Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, a well conditioned, pasture ready offering was met with active trade on very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $482.87/cwt on 152 head, up $18.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +16.50 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.

Average price

$482.87

▲ 18.57 vs prior sale

152 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,147

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

$211.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

vs IL average

−0.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	498.35	2,775	126
Medium and Large 1-2	562	437.04	2,455	16thin
Medium and Large 2	555	392.89	2,181	7thin
Medium and Large 3	568	286.69	1,628	3thin

One grade step is worth $211.66/cwt here — about $1,147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale152 hd

482.87

—

IL average2 barns · 163 hd

478.36

+4.50

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−0.31

This barn, trailing median14 sales

466.36

+16.50

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

91 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 2	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	398.80/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	348.92/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	0–50	40	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	427.68/cwt	395.00–455.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	352.69/cwt	335.00–363.00	2,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	403.80/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	418.33/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,778	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	443.66/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,384	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	435.51/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,491	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	315.84/cwt	309.00–322.50	2,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	398.83/cwt	393.00–410.00	2,513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	504.59/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	332.35/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	329.18/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	387.75/cwt	387.50–388.00	2,656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	385.02/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	364.51/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	355.73/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	375.74/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,161	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	374.94/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	286.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	311.20/cwt	280.00–345.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	316.17/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,445	1
Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	460	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,346	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,713	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	885	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,810	3
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	677	358.53/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,427	10
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	620.69/cwt	620.00–625.00	2,576	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	728	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,694	4
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	620	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	554.86/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	351.13/cwt	345.00–354.50	3,185	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,861	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	634	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,999	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	505.39/cwt	465.00–524.00	2,643	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	352.08/cwt	335.00–362.50	3,088	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	386.34/cwt	384.00–393.00	2,824	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	391.90/cwt	367.50–408.00	2,469	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	532.21/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	450.23/cwt	415.00–458.00	2,832	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	411.78/cwt	411.00–412.00	2,837	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	367.73/cwt	342.50–383.00	2,431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	478.92/cwt	407.50–490.00	1,988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	363.63/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,985	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,926	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	546.87/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,625	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	496.25/cwt	472.00–511.00	2,814	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	371.93/cwt	355.00–399.00	2,689	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	356.52/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	349.95/cwt	341.00–369.00	2,898	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	425.13/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,359	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	613.89/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	485.05/cwt	430.00–505.00	2,071	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	469.20/cwt	457.50–480.00	1,713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	401.72/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,093	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	417.07/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	364.28/cwt	332.50–372.50	2,656	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	354.12/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	444.79/cwt	387.50–482.50	2,131	15

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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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu Apr 2, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 1,465Last week 1,308Year ago 1,600

Today at Fairview, a well conditioned, pasture ready offering was met with active trade on very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	467	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	531	370.00–395.00	385.02
4	550–600	573	380.00–410.00	398.80
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	490.00–520.00	504.59
6	350–400	365	457.50–480.00	469.20
11	400–450	427	430.00–505.00	485.05
15	450–500	479	387.50–482.50	444.79
3	500–550	517	435.00–455.00	443.66
13	550–600	572	410.00–460.00	435.51
8	600–650	630	393.00–410.00	398.83
6	650–700	685	387.50–388.00	387.75
20	700–750	729	332.50–372.50	364.28
16	750–800	760	342.50–360.00	354.12
3	800–850	812	320.00–342.50	329.18
2	850–900	873	325.00–340.00	332.35
2	900–950	913	309.00–322.50	315.84
2	950–1000	997	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	410	352.50	352.50
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	568	285.00–290.00	286.69
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	677	355.00–375.00	358.53
1	750–800	775	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00
3	850–900	885	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	630.00	630.00
2	350–400	390	625.00	625.00
14	400–450	415	620.00–625.00	620.69
22	600–650	634	473.00	473.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	650.00	650.00
4	300–350	335	545.00	545.00
7	350–400	371	525.00–550.00	532.21
4	400–450	433	550.00–560.00	554.86
18	450–500	480	535.00–550.00	546.87
29	500–550	523	465.00–524.00	505.39
97	550–600	567	472.00–511.00	496.25
56	600–650	629	415.00–458.00	450.23
35	650–700	689	411.00–412.00	411.78
59	700–750	731	384.00–393.00	386.34
35	750–800	758	386.00	386.00
76	800–850	821	350.00–377.00	363.63
220	850–900	877	335.00–362.50	352.08
94	900–950	907	345.00–354.50	351.13
1	1050–1100	1,050	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	352.50	352.50
1	350–400	370	397.50	397.50
1	800–850	810	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	0–50	40	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	341	360.00–405.00	374.94
6	400–450	422	350.00–385.00	364.51
4	450–500	486	325.00–375.00	355.73
5	500–550	526	305.00–370.00	348.92
16	550–600	575	345.00–385.00	375.74
2	950–1000	980	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	369	395.00–455.00	427.68
20	400–450	425	400.00–430.00	418.33
6	450–500	466	380.00–440.00	417.07
7	500–550	521	390.00–417.50	401.72
6	550–600	565	385.00–415.00	403.80
12	650–700	681	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	722	335.00–363.00	352.69
1	750–800	770	327.50	327.50
1	850–900	885	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	280.00–345.00	311.20
2	350–400	375	310.00–322.50	316.17
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	397.50	397.50
4	700–750	728	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	560.00–640.00	613.89
5	300–350	309	525.00	525.00
15	350–400	374	497.50	497.50
11	400–450	415	407.50–490.00	478.92
5	450–500	492	432.50	432.50
5	500–550	517	435.00	435.00
23	550–600	555	422.50–430.00	425.13
82	600–650	630	367.50–408.00	391.90
12	650–700	661	342.50–383.00	367.73
62	700–750	723	355.00–399.00	371.93
5	750–800	759	345.00–360.00	356.52
82	800–850	828	341.00–369.00	349.95
Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	510.00	510.00

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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