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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, May 15

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

1,454 head

▲ 1,454 vs last sale 0▲ 1,454 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to two weeks ago. Feeder steers 400-500lbs mostly steady to higher 7.00 in spots. 600-700lb feeder steers higher 3.00 with 800-900 yearling steers higher 16.00 as compared to the light test of two weeks ago. 400lb feeder heifers higher 12.00 with 5-6 weight heifers higher 5.00. Over 600lbs trading mostly steady. Good to very good demand on active trade. Several load lots of high 800lb steers trading at 297.00-314.00. One lot load of 785lb heifers traded at 283.00 with a second load of 900 heifers trading at 263.00.

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 $384.44/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −75.00 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$384.44

130 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,014

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

$182.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs IL average

−0.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	419.59	2,326	43
Medium and Large 1-2	568	379.39	2,155	70
Medium and Large 2	557	326.81	1,821	15thin
Medium and Large 3	553	237.50	1,312	2thin

One grade step is worth $182.09/cwt here — about $1,014 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 sale130 hd

384.44

—

IL average1 barns · 130 hd

384.44

−0.00

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−0.16

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−75.00

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

107 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	424.46/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,188	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	412.43/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,303	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	448.93/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,441	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	425.75/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,588	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	358.97/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,339	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	342.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,423	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,981	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	435.08/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,823	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	401.98/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,720	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	390.65/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,828	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	345.08/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,639	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	429.14/cwt	410.00–436.00	2,086	55
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	355.91/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,844	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	350.10/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,814	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	409.37/cwt	409.00–410.00	2,198	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	398.93/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,226	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,466	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,202	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	380.90/cwt	335.00–392.50	2,194	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	315.16/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,818	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	352.43/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,189	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,126	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	350.96/cwt	327.50–367.00	2,327	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	279.36/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,880	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	270.92/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,859	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	328.97/cwt	311.00–332.00	2,332	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	297.44/cwt	291.00–309.00	2,133	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	247.94/cwt	231.00–282.50	1,785	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	287.45/cwt	278.00–305.00	2,233	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	200.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,560	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,394	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,587	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	275.58/cwt	262.50–289.00	2,312	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	301.18/cwt	297.25–309.25	2,641	179
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	263.76/cwt	249.00–278.00	2,313	32
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,548	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	248.23/cwt	244.00–254.00	2,279	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,699	63
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,535	6
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,627	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,055	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,962	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,046	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	409.56/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,106	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium 3	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	365.23/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,187	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	259.98/cwt	245.00–265.00	868	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,552	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	414.98/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,581	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	385.49/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,476	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,360	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	389.15/cwt	345.00–402.50	1,623	61
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	422	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,762	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	332.49/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,476	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,565	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,165	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	334.88/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,564	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	365.04/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,738	103
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	274.90/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,342	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	357.85/cwt	332.50–377.50	1,864	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	319.27/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,667	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,932	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	296.00/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,681	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	330.81/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,882	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	317.72/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,821	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	327.38/cwt	327.00–327.50	1,968	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	304.49/cwt	272.50–323.00	1,870	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	248.83/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,685	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	274.99/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,870	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	258.15/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,859	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	269.87/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,975	8
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	280.55/cwt	260.00–283.00	2,194	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,094	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,982	3
Heifers	850–900	Large 2	885	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,881	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,139	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,417	57
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	372.90/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,566	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	302.03/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,414	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	289.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,841	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	273.54/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,841	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	964	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,976	5

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 May 15, 2025

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

Receipts 1,454Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	465.00	465.00
12	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
26	350–400	381	395.00–422.50	414.98
61	400–450	417	345.00–402.50	389.15
103	450–500	476	340.00–377.50	365.04
42	500–550	521	332.50–377.50	357.85
33	550–600	569	324.00–345.00	330.81
17	600–650	614	272.50–323.00	304.49
19	650–700	680	265.00–283.00	274.99
8	700–750	732	268.00–271.00	269.87
69	750–800	782	260.00–283.00	280.55
3	800–850	841	249.00	249.00
57	900–950	919	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	488	255.00–295.00	274.90
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	568	295.00–300.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	400.00–435.00	409.56
2	300–350	325	360.00–370.00	365.23
6	350–400	383	380.00–397.50	385.49
4	400–450	444	325.00–335.00	332.49
3	450–500	467	330.00–337.50	334.88
3	500–550	522	310.00–327.50	319.27
9	550–600	573	310.00–322.50	317.72
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
6	650–700	677	225.00–257.50	248.83
4	700–750	720	252.50–260.00	258.15
3	850–900	871	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	910	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	245.00–265.00	259.98
2	450–500	457	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	430.00	430.00
14	400–450	422	417.50	417.50
4	600–650	601	327.00–327.50	327.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	885	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	565	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	345.00–375.00	358.97
2	400–450	415	330.00–355.00	342.95
4	450–500	475	325.00–355.00	345.08
5	500–550	518	345.00–355.00	350.10
10	550–600	577	295.00–325.00	315.16
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
8	650–700	686	270.00–272.50	270.92
5	700–750	720	231.00–282.50	247.94
1	1050–1100	1,055	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	410.00–440.00	424.46
4	300–350	316	395.00–435.00	412.43
8	350–400	373	410.00–432.50	425.75
9	400–450	428	375.00–415.00	401.98
10	450–500	468	350.00–402.50	390.65
8	500–550	518	330.00–380.00	355.91
39	550–600	576	335.00–392.50	380.90
5	650–700	673	277.00–287.50	279.36
4	700–750	717	291.00–309.00	297.44
10	750–800	777	278.00–305.00	287.45
22	800–850	839	262.50–289.00	275.58
32	850–900	877	249.00–278.00	263.76
8	900–950	918	244.00–254.00	248.23
6	1000–1050	1,006	252.00	252.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	780	195.00–205.00	200.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	440.00–475.00	448.93
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
34	400–450	419	420.00–465.00	435.08
55	450–500	486	410.00–436.00	429.14
16	500–550	537	409.00–410.00	409.37
7	550–600	558	397.50–400.00	398.93
21	600–650	621	325.00–370.00	352.43
13	650–700	663	327.50–367.00	350.96
7	700–750	709	311.00–332.00	328.97
5	750–800	798	300.00	300.00
62	800–850	824	314.00	314.00
179	850–900	877	297.25–309.25	301.18
60	900–950	905	281.50	281.50
63	950–1000	985	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	417	475.00	475.00
20	550–600	567	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	631	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	572	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	468	290.00–315.00	302.03
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00
5	950–1000	964	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	350.00–395.00	372.90
2	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	578	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	635	280.00–300.00	289.88
2	650–700	673	267.50–280.00	273.54
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	215.00	215.00

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.