Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers under 600lbs traded higher 15.00 with steers over 600lbs trading mostly steady to higher 3.00. Feeder heifers following the same trend, under 600lbs trading higher 15.00 with spots higher 21.00. Feeder heifers over 600lbs traded mostly steady with a higher undertone. Demand continues to be good, trade continues to be active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.44/cwt on 29 head, down $27.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −6.92 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.

Average price

$459.44

▼ 27.58 vs prior sale

29 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$537

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

$143.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−15.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	511.16	2,607	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	448.29	2,417	17thin
Medium and Large 2	563	367.50	2,070	3thin

One grade step is worth $143.66/cwt here — about $537 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 sale29 hd

459.44

—

IL average1 barns · 29 hd

459.44

+0.00

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−15.04

This barn, trailing median14 sales

466.36

−6.92

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	370.66/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	429.95/cwt	405.00–442.50	2,455	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	388.63/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	498.97/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,091	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	592.38/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	343.63/cwt	343.00–344.00	3,161	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	511.16/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	560.68/cwt	535.00–562.50	2,422	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,288	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	476.72/cwt	430.00–502.50	2,231	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	345.53/cwt	342.50–352.50	2,553	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	469.17/cwt	445.00–487.50	2,951	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	500.60/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	346.22/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,822	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	331.47/cwt	331.00–342.50	2,768	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	411.79/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,561	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	387.73/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,788	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	612.37/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	346.68/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,350	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	445.22/cwt	425.00–485.50	2,386	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	387.30/cwt	357.50–410.00	2,576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	330.90/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,746	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	427.45/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	338.27/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,581	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	356.28/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	399.57/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	363.30/cwt	337.50–367.50	2,463	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	451.74/cwt	430.00–462.50	2,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	389.89/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	352.89/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,721	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	499.96/cwt	435.00–525.00	2,335	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	446.85/cwt	422.50–480.00	2,324	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	465.41/cwt	430.00–512.50	1,997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	507.58/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	444.96/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	383.75/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	288.75/cwt	282.50–295.00	2,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	405.49/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	428.43/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	336.28/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	353.19/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,779	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	3,336	3
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	960	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,856	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Steers	Large 2	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	635.00	635.00
4	300–350	327	610.00–620.00	612.37
4	350–400	384	570.00–600.00	592.38
14	400–450	432	535.00–562.50	560.68
9	500–550	510	500.00–515.00	511.16
59	600–650	629	445.00–487.50	469.17
4	650–700	658	435.00	435.00
23	700–750	719	375.00–392.50	387.73
6	750–800	758	370.00–372.00	370.66
12	800–850	815	342.50–347.50	346.22
7	850–900	874	342.50	342.50
235	900–950	920	343.00–344.00	343.63
55	950–1000	953	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	595.00	595.00
2	350–400	393	495.00–520.00	507.58
8	400–450	429	430.00–512.50	465.41
17	450–500	467	435.00–525.00	499.96
12	500–550	520	422.50–480.00	446.85
5	550–600	585	430.00–462.50	451.74
9	650–700	665	357.50–410.00	387.30
4	700–750	740	350.00–360.00	356.28
35	750–800	771	330.00–362.50	352.89
16	800–850	830	320.00–339.00	330.90
1	1050–1100	1,055	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	468	420.00–440.00	428.43
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	590	372.50–395.00	383.75
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	723	327.50–345.00	336.28
1	900–950	935	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	960	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
1	950–1000	960	297.50	297.50
3	1050–1100	1,085	307.50	307.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	615.00	615.00
1	250–300	275	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
9	350–400	364	465.00–515.00	500.60
9	400–450	419	470.00–530.00	498.97
46	450–500	468	430.00–502.50	476.72
20	500–550	536	425.00–485.50	445.22
26	550–600	571	405.00–442.50	429.95
63	600–650	622	375.00–425.00	411.79
16	650–700	658	388.00–390.00	388.63
31	700–750	739	342.50–352.50	345.53
58	750–800	763	337.50–342.50	338.27
76	800–850	835	331.00–342.50	331.47
1	850–900	855	325.00	325.00
2	900–950	903	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	373	435.00–455.00	444.96
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	470	425.00–430.00	427.45
5	500–550	538	395.00–410.00	405.49
3	550–600	580	375.00–400.00	389.89
16	650–700	678	337.50–367.50	363.30
1	700–750	720	360.00	360.00
10	850–900	888	316.00	316.00
1	950–1000	950	312.50	312.50
2	1000–1050	1,015	282.50–295.00	288.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	540	362.50	362.50
3	550–600	582	335.00–365.00	353.19
1	650–700	670	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	620.00	620.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	520	385.00–415.00	399.57
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
7	650–700	678	337.50–365.00	346.68
3	750–800	797	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	790	240.00	240.00

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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