Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-01-23

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Jan 23
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
1,514 head
▲ 307 vs last sale 1,207▲ 660 vs year ago 854 · +77.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, as compared to one week ago, good to very good demand with active trade. Quality offering, mostly attractive, well conditioned. Feeder calves 400-600lbs higher 14.00, with 600-700 weights higher 3.00. Yearling steers 800-900lbs higher 16.00. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs higher 6.00 with 600-700 weight heifers higher 5,00. Heifers above 700lbs higher 3.00-8.00 with spots higher 10.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $339.64/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −119.81 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.
Average price
$339.64
141 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,893
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$688
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$134.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.61
vs IL average
−1.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546362.391,97985
Medium and Large 1-2582315.751,83744
Medium 1-2532295.001,5692thin
Medium and Large 2544268.441,4608thin
Medium and Large 3568227.501,2912thin
One grade step is worth $134.89/cwt here — about $688 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 sale141 hd
339.64
—
IL average2 barns · 276 hd
337.02
+2.61
National average147 barns · 15,667 hd
340.94
−1.30
This barn, trailing median11 sales
459.44
−119.81
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
507453398344median 459.4403/1204/1606/1809/0310/29
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

97 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2231366.17/cwt340.00–380.008463
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3723
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300315.00/cwt315.00–315.009451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1307450.03/cwt445.00–455.001,3823
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
Steers400–450Large 1410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419388.68/cwt370.00–400.001,62914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420340.29/cwt322.50–355.001,4296
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,6042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477293.05/cwt277.50–303.001,3988
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy483407.29/cwt405.00–407.501,96711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490391.64/cwt357.50–400.001,91936
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519265.23/cwt255.00–280.001,3774
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0809
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531355.67/cwt332.50–375.001,88934
Steers500–550Medium 1-2532295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7083
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564359.77/cwt334.00–377.002,02942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568270.53/cwt262.00–280.001,5373
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585315.62/cwt293.00–327.501,84641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613265.79/cwt254.00–285.001,6299
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy615331.32/cwt330.00–333.002,03824
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634315.76/cwt298.00–328.002,002114
Steers600–650Large 1-2642288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,8492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677271.81/cwt247.50–285.001,84017
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680303.47/cwt291.00–311.502,06462
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714261.65/cwt253.00–273.001,86813
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715284.80/cwt274.00–299.002,03688
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768282.20/cwt262.00–293.502,16717
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770260.82/cwt252.00–266.002,00832
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2772229.85/cwt220.00–235.001,7743
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,32562
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2844244.30/cwt243.00–251.002,0626
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,1323
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1874257.21/cwt252.00–261.002,24859
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1903275.26/cwt231.00–276.002,48662
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2938216.72/cwt206.00–227.502,0332
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,000222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,2201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255295.00/cwt295.00–295.007521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285361.72/cwt355.00–365.001,0313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,1733
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315259.50/cwt249.00–265.008173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340346.12/cwt337.50–355.001,1772
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2370310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1471
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385334.96/cwt330.00–340.001,2903
Heifers400–450Large 1415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429267.03/cwt255.00–273.001,1464
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430311.91/cwt302.50–315.001,3414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431345.40/cwt325.00–360.001,48917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467327.80/cwt320.00–335.001,53127
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468303.55/cwt284.00–315.001,4219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470269.61/cwt260.00–279.001,2679
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0051
Heifers450–500Medium 2495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
Heifers500–550Large 1-2517250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned518258.26/cwt230.00–267.501,3384
Heifers500–550Large 1524317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6645
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525270.52/cwt270.00–271.001,4202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527308.85/cwt291.00–325.001,62852
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540257.98/cwt255.00–260.001,3939
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned562240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3492
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567308.98/cwt295.00–321.001,752165
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573267.19/cwt247.00–285.001,53121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2541
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612255.37/cwt235.00–261.001,56314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620285.88/cwt260.00–297.001,77262
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5801
Heifers650–700Medium 2655205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678262.95/cwt256.00–279.001,78351
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686255.43/cwt241.00–259.001,7525
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712258.96/cwt245.00–270.001,84493
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720245.74/cwt243.00–251.001,7693
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729233.91/cwt228.00–247.501,70510
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760236.31/cwt233.00–243.001,7963
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1786243.70/cwt242.00–246.001,91513
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6641
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1824265.50/cwt265.50–265.502,18825
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy835222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8542
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,9011
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2451290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3084
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3344
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5063
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2606259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5705
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4672
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710227.39/cwt220.00–235.001,6142

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.