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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Apr 17

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

753 head

▼ 847 vs last sale 1,600▲ 753 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

Today at Fairview, no price comparison for today's auction. Trade was active with good demand on a lighter offering.

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 $353.64/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −105.80 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$353.64

55 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$709

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

$146.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−11.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	373.50	1,994	23
Medium and Large 1-2	539	357.33	1,927	24
Medium and Large 2	568	304.81	1,732	6thin
Medium and Large 3	565	227.50	1,285	2thin

One grade step is worth $146.00/cwt here — about $709 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 sale55 hd

353.64

—

IL average1 barns · 55 hd

353.64

+0.00

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−11.12

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−105.80

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

104 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,022	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,410	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	318.15/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,212	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	364.56/cwt	342.50–410.00	1,422	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	377.96/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,603	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,783	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,412	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	371.94/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,756	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	378.88/cwt	347.50–397.50	1,978	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	361.81/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,932	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	334.94/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,896	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	303.77/cwt	281.00–325.00	1,750	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	354.14/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,043	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,755	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.91/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,021	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	283.51/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,778	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	288.12/cwt	272.50–301.00	1,902	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	349.63/cwt	311.00–365.00	2,311	20
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,032	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	291.51/cwt	290.00–293.00	2,064	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	303.44/cwt	292.00–315.00	2,176	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	252.41/cwt	202.50–264.00	1,946	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,270	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	283.94/cwt	268.00–286.00	2,235	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	800	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,688	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	266.61/cwt	259.00–278.00	2,197	41
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,170	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	285.46/cwt	280.00–311.00	2,386	11
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	880	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,244	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,324	28
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	284.74/cwt	283.00–286.50	2,648	126
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,275	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,158	1
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	975	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,321	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	262	360.32/cwt	350.00–370.00	944	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	326.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,079	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,009	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	812	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	340.53/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,287	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	385.72/cwt	355.00–402.50	1,497	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	353.43/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,495	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	310.99/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,315	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,261	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	311.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,484	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	344.89/cwt	334.00–360.00	1,652	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,550	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	335.53/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,741	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	327.17/cwt	312.50–343.00	1,891	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	293.01/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,720	20
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	595	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,711	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	263.19/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,632	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	292.06/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,834	15
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	247.24/cwt	237.50–266.00	1,639	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	279.47/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,878	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,514	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	703	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,455	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,940	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	259.17/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,887	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,730	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	222.39/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,697	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,088	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	239.99/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,908	4
Heifers	800–850	Large 2	810	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,952	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	216.92/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,796	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	224.22/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,861	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	893	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,018	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,841	1
Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	950	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,052	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	909	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,499	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,361	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,389	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,511	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	311.83/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,593	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,759	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	326.75/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,915	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,552	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	944	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,661	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	980	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,446	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,744	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 Apr 17, 2025

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

Receipts 753Last week 1,600Year ago 0

Today at Fairview, no price comparison for today's auction. Trade was active with good demand on a lighter offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	350.00–370.00	360.32
3	300–350	330	320.00–330.00	326.97
4	350–400	378	310.00–365.00	340.53
2	400–450	423	305.00–317.50	310.99
6	450–500	476	300.00–325.00	311.85
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
20	550–600	587	275.00–311.00	293.01
6	600–650	620	251.00–273.00	263.19
3	650–700	663	237.50–266.00	247.24
2	700–750	728	252.00–266.00	259.17
4	750–800	795	239.00–243.00	239.99
2	800–850	830	222.50–226.00	224.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
14	350–400	388	355.00–402.50	385.72
11	400–450	423	330.00–365.00	353.43
24	450–500	479	334.00–360.00	344.89
35	500–550	519	315.00–347.50	335.53
11	550–600	578	312.50–343.00	327.17
15	600–650	628	285.00–302.50	292.06
27	650–700	672	265.00–283.00	279.47
3	700–750	708	274.00	274.00
1	750–800	785	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	703	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	365	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	424	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	515	301.00	301.00
1	650–700	685	221.00	221.00
3	700–750	733	236.00	236.00
3	750–800	763	216.00–235.00	222.39
2	800–850	828	213.00–221.00	216.92
2	850–900	893	226.00	226.00
1	900–950	925	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	241.00	241.00
1	950–1000	950	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	315.00–325.00	318.15
2	400–450	438	320.00–325.00	322.46
3	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	576	281.00–325.00	303.77
1	600–650	600	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
8	750–800	771	202.50–264.00	252.41
1	800–850	825	263.00	263.00
1	950–1000	955	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	435.00	435.00
4	300–350	344	410.00	410.00
5	350–400	390	342.50–410.00	364.56
4	400–450	424	360.00–402.50	377.96
25	450–500	472	330.00–405.00	371.94
20	500–550	534	335.00–377.50	361.81
4	550–600	566	325.00–350.00	334.94
5	600–650	627	272.50–302.50	283.51
8	650–700	660	272.50–301.00	288.12
2	700–750	708	290.00–293.00	291.51
20	750–800	787	268.00–286.00	283.94
41	800–850	824	259.00–278.00	266.61
28	850–900	887	262.00	262.00
1	900–950	940	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	301.00	301.00
1	850–900	880	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	975	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	427	417.50	417.50
2	450–500	468	360.00	360.00
18	500–550	522	347.50–397.50	378.88
5	550–600	577	340.00–357.50	354.14
8	600–650	620	315.00–331.00	325.91
20	650–700	661	311.00–365.00	349.63
32	700–750	717	292.00–315.00	303.44
6	750–800	780	291.00	291.00
11	800–850	836	280.00–311.00	285.46
126	900–950	930	283.00–286.50	284.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	373	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	451	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	533	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	586	305.00–331.00	326.75
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	357	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	511	295.00–317.50	311.83
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	715	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
4	900–950	944	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	980	147.50	147.50
1	1050–1100	1,090	160.00	160.00

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.