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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Jan 15

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Receipts

1,555 head

▼ 383 vs last sale 1,938▲ 348 vs year ago 1,207 · +28.8%

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 400-500lbs traded higher 20.00 on a good supply, 600lb steers traded steady with calves over 700lbs lower 10.00. Feeder heifers following the same trend, 400-500lbs heifers higher 20.00, 600lb heifers mostly steady with heifers over 700lbs lower 4.00. Price comparison to one week ago. A mostly long timed weaned and multiple vaccinated offering was met with good demand 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 $468.43/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +8.99 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.

Average price

$468.43

187 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$610

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

$122.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IL average

−3.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	487.44	2,619	140
Medium and Large 1-2	571	415.01	2,370	44
Medium and Large 2	550	365.00	2,009	3thin

One grade step is worth $122.44/cwt here — about $610 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 sale187 hd

468.43

—

IL average1 barns · 187 hd

468.43

+0.00

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−3.55

This barn, trailing median11 sales

459.44

+8.99

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

72 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	375.27/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,032	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	517.17/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,743	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	356.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,266	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	455.84/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,728	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	539.09/cwt	525.00–580.00	2,264	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	450.75/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,929	23
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	470	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,892	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	471	587.86/cwt	557.50–602.50	2,769	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	465.27/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,238	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	495.09/cwt	485.00–545.00	2,426	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,811	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	495.95/cwt	452.50–538.00	2,629	98
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	399.35/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,133	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	462.97/cwt	435.00–515.00	2,579	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,063	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	419.61/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,442	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	429.59/cwt	413.00–442.50	2,702	137
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,937	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	363.47/cwt	325.00–390.00	2,326	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	350.00/cwt	320.00–380.00	2,338	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	400.83/cwt	386.00–422.00	2,686	152
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	308.42/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,088	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	338.65/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,428	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	380.37/cwt	350.00–392.50	2,735	51
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	335.99/cwt	332.00–337.00	2,554	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	355.19/cwt	335.00–361.00	2,785	118
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	352.09/cwt	344.00–357.00	2,898	85
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	313.75/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,604	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,437	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	322.89/cwt	297.50–327.00	2,812	7
Steers	900–950	Large 2	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,828	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,828	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	716	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	357.00/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,000	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	385.10/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,302	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	459.40/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,654	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	386.34/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,476	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,502	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	436.17/cwt	395.00–457.50	1,862	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	358.08/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,740	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	419.47/cwt	390.00–445.00	2,051	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	497	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,446	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	408.65/cwt	377.50–430.00	2,105	71
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	365.39/cwt	332.50–380.00	1,937	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	363.94/cwt	320.00–373.00	2,053	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	287.70/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,640	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	373.44/cwt	360.00–380.50	2,155	99
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	289.48/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,751	5
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	622	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,099	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	363.47/cwt	305.00–377.50	2,286	120
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	322.48/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,186	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	348.18/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,375	108
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	276.83/cwt	240.00–292.50	1,894	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	334.15/cwt	307.50–340.00	2,369	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	322.47/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,370	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,539	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,358	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	840	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,289	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,833	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,785	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	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 →

Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special - Fairview, IL

Thu Jan 15, 2026

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

Receipts 1,555Last week 1,938Year ago 1,207

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	379	415.00–470.00	455.84
23	400–450	428	440.00–455.00	450.75
5	450–500	481	445.00–470.00	465.27
10	500–550	534	392.50–415.00	399.35
34	550–600	582	385.00–435.00	419.61
21	600–650	640	325.00–390.00	363.47
27	650–700	668	320.00–380.00	350.00
9	700–750	717	325.00–342.50	338.65
5	750–800	760	332.00–337.00	335.99
2	800–850	830	305.00–322.50	313.75
7	850–900	871	297.50–327.00	322.89
1	1000–1050	1,010	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	360.00–390.00	375.27
3	350–400	355	350.00–360.00	356.67
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	573	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	630	307.50	307.50
3	650–700	677	290.00–317.50	308.42
2	850–900	855	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	975	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	471	557.50–602.50	587.86
2	500–550	502	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	470	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	337	495.00–535.00	517.17
4	400–450	420	525.00–580.00	539.09
13	450–500	490	485.00–545.00	495.09
98	500–550	530	452.50–538.00	495.95
40	550–600	557	435.00–515.00	462.97
137	600–650	629	413.00–442.50	429.59
152	650–700	670	386.00–422.00	400.83
51	700–750	719	350.00–392.50	380.37
118	750–800	784	335.00–361.00	355.19
85	800–850	823	344.00–357.00	352.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	380.00–395.00	385.10
12	350–400	382	375.00–390.00	386.34
4	400–450	406	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	486	340.00–372.50	358.08
21	500–550	530	332.50–380.00	365.39
28	550–600	564	320.00–373.00	363.94
7	650–700	678	315.00–330.00	322.48
3	700–750	735	317.50–325.00	322.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	330.00–390.00	357.00
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	570	265.00–310.00	287.70
5	600–650	605	285.00–292.50	289.48
4	650–700	684	240.00–292.50	276.83
1	900–950	905	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	840	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	497	291.00	291.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	622	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
7	350–400	360	450.00–490.00	459.40
32	400–450	427	395.00–457.50	436.17
20	450–500	489	390.00–445.00	419.47
71	500–550	515	377.50–430.00	408.65
99	550–600	577	360.00–380.50	373.44
120	600–650	629	305.00–377.50	363.47
108	650–700	682	325.00–365.00	348.18
11	700–750	709	307.50–340.00	334.15
28	750–800	758	335.00	335.00
5	800–850	806	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00

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.