Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, as compared to two weeks ago feeder steers traded lower 12.00. Feeder heifers traded lower 3.00 on a good supply. Mostly long timed weaned and multiple vaccinated offering ready for the pasture.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.30/cwt on 96 head, down $12.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $464.30.

Average price

$464.30

▼ 12.78 vs prior sale

96 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$647

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

$81.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.44

vs IL average

−7.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	486.11	2,692	53
Medium and Large 1-2	554	438.18	2,429	42
Medium and Large 2	505	405.00	2,045	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.11/cwt here — about $647 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 sale96 hd

464.30

—

IL average2 barns · 229 hd

473.73

−9.44

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−7.90

This barn, trailing median15 sales

464.30

+0.00

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

72 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 1-2	650–700	683	392.31/cwt	330.00–400.00	2,679	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,251	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	388.81/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,232	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	434.45/cwt	385.00–460.00	1,894	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	384.65/cwt	367.50–405.00	2,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	453.37/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	440.11/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	484.65/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	433.25/cwt	370.00–460.00	2,101	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	502.87/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	345.83/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	425.53/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	497.96/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	437.18/cwt	382.50–447.50	2,540	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	492.57/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	323.30/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	493.91/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	442.31/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	351.23/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	439.28/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,306	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	388.58/cwt	345.00–401.00	2,471	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	355.73/cwt	317.50–365.00	2,696	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	434.58/cwt	395.00–457.00	2,455	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	398.91/cwt	362.50–417.50	2,489	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	507.93/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,413	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	527.82/cwt	485.00–545.00	2,797	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	472.02/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,266	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	448.31/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,313	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	339.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,584	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	477.11/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,075	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	446.51/cwt	415.00–462.50	2,759	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	328.17/cwt	324.50–332.00	2,927	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	518.34/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,177	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	393.18/cwt	375.00–404.00	2,815	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	330.71/cwt	325.50–334.25	3,052	182
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,540	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	393.65/cwt	392.50–397.50	2,996	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	464.66/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,630	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	335.82/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,828	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	406.77/cwt	404.00–422.50	2,733	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	364.35/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,474	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	460.00–520.00	493.91
4	350–400	361	465.00–525.00	502.87
2	400–450	428	490.00–495.00	492.57
7	450–500	476	425.00–445.00	440.11
20	500–550	525	405.00–455.00	439.28
22	550–600	581	382.50–447.50	437.18
20	600–650	636	345.00–401.00	388.58
26	650–700	683	330.00–400.00	392.31
10	700–750	741	340.00–370.00	351.23
23	750–800	758	317.50–365.00	355.73
3	850–900	868	320.00–327.50	323.30
1	1050–1100	1,070	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	405.00–445.00	425.53
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	695	352.50	352.50
1	900–950	935	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	305	560.00	560.00
25	400–450	420	500.00–530.00	518.34
10	450–500	475	500.00–525.00	507.93
18	500–550	530	485.00–545.00	527.82
35	550–600	566	450.00–485.00	464.66
64	600–650	618	415.00–462.50	446.51
59	650–700	672	404.00–422.50	406.77
82	700–750	716	375.00–404.00	393.18
30	750–800	761	392.50–397.50	393.65
36	800–850	842	330.00–340.00	335.82
124	850–900	892	324.50–332.00	328.17
182	900–950	923	325.50–334.25	330.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	455.00–500.00	484.65
6	300–350	342	445.00–455.00	453.37
4	350–400	388	420.00–470.00	442.31
12	400–450	436	385.00–460.00	434.45
33	450–500	485	370.00–460.00	433.25
7	500–550	531	367.50–405.00	384.65
12	550–600	574	360.00–405.00	388.81
12	600–650	643	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	671	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	840	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	895	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	935	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	480	305.00–385.00	345.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	485.00–540.00	497.96
2	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
27	400–450	435	465.00–505.00	477.11
21	450–500	480	465.00–485.00	472.02
23	500–550	516	425.00–465.00	448.31
56	550–600	565	395.00–457.00	434.58
78	600–650	624	362.50–417.50	398.91
23	650–700	679	340.00–380.00	364.35
11	700–750	710	370.00	370.00
26	750–800	761	330.00–340.00	339.61
2	800–850	847	340.00	340.00
5	850–900	865	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	480.00	480.00
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
1	1200–1250	1,240	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	631	402.50	402.50

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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