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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Dec 4

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

933 head

▲ 933 vs last sale 0▲ 933 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, both feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady from 6.00 lower to 12.00 higher with spots higher 20.00. Trade was active on good demand for a mostly long timed weaned, multi vaccinated offering.

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 $393.79/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −65.65 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$393.79

121 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,082

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

$208.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs IL average

−35.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	429.75	2,319	64
Medium and Large 1-2	550	363.87	2,003	51
Medium and Large 2	568	307.44	1,746	3thin
Medium and Large 3	558	221.53	1,237	3thin

One grade step is worth $208.22/cwt here — about $1,082 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 sale121 hd

393.79

—

IL average1 barns · 121 hd

393.79

−0.00

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−35.36

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

−65.65

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

97 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium 2-3	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	426.60/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,182	3
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	413.95/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,337	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	454.71/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,546	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	422.87/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,565	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,856	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,966	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	527.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,198	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	451.82/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,893	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	398.51/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,710	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	473.30/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,267	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	381.01/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,825	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	447.20/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,312	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	361.13/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,896	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	307.44/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,746	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	197.30/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,125	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	402.54/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,315	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	366.50/cwt	335.00–385.00	2,107	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	376.82/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,340	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	292.62/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,817	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	359.36/cwt	320.00–380.00	2,300	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	324.99/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,164	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	281.34/cwt	257.50–305.00	1,891	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	357.99/cwt	332.50–375.00	2,441	51
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	269.09/cwt	205.00–285.00	1,908	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	352.24/cwt	332.50–367.50	2,543	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	318.32/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,308	12
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Steers	750–800	Large 2	768	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,055	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	301.69/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,338	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	339.85/cwt	339.00–341.00	2,675	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	324.94/cwt	300.00–339.00	2,668	40
Steers	800–850	Large 2	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Steers	800–850	Large 1	843	315.59/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,660	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2-3	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	327.86/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,059	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	373.65/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,375	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	416.20/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,785	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 3	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,291	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	398.08/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,859	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	343.04/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,660	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	295.10/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,431	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	332.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,745	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	370.94/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,973	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,772	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	348.09/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,995	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	334.34/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,939	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	246.04/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,429	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	280.64/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,726	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	341.63/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,125	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,756	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	289.93/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,922	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	314.05/cwt	300.00–332.50	2,142	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	314.75/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,235	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	277.95/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,990	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	254.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,844	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,779	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	2
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	2
Heifers	850–900	Large 2	860	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,871	1
Heifers	900–950	Large 2	915	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,748	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,983	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	983	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,458	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,025	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	390.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,435	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	329.48/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,598	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	230.19/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,644	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	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.

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Receipts 933Last week 0Year 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	250–300	277	425.00–430.00	426.60
2	300–350	323	405.00–422.50	413.95
2	350–400	370	395.00–450.00	422.87
5	400–450	429	397.50–400.00	398.51
5	450–500	479	375.00–400.00	381.01
25	500–550	525	345.00–385.00	361.13
26	550–600	575	335.00–385.00	366.50
10	600–650	640	320.00–380.00	359.36
16	650–700	666	312.50–332.50	324.99
12	700–750	725	315.00–322.50	318.32
3	750–800	775	300.00–302.50	301.69
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	568	305.00–312.50	307.44
5	600–650	621	270.00–305.00	292.62
17	650–700	672	257.50–305.00	281.34
5	700–750	709	205.00–285.00	269.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	435.00–475.00	454.71
1	350–400	375	495.00	495.00
9	400–450	419	440.00–490.00	451.82
27	450–500	479	425.00–490.00	473.30
39	500–550	517	420.00–485.00	447.20
25	550–600	575	390.00–440.00	402.54
59	600–650	621	350.00–400.00	376.82
51	650–700	682	332.50–375.00	357.99
61	700–750	722	332.50–367.50	352.24
28	750–800	787	339.00–341.00	339.85
40	800–850	821	300.00–339.00	324.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	520.00–530.00	527.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	843	312.50–325.00	315.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	768	265.00–270.00	267.56
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	570	190.00–205.00	197.30
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	429	375.00–445.00	416.20
28	450–500	467	375.00–410.00	398.08
36	500–550	532	365.00–395.00	370.94
43	550–600	573	325.00–367.50	348.09
45	600–650	622	325.00–360.00	341.63
27	650–700	682	300.00–332.50	314.05
34	700–750	710	305.00–322.50	314.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	355.00–405.00	373.65
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	484	340.00–345.00	343.04
5	500–550	524	330.00–340.00	332.99
21	550–600	580	322.50–355.00	334.34
4	600–650	627	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	663	272.50–307.50	289.93
10	700–750	716	275.00–305.00	277.95
3	950–1000	983	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
6	300–350	323	310.00–350.00	327.86
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	485	285.00–305.00	295.10
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	558	317.50	317.50
5	600–650	615	270.00–297.50	280.64
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	725	240.00–265.00	254.30
1	750–800	765	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	940	211.00	211.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	217.50	217.50
1	900–950	915	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	815	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	461	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	581	235.00–277.50	246.04
2	750–800	775	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	305.00–355.00	329.48
4	700–750	714	220.00–240.00	230.19
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	368	385.00–395.00	390.03
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	165.00	165.00

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.