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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Mar 14

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

1,230 head

▲ 1,230 vs last sale 0▼ 470 vs year ago 1,700 · −27.6%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, good to very good demand on a solid offering of feeder cattle mostly suited to move quickly to greening pastures of west central Illinois. Feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 15.00, with instances higher 18.00 to 20.00. Grass ready feeders 600-800lbs on strong demand higher 14.00-18.00. Feeder heifers following the same stronger trend across most weights. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs trading higher 14.00 with 600-800lbs heifers higher 10.00.

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 $302.36/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −157.08 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$302.36

108 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$87.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−13.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	318.64	1,724	66
Medium and Large 1-2	564	280.33	1,582	39
Medium and Large 2	562	230.67	1,296	3thin

One grade step is worth $87.97/cwt here — about $428 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

302.36

—

IL average1 barns · 108 hd

302.36

+0.00

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−13.71

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−157.08

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

105 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 · Steers56 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	338.72/cwt	337.50–340.00	813	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	729	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	327.85/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,049	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	350.25/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,163	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	360.37/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,333	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	352.71/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,481	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	312.88/cwt	307.00–317.50	1,496	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,709	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	313.29/cwt	307.00–327.50	1,629	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	275.80/cwt	243.00–295.00	1,453	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	313.20/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,788	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	282.34/cwt	242.00–294.00	1,640	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	617	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,987	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,163	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	299.62/cwt	283.00–312.00	1,867	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	252.19/cwt	234.00–272.50	1,591	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	252.70/cwt	234.00–272.50	1,665	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	290.31/cwt	264.00–300.00	1,948	111
Steers	650–700	Large 1	695	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,988	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	265.09/cwt	242.00–282.00	1,911	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	242.27/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,766	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	204.52/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,499	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	259.51/cwt	236.00–269.50	1,998	75
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,594	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	231.94/cwt	217.50–238.00	1,811	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	805	186.23/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,499	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	245.23/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,986	56
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	209.93/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,732	5
Steers	850–900	Large 1	850	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,879	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	855	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,590	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,920	3
Steers	850–900	Large 2-3	875	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,466	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	221.06/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,952	28
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,710	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	213.49/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,951	7
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	923	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,763	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	228.23/cwt	202.00–232.25	2,139	128
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	968	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,752	2
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	985	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,078	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,120	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,128	6
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 2	1,235	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	523	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	340.64/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,059	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	305.48/cwt	281.00–325.00	1,008	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	313.62/cwt	297.50–350.00	1,129	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	305.95/cwt	285.00–327.00	1,294	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	435	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,270	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	275.17/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,205	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,507	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	302.41/cwt	279.00–320.00	1,418	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	271.17/cwt	235.00–293.00	1,296	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	837	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,589	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	282.76/cwt	258.00–297.00	1,499	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	254.81/cwt	239.00–263.00	1,379	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	256.74/cwt	241.00–271.00	1,471	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	281.34/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,632	68
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,403	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	257.51/cwt	231.00–267.00	1,630	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	228.25/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,518	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	249.15/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,689	50
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	690	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,601	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	242.94/cwt	227.00–247.50	1,713	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	725	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,312	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,394	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	212.66/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,599	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	231.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,793	15
Heifers	800–850	Large 2-3	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	227.37/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,896	12
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	847	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,897	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,357	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	206.76/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,803	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,694	3
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	905	208.29/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,885	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,600	1
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1	951	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,045	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,769	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,060	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,749	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	888	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 2-3	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1

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

Receipts 1,230Last week 0Year ago 1,700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	330	281.00–325.00	305.48
1	350–400	360	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	438	265.00–285.00	275.17
6	450–500	478	235.00–293.00	271.17
6	500–550	541	239.00–263.00	254.81
13	550–600	573	241.00–271.00	256.74
3	600–650	610	225.00–235.00	229.96
3	650–700	665	222.50–236.00	228.25
1	700–750	730	191.00	191.00
3	750–800	752	210.00–214.00	212.66
3	850–900	873	194.00	194.00
2	950–1000	972	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	710	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
7	300–350	311	295.00–355.00	340.64
12	350–400	360	297.50–350.00	313.62
42	400–450	423	285.00–327.00	305.95
25	450–500	469	279.00–320.00	302.41
33	500–550	530	258.00–297.00	282.76
68	550–600	580	265.00–288.00	281.34
36	600–650	633	231.00–267.00	257.51
50	650–700	678	240.00–257.50	249.15
36	700–750	705	227.00–247.50	242.94
15	750–800	775	230.00–240.00	231.36
12	800–850	834	226.00–227.50	227.37
5	850–900	872	204.00–212.00	206.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	847	224.00	224.00
3	900–950	905	201.00–212.00	208.29
4	950–1000	951	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	324.00	324.00
5	500–550	511	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	870	156.00	156.00
1	900–950	925	173.00	173.00
1	950–1000	970	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	170.00–175.00	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	337.50–340.00	338.72
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	320	305.00–350.00	327.85
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	478	307.00–317.50	312.88
12	500–550	527	243.00–295.00	275.80
27	550–600	581	242.00–294.00	282.34
13	600–650	631	234.00–272.50	252.19
9	650–700	659	234.00–272.50	252.70
35	700–750	729	220.00–250.00	242.27
10	750–800	781	217.50–238.00	231.94
5	800–850	825	201.00–221.00	209.93
3	850–900	865	222.00	222.00
7	900–950	914	191.00–220.00	213.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
11	300–350	332	335.00–375.00	350.25
5	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	360.37
23	400–450	420	337.50–362.50	352.71
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
20	500–550	520	307.00–327.50	313.29
31	550–600	571	300.00–322.00	313.20
38	600–650	623	283.00–312.00	299.62
111	650–700	671	264.00–300.00	290.31
37	700–750	721	242.00–282.00	265.09
75	750–800	770	236.00–269.50	259.51
56	800–850	810	222.00–255.00	245.23
28	850–900	883	210.00–222.00	221.06
128	900–950	937	202.00–232.25	228.23
6	1100–1150	1,120	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	297.50	297.50
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	620	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	650	222.00	222.00
2	700–750	733	200.00–209.00	204.52
1	750–800	770	207.00	207.00
1	900–950	905	189.00	189.00
2	950–1000	968	181.00	181.00
1	1200–1250	1,235	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	201.00	201.00
2	800–850	805	182.50–190.00	186.23
1	850–900	855	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	286.00	286.00
1	850–900	850	221.00	221.00
1	950–1000	985	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	923	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	507	337.00	337.00
10	600–650	617	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	105.00	105.00

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.