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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Sep 11

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

1,633 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 1,380▲ 1,633 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, an overall quality offering was met with good to very good demand on active trade. Feeder steers and heifers continue to follow higher trends across all weight classes, with several load lots of 800 yearling steers trading above 360.00.

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 $440.29/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits −19.15 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$440.29

175 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

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

$114.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.23

vs IL average

+26.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	468.98	2,561	110
Medium and Large 1-2	554	408.44	2,263	45
Medium and Large 2	561	354.16	1,985	20

One grade step is worth $114.82/cwt here — about $576 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale175 hd

440.29

—

IL average2 barns · 244 hd

447.52

−7.23

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+26.77

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−19.15

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

102 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	274	574.24/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,573	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	421.63/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,425	3
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	355	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,287	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	527.50/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,925	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	387.03/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,432	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	463.20/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,723	5
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	375	482.32/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,809	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,209	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	384.48/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,580	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	454.13/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,957	15
Steers	400–450	Large 2	435	332.60/cwt	332.60–332.60	1,447	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	520.00/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,314	3
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	532.62/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,418	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	462.97/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,162	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,942	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	422.65/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,189	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	367.30/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,954	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	478.24/cwt	452.50–487.00	2,582	71
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	452.12/cwt	443.00–465.00	2,518	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	349.78/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,994	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	401.33/cwt	392.50–430.00	2,296	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	608	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	3,143	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	386.79/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,398	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	456.98/cwt	412.50–465.00	2,865	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	328.09/cwt	310.00–342.50	2,064	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	427.34/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,816	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	362.61/cwt	340.00–377.50	2,448	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	341.87/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,332	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	384.91/cwt	372.50–404.00	2,806	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	347.50/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,558	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	354.74/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,703	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	346.73/cwt	331.00–367.50	2,659	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	359.31/cwt	345.00–366.50	2,989	171
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,772	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,880	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	357.08/cwt	335.00–365.50	3,124	339
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,919	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,211	1
Steers	900–950	Large 2	930	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,613	5
Steers	950–1000	Large 2	985	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,896	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,070	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,313	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	448.60/cwt	405.00–470.00	1,283	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	362.52/cwt	315.00–397.50	1,149	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,349	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	337	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,550	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2-3	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	415.51/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,542	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	500.19/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,931	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	353.16/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,388	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	402	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,010	7
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	379.84/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,595	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	441.50/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,881	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	440.40/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,087	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	347.82/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,652	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	478	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,996	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	393.25/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,888	36
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	425.45/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,268	71
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	393.86/cwt	360.00–398.00	2,127	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	365.02/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,997	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	355.61/cwt	331.00–372.50	2,009	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	371.74/cwt	332.50–377.50	2,104	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	394.49/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,276	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	381.46/cwt	352.50–395.00	2,346	65
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	640	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,192	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	322.50/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,145	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	345.40/cwt	322.50–357.50	2,328	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,717	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	349.45/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,534	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,245	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	331.41/cwt	312.50–340.00	2,552	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,391	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	310.57/cwt	306.00–312.50	2,603	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	857	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,864	2
Heifers	850–900	Large 2-3	864	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,138	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	923	241.89/cwt	205.00–270.00	2,233	3
Heifers	950–1000	Large 2-3	973	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,384	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,797	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	510.26/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,046	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	554.79/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,770	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	465.12/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,502	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	462.48/cwt	435.00–472.00	1,776	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	458.76/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,913	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	418.24/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,008	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	356.80/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,713	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	365.72/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,971	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,057	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,095	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	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 →

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Receipts 1,633Last week 1,380Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	400.00–435.00	421.63
5	350–400	372	435.00–480.00	463.20
15	400–450	431	420.00–470.00	454.13
9	450–500	467	430.00–475.00	462.97
15	500–550	518	390.00–435.00	422.65
30	550–600	572	392.50–430.00	401.33
16	600–650	620	360.00–400.00	386.79
10	650–700	675	340.00–377.50	362.61
14	700–750	736	340.00–370.00	347.50
3	750–800	767	331.00–367.50	346.73
2	800–850	845	328.00	328.00
1	900–950	915	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	570.00–580.00	574.24
9	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	365	515.00–540.00	527.50
3	400–450	445	510.00–525.00	520.00
25	450–500	454	520.00–535.00	532.62
71	500–550	540	452.50–487.00	478.24
39	550–600	557	443.00–465.00	452.12
35	600–650	627	412.50–465.00	456.98
44	650–700	659	400.00–440.00	427.34
26	700–750	729	372.50–404.00	384.91
5	750–800	762	350.00–358.00	354.74
171	800–850	832	345.00–366.50	359.31
339	850–900	875	335.00–365.50	357.08
1	900–950	920	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	332.60	332.60
5	900–950	930	281.00	281.00
2	950–1000	985	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	370.00–405.00	387.03
6	400–450	411	350.00–410.00	384.48
6	450–500	468	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	532	335.00–385.00	367.30
15	550–600	570	335.00–375.00	349.78
4	600–650	629	310.00–342.50	328.09
4	650–700	682	340.00–342.50	341.87
1	800–850	845	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	540.00	540.00
25	600–650	608	517.00	517.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	425.00–495.00	482.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	286	405.00–470.00	448.60
2	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	415.00
4	350–400	371	390.00–440.00	415.51
10	400–450	420	360.00–400.00	379.84
36	450–500	480	365.00–405.00	393.25
13	500–550	540	360.00–398.00	393.86
8	550–600	566	332.50–377.50	371.74
2	650–700	665	312.50–332.50	322.50
1	700–750	730	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	797	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	990	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	535.00	535.00
3	250–300	268	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
17	350–400	386	485.00–510.00	500.19
23	400–450	426	410.00–475.00	441.50
37	450–500	474	440.00–445.00	440.40
71	500–550	533	420.00–450.00	425.45
32	550–600	577	382.50–400.00	394.49
65	600–650	615	352.50–395.00	381.46
10	650–700	674	322.50–357.50	345.40
25	700–750	725	340.00–355.00	349.45
24	750–800	770	312.50–340.00	331.41
8	800–850	838	306.00–312.50	310.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	252.50	252.50
2	850–900	857	217.50	217.50
3	900–950	923	205.00–270.00	241.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	317	315.00–397.50	362.52
3	350–400	393	345.00–370.00	353.16
3	450–500	475	320.00–362.50	347.82
10	500–550	547	320.00–370.00	365.02
5	550–600	565	331.00–372.50	355.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	350	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	402	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	417.50	417.50
11	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	640	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	864	247.50	247.50
3	950–1000	973	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	500.00–530.00	510.26
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	323	450.00–480.00	465.12
4	350–400	384	435.00–472.00	462.48
3	400–450	417	445.00–485.00	458.76
8	450–500	480	400.00–450.00	418.24
6	500–550	539	350.00–390.00	365.72
2	550–600	582	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	480	335.00–380.00	356.80
1	500–550	545	377.50	377.50
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	550.00–570.00	554.79
1	400–450	410	500.00	500.00

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.