Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 25.00. Steers 600-700lbs finished the day higher 4.00 with 700-800lb calves trading higher 16.00. 3 loads of well conditioned yearling steers, 850-950lbs at 355.00. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded higher 31.00. Heifers above 600lbs traded higher 19.00. Today's offering, well conditioned, mostly long timed weaned and multiple vaccinated. Trade was active, demand was very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $482.40/cwt on 208 head, up $35.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +16.04 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.

Average price

$482.40

▲ 35.59 vs prior sale

208 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,272

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 3

$245.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+4.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	512	495.00	2,534	1thin
Medium and Large 1	551	488.35	2,692	189
Medium and Large 1-2	553	432.66	2,393	16thin
Medium and Large 2	540	375.00	2,025	1thin
Medium 3	505	250.00	1,263	1thin

One grade step is worth $245.00/cwt here — about $1,272 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

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 sale208 hd

482.40

—

IL average1 barns · 208 hd

482.40

+0.00

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+4.01

This barn, trailing median14 sales

466.36

+16.04

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

76 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 3	400–450	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	365.53/cwt	351.00–384.00	2,478	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	389.91/cwt	365.00–404.00	2,421	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	375.63/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,175	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	332.42/cwt	326.00–340.00	2,749	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	376.27/cwt	362.50–405.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	357.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	423.23/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	425.42/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,025	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	466.85/cwt	455.00–472.50	2,246	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	504.39/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,902	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	386	551.55/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,464	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	349	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	440.73/cwt	392.50–470.00	2,296	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	320.96/cwt	305.00–331.00	2,799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	352.58/cwt	336.50–355.75	3,120	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	407.48/cwt	404.50–411.00	2,808	86
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,826	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	771	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	471.41/cwt	450.00–482.00	2,744	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	376.88/cwt	372.50–381.00	2,910	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	363.05/cwt	340.00–368.50	2,977	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	555.03/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	502.19/cwt	460.00–532.50	2,642	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	447.77/cwt	435.00–469.00	2,785	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	413.15/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,371	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	363.51/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	561.47/cwt	510.00–587.50	2,313	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	540.09/cwt	500.00–563.00	2,533	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	388.16/cwt	340.00–406.00	2,632	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,238	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	394.90/cwt	374.00–409.50	2,851	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	344.39/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	487.59/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,038	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	421.12/cwt	397.00–460.00	2,430	93
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	512	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,534	1
Steers	Large 1	700–750	719	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,617	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	349.29/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	355.59/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,592	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium 3	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	477.47/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	459.92/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	389	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	356.69/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,729	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	354.17/cwt	344.00–361.00	2,720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	322.24/cwt	317.50–327.00	2,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	396.33/cwt	360.00–412.50	2,513	16
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	477.46/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,354	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	452.17/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,406	8
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	673	390.78/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,630	6

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	640	340.00–345.00	342.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	341	540.00	540.00
15	350–400	377	475.00–525.00	504.39
21	400–450	418	455.00–510.00	487.59
32	450–500	481	455.00–472.50	466.85
88	500–550	521	392.50–470.00	440.73
93	550–600	577	397.00–460.00	421.12
80	600–650	621	365.00–404.00	389.91
86	650–700	678	351.00–384.00	365.53
14	700–750	729	345.00–360.00	355.59
29	750–800	765	340.00–367.50	356.69
88	800–850	827	326.00–340.00	332.42
9	850–900	872	305.00–331.00	320.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	462	353.00	353.00
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	335	350.00–365.00	357.39
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	424	385.00–445.00	423.23
16	450–500	476	380.00–450.00	425.42
3	500–550	525	362.50–405.00	376.27
12	550–600	579	365.00–387.50	375.63
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	674	342.50–345.00	344.39
7	700–750	721	345.00–350.00	349.29
1	850–900	885	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	547.50	547.50
4	350–400	386	540.00–555.00	551.55
15	600–650	604	408.00	408.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
7	350–400	371	525.00–575.00	555.03
13	400–450	412	510.00–587.50	561.47
23	450–500	469	500.00–563.00	540.09
104	500–550	526	460.00–532.50	502.19
85	550–600	582	450.00–482.00	471.41
84	600–650	622	435.00–469.00	447.77
86	650–700	689	404.50–411.00	407.48
57	700–750	722	374.00–409.50	394.90
25	750–800	772	372.50–381.00	376.88
66	800–850	820	340.00–368.50	363.05
149	850–900	885	336.50–355.75	352.58
60	900–950	912	355.00	355.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	673	382.50–395.00	390.78
3	750–800	771	365.00	365.00
1	850–900	850	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	369	435.00–495.00	459.92
4	400–450	442	475.00–480.00	477.47
14	450–500	493	430.00–490.00	477.46
8	500–550	532	435.00–455.00	452.17
8	550–600	574	400.00–425.00	413.15
16	600–650	634	360.00–412.50	396.33
39	650–700	678	340.00–406.00	388.16
8	700–750	727	360.00–367.50	363.51
6	750–800	768	344.00–361.00	354.17
4	850–900	879	317.50–327.00	322.24
3	900–950	913	310.00–320.00	314.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	725	315.00–325.00	320.03
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	512	495.00	495.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	700–750	719	364.00	364.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	592.50	592.50

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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