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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Jan 30

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

1,125 head

▲ 1,125 vs last sale 0▼ 562 vs year ago 1,687 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, feeder steers 400lbs traded higher 2.00 with 500lb calves lower 8.00. Feeder steers 600-700lbs higher 2.00. Feeder heifers traded higher across most weights, 400-500lb feeder heifers higher 8.00 with 600lb heifers trading steady. Heifers over 700lbs traded higher 10.00. Another week of active trade and strong 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 $345.50/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −113.94 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$345.50

127 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$890

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$150.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−3.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	355.40	1,966	99
Medium and Large 1-2	562	320.36	1,799	25
Medium and Large 2	582	240.00	1,397	2thin
Medium and Large 3	525	205.00	1,076	1thin

One grade step is worth $150.40/cwt here — about $890 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale127 hd

345.50

—

IL average1 barns · 127 hd

345.50

+0.00

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−3.16

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−113.94

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

84 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	250–300	Medium and Large 3Unweaned	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	330.79/cwt	302.50–360.00	1,042	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	324.00/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,196	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	411.66/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,527	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,133	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	400.60/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,687	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	351.07/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,492	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,806	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	357.63/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,649	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	382.59/cwt	369.00–400.00	1,833	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	321.40/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,713	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	362.37/cwt	345.00–399.00	1,935	56
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	319.87/cwt	303.00–327.50	1,839	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	346.33/cwt	336.00–362.50	2,002	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,397	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	285.56/cwt	251.00–299.00	1,773	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	320.98/cwt	301.00–331.00	2,000	108
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	307.60/cwt	291.00–316.50	2,079	90
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	281.21/cwt	251.00–289.00	1,901	58
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	228.01/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,580	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	223.09/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,613	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	288.13/cwt	280.00–303.50	2,109	56
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	249.83/cwt	237.50–264.00	1,831	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	254.16/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,927	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	231.81/cwt	205.00–236.00	1,792	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	270.29/cwt	266.00–277.00	2,106	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	240.49/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,926	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	256.75/cwt	255.00–263.00	2,080	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	269.30/cwt	253.00–271.00	2,319	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	238.90/cwt	222.00–247.50	2,078	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,329	4
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3Unweaned	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	541	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	931	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	331.67/cwt	330.00–335.00	945	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	967	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	324.72/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,098	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	359.20/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,383	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,432	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	396	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,287	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	295.11/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,231	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	352.67/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,506	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	331.95/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,593	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,719	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	271.50/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,434	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	322.59/cwt	297.00–335.00	1,719	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	312.43/cwt	299.00–323.00	1,768	62
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	284.17/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,651	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,264	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	293.16/cwt	260.00–303.00	1,850	67
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,629	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	264.13/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,762	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	254.80/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,722	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,049	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	257.25/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,855	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	228.44/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,780	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,570	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,955	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,804	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	332.57/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,779	8
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,526	2

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 →

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Receipts 1,125Last week 0Year ago 1,687

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	332.50	332.50
4	300–350	331	292.00	292.00
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	602	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	581	270.00–287.00	284.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	507	339.00	339.00
10	600–650	625	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	677	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	362.50	362.50
43	400–450	427	325.00–365.00	352.67
28	450–500	480	320.00–335.00	331.95
53	500–550	533	297.00–335.00	322.59
62	550–600	566	299.00–323.00	312.43
67	600–650	631	260.00–303.00	293.16
29	650–700	667	253.00–267.00	264.13
33	700–750	721	245.00–263.00	257.25
2	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	825	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	330.00–335.00	331.67
11	300–350	338	312.50–335.00	324.72
9	350–400	385	347.50–365.00	359.20
6	400–450	417	292.50–307.50	295.11
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
6	500–550	528	265.00–289.00	271.50
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	643	250.00–255.00	253.35
15	650–700	676	252.00–255.00	254.80
6	750–800	779	226.00–237.00	228.44
1	800–850	835	216.00	216.00
1	950–1000	985	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
20	400–450	421	390.00–410.00	400.60
27	450–500	479	369.00–400.00	382.59
56	500–550	534	345.00–399.00	362.37
43	550–600	578	336.00–362.50	346.33
108	600–650	623	301.00–331.00	320.98
90	650–700	676	291.00–316.50	307.60
56	700–750	732	280.00–303.50	288.13
15	750–800	779	266.00–277.00	270.29
8	800–850	810	255.00–263.00	256.75
11	850–900	861	253.00–271.00	269.30
4	900–950	928	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	432	418.00	418.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	371	410.00–415.00	411.66
4	400–450	425	347.00–355.00	351.07
17	450–500	461	350.00–365.00	357.63
8	500–550	533	300.00–332.50	321.40
17	550–600	575	303.00–327.50	319.87
28	600–650	621	251.00–299.00	285.56
58	650–700	676	251.00–289.00	281.21
12	700–750	733	237.50–264.00	249.83
12	750–800	758	235.00–262.00	254.16
3	800–850	801	237.00–247.50	240.49
3	850–900	870	222.00–247.50	238.90
1	1150–1200	1,150	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	302.50–360.00	330.79
4	350–400	369	305.00–345.00	324.00
2	400–450	412	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	582	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
2	650–700	693	225.00–231.00	228.01
2	700–750	723	220.00–226.00	223.09
10	750–800	773	205.00–236.00	231.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
2	950–1000	960	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	535	320.00–345.00	332.57

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.