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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Jul 17

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

← Jun 26Jul 17Aug 14 →

Receipts

689 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 715▲ 689 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 as the last feeder special was 3 weeks ago. Most weights trading noticeably higher on good to very good demand with active trade.

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 $411.30/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −48.15 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$411.30

60 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,472

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

$275.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

+38.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	485.11	2,595	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	406.06	2,195	38
Large 1-2	560	365.00	2,044	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	356.42	2,013	8thin
Medium and Large 3	535	210.00	1,124	1thin

One grade step is worth $275.11/cwt here — about $1,472 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 sale60 hd

411.30

—

IL average1 barns · 60 hd

411.30

+0.00

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

+38.87

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−48.15

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

64 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	461.04/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,471	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	437.60/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,641	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	457.84/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,863	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	452.06/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,120	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	402.02/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,938	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	411.33/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,143	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	340.21/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,796	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	485.11/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,595	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	397.02/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,279	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	361.82/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,088	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,732	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	361.29/cwt	355.00–397.50	2,298	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,912	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	361.39/cwt	350.00–373.00	2,414	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,453	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,310	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	257.57/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,978	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	296.61/cwt	279.00–301.00	2,319	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,703	64
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	334.06/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,793	134
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,371	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	324.60/cwt	301.00–325.00	2,931	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,468	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,778	6
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,000	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	446.78/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,479	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,766	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	420.45/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,846	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	369.69/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,697	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	421.73/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,999	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	335.10/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,759	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	399.45/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,105	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	304.93/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,735	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	368.82/cwt	345.00–374.00	2,128	23
Heifers	550–600	Large 2-3	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	343.91/cwt	307.50–377.50	2,163	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,244	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	302.17/cwt	291.00–327.00	2,194	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	282.30/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,061	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	273.11/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,111	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,989	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	268.40/cwt	266.00–272.50	2,163	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	1
Heifers	900–950	Large 1-2	905	226.03/cwt	223.00–235.00	2,046	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	249.70/cwt	240.00–257.00	2,277	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,658	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	275.40/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,853	8

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 Jul 17, 2025

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

Receipts 689Last week 715Year ago 0

Today at Fairview, No price comparison as the last feeder special was 3 weeks ago. Most weights trading noticeably higher on good to very good demand with active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
8	650–700	673	265.00–285.00	275.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,030	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	569	300.00–315.00	304.93
1	750–800	780	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	440.00–450.00	446.78
7	350–400	384	460.00	460.00
12	400–450	439	400.00–450.00	420.45
6	450–500	474	415.00–425.00	421.73
10	500–550	527	395.00–402.50	399.45
23	550–600	577	345.00–374.00	368.82
26	600–650	629	307.50–377.50	343.91
2	650–700	660	335.00–345.00	340.00
13	700–750	726	291.00–327.00	302.17
4	800–850	806	266.00–272.50	268.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
13	450–500	459	320.00–390.00	369.69
2	500–550	525	325.00–345.00	335.10
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
10	700–750	730	270.00–292.50	282.30
4	750–800	773	260.00–280.00	273.11
1	850–900	850	260.00	260.00
4	900–950	912	240.00–257.00	249.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	905	223.00–235.00	226.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
5	300–350	319	460.00–465.00	461.04
7	400–450	407	445.00–460.00	457.84
10	450–500	469	430.00–460.00	452.06
12	500–550	535	475.00–495.00	485.11
24	600–650	636	355.00–397.50	361.29
18	650–700	668	350.00–373.00	361.39
10	700–750	713	344.00	344.00
64	750–800	788	343.00	343.00
134	800–850	836	334.00–335.00	334.06
63	900–950	903	301.00–325.00	324.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	375	430.00–440.00	437.60
3	450–500	482	385.00–415.00	402.02
24	500–550	521	400.00–420.00	411.33
14	550–600	574	382.50–405.00	397.02
2	600–650	613	280.00–285.00	282.47
1	650–700	665	287.50	287.50
4	700–750	738	313.00	313.00
5	750–800	782	279.00–301.00	296.61
2	850–900	875	271.00	271.00
1	900–950	940	262.50	262.50
6	950–1000	992	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	528	325.00–355.00	340.21
6	550–600	577	345.00–365.00	361.82
2	750–800	768	250.00–265.00	257.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	505.00	505.00

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.