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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, May 7

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

918 head

▲ 918 vs last sale 0▲ 918 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026 Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview: No price comparison as the last feeder sale was more than twenty days ago. Nice offering of pasture ready calves found new homes on active trade and good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $487.02/cwt on 50 head, down $5.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 11 comparable sales and sits +27.58 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$487.02

▼ 5.84 vs prior sale

50 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

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

$148.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−0.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	517.55	2,759	30
Medium and Large 1-2	535	459.37	2,459	16thin
Medium and Large 2	561	368.61	2,068	4thin

One grade step is worth $148.94/cwt here — about $691 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

487.02

—

IL average1 barns · 50 hd

487.02

+0.00

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−0.53

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

+27.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.86, low $357.89, median $459.44 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

81 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,667	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	612.33/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,978	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	400.90/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,343	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	623.43/cwt	620.00–625.00	2,113	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,281	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	535.16/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,050	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	578.25/cwt	545.00–595.00	2,255	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,980	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	531.68/cwt	525.00–542.50	2,281	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,567	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	461	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,351	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	531.19/cwt	515.00–555.00	2,539	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	434.61/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,090	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	499.03/cwt	440.00–507.50	2,435	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	463.76/cwt	440.00–482.50	2,444	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	517.55/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,759	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,376	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	368.61/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,068	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	448.29/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,542	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	459.67/cwt	437.50–490.00	2,809	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	401.96/cwt	365.00–420.00	2,492	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	400.30/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,690	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	422.15/cwt	421.00–440.00	2,904	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	407.73/cwt	395.00–411.00	2,915	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	373.10/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,686	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	366.74/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,886	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	365.80/cwt	360.00–369.00	3,036	53
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	329.32/cwt	321.00–337.50	2,760	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,911	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	358.69/cwt	342.50–359.50	3,142	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	347.25/cwt	338.00–355.00	3,212	113
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,185	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,844	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	509.74/cwt	475.00–545.00	1,723	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	361	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,859	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	507.83/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,854	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	414.13/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,760	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	493.23/cwt	445.00–502.50	2,190	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	465.29/cwt	432.50–480.00	2,159	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	402.25/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,927	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	407.25/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,122	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	443.96/cwt	425.00–492.50	2,366	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	401.63/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,313	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	400.41/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,314	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	379.94/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,215	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	401.76/cwt	382.50–412.50	2,443	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	371.04/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,312	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	378.34/cwt	360.00–391.00	2,542	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,495	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	356.31/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,608	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,633	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	342.02/cwt	320.00–343.50	2,829	68
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	337.08/cwt	310.00–342.50	2,916	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	480.26/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,849	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,426	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,993	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	428.62/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,310	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	388.10/cwt	345.00–393.00	2,550	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	345.78/cwt	307.50–360.00	2,528	10
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,379	5

This sale against other markets

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 May 7, 2026

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

Receipts 918Last week 0Year ago 0

Today at Fairview: No price comparison as the last feeder sale was more than twenty days ago. Nice offering of pasture ready calves found new homes on active trade and good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	460.00–500.00	480.26
2	450–500	492	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	539	425.00–440.00	428.62
1	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
10	650–700	657	345.00–393.00	388.10
10	700–750	731	307.50–360.00	345.78
5	950–1000	971	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	605.00–620.00	612.33
14	350–400	390	545.00–595.00	578.25
7	400–450	429	525.00–542.50	531.68
9	450–500	478	515.00–555.00	531.19
30	500–550	533	490.00–530.00	517.55
34	600–650	611	437.50–490.00	459.67
31	650–700	688	421.00–440.00	422.15
5	700–750	715	395.00–411.00	407.73
53	800–850	830	360.00–369.00	365.80
63	850–900	876	342.50–359.50	358.69
113	900–950	925	338.00–355.00	347.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	565.00	565.00
1	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	383	530.00–540.00	535.16
2	400–450	400	495.00	495.00
16	450–500	488	440.00–507.50	499.03
12	500–550	527	440.00–482.50	463.76
3	550–600	567	445.00–455.00	448.29
12	600–650	620	365.00–420.00	401.96
30	650–700	672	380.00–412.50	400.30
8	700–750	720	355.00–390.00	373.10
11	750–800	787	360.00–375.00	366.74
2	800–850	838	321.00–337.50	329.32
5	850–900	850	342.50	342.50
1	950–1000	965	330.00	330.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	540	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	335	370.00–430.00	400.90
1	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	481	410.00–460.00	434.61
4	550–600	561	355.00–385.00	368.61
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	620.00–625.00	623.43
1	350–400	365	625.00	625.00
7	400–450	435	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	475.00–545.00	509.74
8	350–400	365	470.00–525.00	507.83
11	400–450	444	445.00–502.50	493.23
35	450–500	464	432.50–480.00	465.29
29	500–550	533	425.00–492.50	443.96
25	550–600	576	400.00–405.00	401.63
21	600–650	608	382.50–412.50	401.76
37	650–700	672	360.00–391.00	378.34
23	700–750	732	352.50–367.50	356.31
1	750–800	780	337.50	337.50
68	800–850	827	320.00–343.50	342.02
6	850–900	865	310.00–342.50	337.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	425	400.00–435.00	414.13
4	450–500	479	390.00–425.00	402.25
4	500–550	521	395.00–417.50	407.25
6	550–600	578	397.50–405.00	400.41
5	600–650	623	365.00–372.50	371.04
4	650–700	693	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	650	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	583	365.00–395.00	379.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	365	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	515	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00

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.