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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Nov 21

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

← Nov 7Nov 21Dec 3 →

Receipts

1,261 head

▲ 329 vs last sale 932▲ 951 vs year ago 310 · +306.8%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, as compared to two weeks ago, 300lb steer calves traded higher 9.00 on a light test, 400lb feeder steers traded higher 14.00, with 500lbs calves trading mostly steady with a higher undertone. Yearling steers at 600lbs traded higher 6.00 with 700-900lb yearling steers higher 14.00. Heifer calves at 300lbs on a light test traded higher 12.00. Heifer calves at 400lbs, traded higher 12.00 with spots higher 18.00. Feeder heifers 500-600lbs mostly steady, with yearling heifers over 700lbs trading higher 14.00. Noticeable price reduction on fleshy cattle. Overall, a well conditioned, mostly attractive offering, met with good demand on attractive trade.

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 $294.89/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −164.55 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$294.89

119 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$88.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs IL average

−14.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	320.04	1,683	43
Medium and Large 1-2	548	288.21	1,580	63
Medium and Large 2	569	245.10	1,395	12thin
Large 2	515	232.00	1,195	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.04/cwt here — about $488 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 sale119 hd

294.89

—

IL average2 barns · 163 hd

289.98

+4.91

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−14.37

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−164.55

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

71 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,249	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,289	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,469	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	363.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,501	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	303.34/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,295	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	345.33/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,488	19
Steers	450–500	Large 1	460	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,461	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	465	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,181	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	353.38/cwt	351.00–359.00	1,654	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	307.75/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,496	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Steers	500–550	Large 2	515	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,195	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	324.28/cwt	303.00–332.50	1,677	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	288.41/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,520	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,333	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	304.01/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,699	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	287.95/cwt	267.50–299.00	1,656	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	241.86/cwt	233.00–261.00	1,396	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	578	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,422	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	242.51/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,479	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	611	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,534	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	289.85/cwt	285.00–294.50	1,826	69
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,558	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	260.29/cwt	247.00–276.00	1,731	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,685	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	262.75/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,889	108
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	240.03/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,728	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,624	1
Steers	700–750	Large 1	740	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,635	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	249.22/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,919	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	237.32/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,834	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	244.58/cwt	231.00–249.00	2,050	60
Steers	850–900	Large 2	850	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,751	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	249.49/cwt	233.00–256.00	2,201	246
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	238.70/cwt	234.00–240.00	2,194	77
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,154	55
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,005	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,181	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	262	281.84/cwt	280.00–282.50	738	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,081	12
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	242.40/cwt	235.00–250.00	945	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	327.80/cwt	327.50–329.00	1,403	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	312.78/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,464	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,090	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	280.39/cwt	262.50–291.00	1,455	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	255.49/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,357	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	567	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,253	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	257.76/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,469	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	263.36/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,527	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,411	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	260.57/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,636	29
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,485	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	250.98/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,644	13
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	670	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,581	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,594	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,498	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	238.60/cwt	226.00–252.00	1,713	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,565	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,669	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	810	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,409	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,964	57
Heifers	900–950	Large 1-2	943	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,886	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,245	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,136	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	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.

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

Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu Nov 21, 2024

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

Receipts 1,261Last week 932Year ago 310

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	285.00–315.00	303.34
9	450–500	486	299.00–313.00	307.75
35	500–550	527	267.50–295.00	288.41
28	550–600	575	267.50–299.00	287.95
18	600–650	636	245.00	245.00
17	650–700	665	247.00–276.00	260.29
7	700–750	720	231.00–246.00	240.03
3	750–800	773	236.00–238.00	237.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
19	400–450	431	320.00–350.00	345.33
18	450–500	468	351.00–359.00	353.38
34	500–550	517	303.00–332.50	324.28
9	550–600	559	302.00–308.00	304.01
69	600–650	630	285.00–294.50	289.85
108	700–750	719	253.00–269.00	262.75
37	750–800	770	243.00–260.00	249.22
60	800–850	838	231.00–249.00	244.58
246	850–900	882	233.00–256.00	249.49
77	900–950	919	234.00–240.00	238.70
55	950–1000	968	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	232.00	232.00
1	850–900	850	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	527	253.00	253.00
6	550–600	577	233.00–261.00	241.86
3	600–650	610	231.00–253.00	242.51
2	650–700	685	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	735	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	465	254.00	254.00
4	550–600	578	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	611	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	402.50	402.50
4	400–450	413	360.00–365.00	363.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	740	221.00	221.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	332.50	332.50
1	350–400	375	322.50	322.50
14	400–450	428	327.50–329.00	327.80
22	450–500	468	300.00–315.00	312.78
42	500–550	519	262.50–291.00	280.39
36	550–600	580	258.00–266.00	263.36
29	600–650	628	250.00–265.00	260.57
13	650–700	655	245.00–265.00	250.98
15	700–750	718	226.00–252.00	238.60
1	750–800	755	221.00	221.00
57	850–900	854	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	232.00	232.00
4	900–950	943	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	531	242.00–265.00	255.49
14	550–600	570	254.00–262.00	257.76
3	600–650	608	232.00	232.00
3	650–700	681	234.00	234.00
11	700–750	728	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	795	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	280.00–282.50	281.84
2	350–400	390	235.00–250.00	242.40
3	450–500	472	231.00	231.00
1	700–750	710	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	192.50	192.50

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.