cwt	412.50–437.00	2,639	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	398.16/cwt	387.50–401.00	2,903	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	512.45/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,955	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	440.32/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,505	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	413.16/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,805	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	441.15/cwt	390.00–460.00	2,051	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	507.22/cwt	480.00–527.50	2,485	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	443.93/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,891	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	335.20/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,387	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	407.77/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	411.22/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,126	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	387.02/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,415	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	429.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,313	2

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
8	350–400	374	480.00–492.50	487.06
13	400–450	426	430.00–465.00	443.93
38	450–500	465	390.00–460.00	441.15
24	500–550	517	390.00–425.00	411.22
52	550–600	573	385.00–410.00	393.08
86	600–650	614	350.00–383.00	369.67
81	650–700	670	332.50–377.50	351.18
10	700–750	712	330.00–337.50	335.20
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00
4	900–950	930	272.50	272.50
4	1050–1100	1,067	242.50	242.50
2	1100–1150	1,125	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	395.00–425.00	407.77
3	450–500	487	365.00–402.50	387.37
3	500–550	523	340.00	340.00
13	550–600	576	350.00–375.00	364.26
7	650–700	686	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	717	305.00–322.50	315.81
2	750–800	765	300.00–312.50	306.25
1	800–850	825	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	585	275.00–312.50	291.91
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,060	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
19	450–500	481	410.00–475.00	451.22
2	500–550	538	425.00–435.00	429.93
21	550–600	579	370.00–417.50	400.61
13	600–650	624	365.00–400.00	387.02
49	650–700	675	342.50–392.50	377.54
20	700–750	722	330.00–372.50	357.86
16	750–800	787	325.00–347.50	335.70
1	850–900	895	295.00	295.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	570	315.00–325.00	319.91
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	675	205.00–300.00	253.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	413	490.00–550.00	512.45
24	450–500	490	480.00–527.50	507.22
39	500–550	521	460.00–517.50	489.88
30	550–600	569	437.50–445.00	440.32
74	600–650	624	412.50–437.00	422.99
41	650–700	679	410.00–415.00	413.16
65	700–750	729	387.50–401.00	398.16
59	750–800	773	345.00–372.00	362.99
1	800–850	830	345.00	345.00
7	850–900	877	337.00–345.00	339.23
2	900–950	917	335.00	335.00
5	950–1000	977	304.00	304.00
15	1000–1050	1,019	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00

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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