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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Nov 20

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

1,300 head

▲ 684 vs last sale 616▲ 39 vs year ago 1,261 · +3.1%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, a good fall run of good quality feeder cattle and yearlings. Mostly good demand met with yearlings and very good demand with feeder calves. Demand remains good to very good on 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 $401.43/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −58.01 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$401.43

116 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$101.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−8.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	431.91	2,307	69
Medium and Large 1-2	559	359.83	2,010	42
Medium and Large 2	584	330.29	1,929	5thin

One grade step is worth $101.62/cwt here — about $379 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 sale116 hd

401.43

—

IL average1 barns · 116 hd

401.43

+0.00

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−8.65

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−58.01

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

59 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,138	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	465.98/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,794	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	522.59/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,195	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	496.06/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,098	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	372.68/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,617	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	392.47/cwt	342.50–415.00	1,845	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	479	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,682	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	450.02/cwt	395.00–485.00	2,183	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,400	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	426.36/cwt	392.50–450.00	2,230	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	351.48/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,880	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	426.67/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,398	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	368.17/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,143	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	330.29/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,929	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	382.39/cwt	369.00–392.50	2,386	74
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	353.82/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,233	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	349.16/cwt	320.00–362.50	2,350	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	353.03/cwt	347.00–357.00	2,531	50
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	342.41/cwt	327.50–352.00	2,465	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,710	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	322.17/cwt	300.00–336.00	2,626	31
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	313.28/cwt	270.00–317.00	2,653	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,003	65
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	323.07/cwt	311.00–327.00	2,882	81
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,964	62
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,646	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	996	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,088	60
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,910	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	392.19/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,251	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	372	503.72/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,874	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	401.67/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,526	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	408.23/cwt	390.00–432.50	1,780	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	356.26/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,614	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	376.77/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,805	51
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	337.70/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,634	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	335.85/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,753	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	370.95/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,966	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	308.31/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,782	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	347.33/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,011	54
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	352.41/cwt	330.00–377.50	2,174	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	332.93/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,091	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,273	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,191	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,490	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	271.09/cwt	252.50–277.00	2,133	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	890	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,560	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	892	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,985	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,328	2

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 Nov 20, 2025

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Receipts 1,300Last week 616Year ago 1,261

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	520.00–525.00	522.59
11	450–500	479	560.00	560.00
7	500–550	500	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	584	310.00–335.00	330.29
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	340.00–350.00	344.85
9	400–450	434	370.00–385.00	372.68
13	450–500	470	342.50–415.00	392.47
21	500–550	535	340.00–390.00	351.48
21	550–600	582	355.00–390.00	368.17
17	600–650	631	330.00–365.00	353.82
48	650–700	673	320.00–362.50	349.16
29	700–750	720	327.50–352.00	342.41
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
25	800–850	847	270.00–317.00	313.28
81	850–900	892	311.00–327.00	323.07
1	900–950	935	283.00	283.00
32	1000–1050	1,000	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	385	455.00–475.00	465.98
18	400–450	423	450.00–510.00	496.06
39	450–500	485	395.00–485.00	450.02
38	500–550	523	392.50–450.00	426.36
24	550–600	562	405.00–430.00	426.67
74	600–650	624	369.00–392.50	382.39
50	700–750	717	347.00–357.00	353.03
6	750–800	755	359.00	359.00
31	800–850	815	300.00–336.00	322.17
65	850–900	858	350.00	350.00
62	900–950	922	321.50	321.50
60	950–1000	996	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	395.00–415.00	401.67
2	450–500	453	355.00–357.50	356.26
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	185.00	185.00
4	850–900	892	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	484	310.00–365.00	337.70
6	500–550	522	332.50–350.00	335.85
9	550–600	578	275.00–335.00	308.31
7	600–650	628	315.00–340.00	332.93
1	650–700	690	317.50	317.50
4	750–800	787	252.50–277.00	271.09
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	380.00–420.00	392.19
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
19	400–450	436	390.00–432.50	408.23
51	450–500	479	365.00–400.00	376.77
55	500–550	530	347.50–385.00	370.95
54	550–600	579	325.00–360.00	347.33
53	600–650	617	330.00–377.50	352.41
1	650–700	655	347.00	347.00
1	700–750	715	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	772	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	372	500.00–510.00	503.72
1	400–450	445	470.00	470.00
2	850–900	890	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	412.50	412.50

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.