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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Nov 6

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

616 head

▲ 616 vs last sale 0▼ 316 vs year ago 932 · −33.9%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleTue Nov 3, 2026 Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, feeder steers traded lower 12.00-15.00 with feeder heifers under 400lbs trading steady to slightly higher as compared to one week ago. Heifers over 400lbs traded lower 10.00-12.00. Supply was light, active trade with moderate 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 $355.20/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −104.24 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$355.20

69 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,130

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

$180.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−68.48

vs IL average

−63.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	390.63	2,180	31
Large 1-2	527	362.50	1,910	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	327.56	1,868	35
Medium and Large 3	500	210.00	1,050	1thin

One grade step is worth $180.63/cwt here — about $1,130 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 sale69 hd

355.20

—

IL average2 barns · 239 hd

423.69

−68.48

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−63.90

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−104.24

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

77 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,571	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	421.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,459	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	460.41/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,648	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	374	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,870	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	399.47/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,502	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	318.84/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,326	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	364.91/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,584	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,146	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	402.50/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,791	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	434.95/cwt	410.00–451.00	1,996	10
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	367.07/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,692	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	319.16/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,484	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	403.30/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,069	6
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	527	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,910	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	327.51/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,755	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	387.59/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,205	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	327.58/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,926	23
Steers	600–650	Large 2	610	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,723	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	358.68/cwt	343.00–390.00	2,224	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	321.85/cwt	315.00–326.00	2,015	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	261.69/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,641	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	332.50/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,238	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	308.13/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,126	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	314.82/cwt	305.00–327.00	2,223	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	6
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	740	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,229	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,231	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	262.52/cwt	257.50–267.50	2,187	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,449	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,565	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,460	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	360.18/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,221	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	309.78/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,053	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	423.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,563	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	359.51/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,355	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	394.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,600	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	295.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,225	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	338.56/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,435	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	366.31/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,696	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	336.53/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,609	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	301.88/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,500	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	274.04/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,406	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	318.07/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,657	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,871	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	272.81/cwt	240.00–297.50	1,588	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	319.82/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,868	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	325.20/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,987	8
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	627	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,022	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	275.94/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,733	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	248.16/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,620	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	292.10/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,969	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	325.93/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,216	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	258.21/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,880	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,098	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,394	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,145	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,907	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,529	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,686	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,568	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,667	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	245.52/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,674	10

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

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Receipts 616Last week 0Year ago 932

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	340	295.00–325.00	309.78
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	415	290.00–300.00	295.18
4	450–500	497	300.00–302.50	301.88
3	500–550	513	265.00–282.50	274.04
13	550–600	582	240.00–297.50	272.81
2	600–650	628	265.00–287.50	275.94
4	650–700	653	245.00–257.50	248.16
3	700–750	728	255.00–265.00	258.21
1	800–850	820	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	339	345.00–370.00	360.18
5	350–400	377	335.00–385.00	359.51
4	400–450	424	315.00–347.50	338.56
8	450–500	478	305.00–360.00	336.53
15	500–550	521	315.00–320.00	318.07
10	550–600	584	300.00–326.00	319.82
6	650–700	674	280.00–302.50	292.10
1	750–800	770	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	802	267.50	267.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	298	490.00	490.00
15	350–400	369	410.00–430.00	423.53
6	400–450	406	375.00–400.00	394.17
8	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	366.31
13	550–600	567	330.00	330.00
8	600–650	611	312.50–330.00	325.20
27	650–700	680	315.00–327.50	325.93
69	750–800	798	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	300.00–325.00	318.84
6	450–500	465	310.00–327.50	319.16
3	600–650	627	260.00–262.50	261.69
1	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	833	257.50–267.50	262.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	420.00–425.00	421.66
8	350–400	376	370.00–420.00	399.47
4	400–450	434	345.00–380.00	364.91
7	450–500	461	335.00–382.50	367.07
12	500–550	536	320.00–370.00	327.51
23	550–600	588	315.00–337.50	327.58
14	600–650	626	315.00–326.00	321.85
4	650–700	690	302.50–320.00	308.13
6	700–750	706	305.00–327.00	314.82
13	750–800	764	292.00	292.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	242.50	242.50
1	1100–1150	1,115	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	485.00	485.00
6	350–400	358	440.00–465.00	460.41
3	400–450	445	387.50–410.00	402.50
10	450–500	459	410.00–451.00	434.95
6	500–550	513	400.00–405.00	403.30
25	550–600	569	370.00–395.00	387.59
23	600–650	620	343.00–390.00	358.68
44	650–700	673	320.00–340.00	332.50
6	700–750	718	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	374	500.00	500.00
20	400–450	438	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	527	362.50	362.50
2	700–750	740	300.00–302.50	301.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	315	205.00	205.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	555	282.50	282.50
10	650–700	682	242.50–247.50	245.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	507	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	262.50	262.50

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.