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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Mar 20

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

← Mar 6Mar 20Apr 1 →

Receipts

955 head

▲ 468 vs last sale 487▲ 955 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

The feeder calves sold mostly higher. Steers and heifers weighing in that 3wts sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Steers weighing 600# to 800# sold 25.00 to 40.00 higher. 300# heifers sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Heifers weighing 500# to 800# sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher.

Trade was active with very good 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 $366.79/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −92.65 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$366.79

79 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$55.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+9.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	384.07	2,027	33
Large 1	547	362.81	1,985	3thin
Large 1-2	550	360.65	1,983	31
Medium and Large 1	561	338.48	1,899	9thin
Large 2	510	328.96	1,678	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.11/cwt here — about $349 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale79 hd

366.79

—

IL average1 barns · 79 hd

366.79

+0.00

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+9.63

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−92.65

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

86 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	378.06/cwt	345.00–415.00	1,021	2
Steers	250–300	Large 1-2	288	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,231	5
Steers	300–350	Large 1-2	315	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,395	1
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	426.13/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,658	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	422.06/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,756	11
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	423	343.99/cwt	310.00–405.00	1,455	3
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	367.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,709	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	397.35/cwt	375.00–402.50	2,019	24
Steers	500–550	Large 2	510	328.96/cwt	317.00–352.50	1,678	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1	523	378.72/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,981	2
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	524	356.79/cwt	320.50–385.00	1,870	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	338.48/cwt	275.00–359.00	1,899	9
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	564	362.78/cwt	332.50–372.50	2,046	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	348.67/cwt	305.00–361.00	2,022	9
Steers	550–600	Large 1	595	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,969	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	616	333.46/cwt	291.00–345.00	2,054	48
Steers	600–650	Large 1	617	287.48/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,774	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	305.88/cwt	263.00–316.00	1,945	10
Steers	600–650	Large 2	640	304.69/cwt	297.00–312.50	1,950	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	281.09/cwt	242.00–305.00	1,869	8
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	669	299.76/cwt	267.00–415.00	2,005	21
Steers	650–700	Large 1	685	293.88/cwt	251.00–313.00	2,013	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,975	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1	720	297.18/cwt	263.00–303.00	2,140	20
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	721	295.52/cwt	280.00–303.50	2,131	29
Steers	700–750	Large 2	730	249.75/cwt	232.00–267.50	1,823	2
Steers	750–800	Large 1	762	294.14/cwt	250.00–310.00	2,241	9
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	772	292.67/cwt	274.00–300.00	2,259	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,717	1
Steers	750–800	Large 2	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Steers	800–850	Large 1	802	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,294	36
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	829	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	2,392	65
Steers	800–850	Large 2	835	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,179	1
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	856	282.25/cwt	281.50–283.00	2,416	124
Steers	850–900	Large 1	865	232.89/cwt	212.50–254.00	2,014	2
Steers	900–950	Large 1	907	270.06/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,449	34
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	930	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,316	1
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	970	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,183	1
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,490	1
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,105	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,309	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	223.33/cwt	205.00–230.00	502	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,084	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	6
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	331	373.75/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,237	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	375	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,054	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,480	13
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	423	322.04/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,362	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,425	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 2	440	296.00/cwt	269.00–323.00	1,302	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	477	318.29/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,518	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,547	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	517	308.54/cwt	266.00–325.00	1,595	19
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	537	276.83/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,487	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,813	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	556	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,573	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	333.11/cwt	312.00–340.50	1,862	12
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	576	316.32/cwt	289.00–333.50	1,822	38
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,254	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,869	6
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	623	266.02/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,657	3
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	636	299.80/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,907	20
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	659	273.18/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,800	55
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	664	259.65/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,724	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	4
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	717	263.20/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,887	35
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	727	268.49/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,952	7
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	769	261.02/cwt	248.00–344.00	2,007	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,794	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,725	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Full	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	825	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,906	5
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	880	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,901	1
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,706	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,714	9
Bulls	950–1000	Large 1	960	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,560	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 Mar 20, 2025

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

Receipts 955Last week 487Year ago 0

Trade was active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	372.50–385.00	378.72
1	550–600	595	331.00	331.00
3	600–650	617	270.00–301.00	287.48
7	650–700	685	251.00–313.00	293.88
20	700–750	720	263.00–303.00	297.18
9	750–800	762	250.00–310.00	294.14
36	800–850	802	286.00	286.00
2	850–900	865	212.50–254.00	232.89
34	900–950	907	270.00–272.00	270.06
1	950–1000	970	225.00	225.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	427.50	427.50
1	300–350	315	443.00	443.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	423	310.00–405.00	343.99
6	450–500	458	440.00	440.00
11	500–550	524	320.50–385.00	356.79
20	550–600	564	332.50–372.50	362.78
48	600–650	616	291.00–345.00	333.46
21	650–700	669	267.00–415.00	299.76
29	700–750	721	280.00–303.50	295.52
10	750–800	772	274.00–300.00	292.67
65	800–850	829	288.50	288.50
124	850–900	856	281.50–283.00	282.25
1	900–950	930	249.00	249.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	405.00–432.50	426.13
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
9	550–600	561	275.00–359.00	338.48
3	650–700	693	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	775	221.50	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	345.00–415.00	378.06
11	400–450	416	375.00–440.00	422.06
2	450–500	465	365.00–370.00	367.47
24	500–550	508	375.00–402.50	397.35
9	550–600	580	305.00–361.00	348.67
10	600–650	636	263.00–316.00	305.88
8	650–700	665	242.00–305.00	281.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	317.00–352.50	328.96
2	600–650	640	297.00–312.50	304.69
2	700–750	730	232.00–267.50	249.75
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	205.00–230.00	223.33
5	250–300	278	390.00	390.00
6	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
13	350–400	387	382.50	382.50
14	500–550	538	337.00	337.00
12	550–600	559	312.00–340.50	333.11
6	600–650	623	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	770	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	370	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	327.50	327.50
4	450–500	482	321.00	321.00
1	500–550	515	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	770	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	275.00–282.50	276.83
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	623	247.00–275.00	266.02
6	650–700	664	235.00–268.00	259.65
7	700–750	727	247.00–272.00	268.49
1	850–900	880	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	371.00–380.00	373.75
2	350–400	375	281.00	281.00
7	400–450	423	270.00–340.00	322.04
27	450–500	477	290.00–325.00	318.29
19	500–550	517	266.00–325.00	308.54
38	550–600	576	289.00–333.50	316.32
20	600–650	636	299.00–304.00	299.80
55	650–700	659	230.00–285.00	273.18
35	700–750	717	230.00–269.00	263.20
8	750–800	769	248.00–344.00	261.02
5	800–850	825	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	880	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	269.00–323.00	296.00
1	450–500	490	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	590	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	556	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	484	352.50	352.50
9	600–650	610	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	162.50	162.50

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.