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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Sep 3

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

195 head

▼ 972 vs last sale 1,167▲ 195 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, excessive heat drove a light offering. Demand was good, trade was active.

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 $357.89/cwt on 20 head, down $24.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −101.55 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$357.89

▼ 24.80 vs prior sale

20 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$59.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−13.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	384.97	2,128	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	344.84	1,981	12thin
Medium and Large 2	580	325.00	1,885	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.97/cwt here — about $243 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 sale20 hd

357.89

—

IL average1 barns · 20 hd

357.89

+0.00

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−13.50

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−101.55

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

50 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	469.97/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,894	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,161	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,747	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	388.30/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,174	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	344.82/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,997	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	346.88/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,206	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	340.70/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,167	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,327	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,175	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	346.42/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,463	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	316.21/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,289	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,556	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	316.16/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,453	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	311.50/cwt	305.00–318.00	2,511	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,537	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,494	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	375.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,600	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	345.03/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,646	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	353.54/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,711	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	319.00/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,684	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	359.70/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,910	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,958	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,926	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,013	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	328.49/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,230	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,282	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	319.25/cwt	305.00–321.00	2,385	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,344	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,350	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	288.75/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,324	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,298	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,695	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	423.11/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,760	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	400.60/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,931	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	331.65/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,079	3

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.

Illinois feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu Sep 3, 2026

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

Receipts 195Last week 1,167Year ago 0

Today at Fairview, excessive heat drove a light offering. Demand was good, trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	388	385.00	385.00
7	400–450	426	370.00–380.00	375.52
3	450–500	484	330.00–365.00	353.54
4	500–550	531	335.00–367.50	359.70
4	600–650	639	315.00	315.00
4	650–700	679	325.00–335.00	328.49
9	700–750	747	305.00–321.00	319.25
1	750–800	750	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	805	285.00–292.50	288.75
1	900–950	910	252.50	252.50
2	950–1000	980	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	477	330.00–355.00	345.03
5	500–550	528	310.00–325.00	319.00
3	550–600	598	327.50	327.50
1	600–650	600	321.00	321.00
2	650–700	698	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	758	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	890	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	492	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
11	550–600	579	330.00–355.00	344.82
6	600–650	636	330.00–350.00	340.70
1	650–700	685	317.50	317.50
4	700–750	724	315.00–320.00	316.21
13	750–800	776	300.00–317.50	316.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	403	465.00–475.00	469.97
8	450–500	477	453.00	453.00
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
6	550–600	560	380.00–392.50	388.30
8	600–650	636	335.00–352.50	346.88
4	650–700	660	352.50	352.50
10	700–750	711	320.00–352.50	346.42
2	750–800	763	335.00	335.00
10	800–850	806	305.00–318.00	311.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	416	390.00–450.00	423.11
12	450–500	482	375.00–415.00	400.60
3	600–650	627	325.00–335.00	331.65

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.