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Fairview Livestock Auction

Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Jan 22

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048

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Receipts

1,103 head

▼ 452 vs last sale 1,555▼ 411 vs year ago 1,514 · −27.1%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview as compared to one week ago, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded lower $11.00. Feeder steers over 600lbs traded lower $9.00. Feeder heifers followed the same trend, 400-600lbs lower $10.00 with heifers over 600lbs trading lower $2.00. Demand remains good on active trade.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.70/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −32.37 against this barn's trailing median of $400.07.

Average price

$367.70

117 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

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

$136.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.53

vs IL average

−43.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	381.52	2,057	63
Medium and Large 1-2	554	357.54	1,979	48
Large 1-2	565	342.50	1,935	1thin
Medium and Large 2	558	308.84	1,723	4thin
Medium and Large 3	585	245.00	1,433	1thin

One grade step is worth $136.52/cwt here — about $624 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale117 hd

367.70

—

IL average3 barns · 220 hd

396.23

−28.53

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−43.17

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.07

−32.37

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.27, low $332.59, median $400.07 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

105 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	391.04/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,114	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	521.11/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,714	5
Steers	300–350	Medium 1-2	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	525.60/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,939	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,504	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	498.25/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,123	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	442.42/cwt	412.50–480.00	1,894	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	517.36/cwt	490.00–527.50	2,447	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	426.03/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,071	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	357.78/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,753	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	513.39/cwt	447.50–527.50	2,675	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	361.13/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,889	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	423.39/cwt	372.50–435.00	2,244	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	399.46/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,313	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	451.98/cwt	422.50–475.00	2,631	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	381.71/cwt	374.00–392.50	2,374	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	420.52/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,666	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	402.36/cwt	360.00–413.00	2,676	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	354.91/cwt	340.00–387.50	2,410	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	373.50/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,652	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	347.33/cwt	332.00–357.50	2,508	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	311.70/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,279	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	740	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,449	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 2	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	322.09/cwt	319.00–337.50	2,461	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	302.47/cwt	297.50–307.50	2,344	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	311.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,503	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	339.65/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,741	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,491	1
Steers	800–850	Medium 3	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,759	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,826	2
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	880	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,913	7
Steers	850–900	Large 2	880	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,442	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	888	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,420	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,665	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,035	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,381	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,863	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	412.90/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,102	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	482.17/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,316	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	503.47/cwt	440.00–517.00	1,581	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	318	395.97/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,259	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	376.64/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,220	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	367.58/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,349	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	399.34/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,506	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	454.10/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,721	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	371.30/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,552	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	427.38/cwt	407.50–455.00	1,795	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,580	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	408.56/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,957	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	367.05/cwt	330.00–392.50	1,762	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	331.12/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,606	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	358.72/cwt	325.00–372.50	1,840	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	321.34/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,697	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	382.56/cwt	371.00–402.50	2,043	57
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	565	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,935	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	357.00/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,042	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	296.33/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,742	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	371.65/cwt	361.00–375.00	2,189	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	365.88/cwt	337.50–374.00	2,265	84
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	337.78/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,111	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	299.84/cwt	287.50–310.00	2,030	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	316.08/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,156	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	340.40/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,335	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,348	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	271.53/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,950	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	329.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,375	13
Heifers	700–750	Large 2	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	333.27/cwt	322.00–337.50	2,506	45
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	287.52/cwt	282.50–297.50	2,306	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,618	3
Heifers	800–850	Large 2	845	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,965	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	313.19/cwt	307.50–314.00	2,697	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,670	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	575.18/cwt	535.00–600.00	1,570	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	1,896	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	448.71/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,647	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	538.95/cwt	520.00–539.50	2,215	38
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	463.02/cwt	437.50–475.00	2,005	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,493	31
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	409.89/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,086	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,566	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,236	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	277.42/cwt	272.50–282.50	2,144	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 Jan 22, 2026

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

Receipts 1,103Last week 1,555Year ago 1,514

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
9	300–350	324	330.00–390.00	376.64
4	350–400	367	355.00–390.00	367.58
2	400–450	445	350.00–360.00	355.00
4	450–500	485	325.00–340.00	331.12
2	500–550	528	317.50–325.00	321.34
2	550–600	588	290.00–302.50	296.33
3	650–700	677	287.50–310.00	299.84
3	700–750	718	255.00–280.00	271.53
1	750–800	790	265.00	265.00
3	850–900	850	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
5	250–300	267	395.00–435.00	412.90
2	300–350	335	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	377	375.00–425.00	399.34
7	400–450	418	330.00–405.00	371.30
14	450–500	480	330.00–392.50	367.05
15	500–550	513	325.00–372.50	358.72
33	550–600	572	330.00–370.00	357.00
2	600–650	625	320.00–355.00	337.78
10	650–700	682	302.50–330.00	316.08
2	700–750	717	327.50	327.50
3	800–850	802	282.50–297.50	287.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	845	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	380.00–405.00	395.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	440.00–500.00	482.17
14	300–350	314	440.00–517.00	503.47
11	350–400	379	440.00–490.00	454.10
43	400–450	420	407.50–455.00	427.38
20	450–500	479	405.00–422.50	408.56
57	500–550	534	371.00–402.50	382.56
6	550–600	589	361.00–375.00	371.65
84	600–650	619	337.50–374.00	365.88
24	650–700	686	330.00–347.00	340.40
13	700–750	720	325.00–335.00	329.83
45	750–800	752	322.00–337.50	333.27
3	800–850	826	317.00	317.00
8	850–900	861	307.50–314.00	313.19
1	900–950	905	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	385.00–410.00	391.04
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	388	385.00–390.00	387.52
2	450–500	490	330.00–385.00	357.78
8	500–550	523	320.00–380.00	361.13
3	700–750	731	310.00–312.50	311.70
2	750–800	775	297.50–307.50	302.47
1	800–850	810	307.50	307.50
5	850–900	888	272.50	272.50
1	900–950	935	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
6	400–450	428	412.50–480.00	442.42
7	450–500	486	400.00–445.00	426.03
9	500–550	530	372.50–435.00	423.39
31	550–600	579	360.00–415.00	399.46
32	600–650	622	374.00–392.50	381.71
24	650–700	679	340.00–387.50	354.91
22	700–750	722	332.00–357.50	347.33
6	750–800	764	319.00–337.50	322.09
8	800–850	804	300.00–315.00	311.33
1	850–900	865	319.00	319.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	331.00	331.00
7	850–900	880	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	880	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
5	300–350	329	490.00–560.00	521.11
8	350–400	369	490.00–560.00	525.60
11	400–450	426	485.00–505.00	498.25
11	450–500	473	490.00–527.50	517.36
53	500–550	521	447.50–527.50	513.39
37	550–600	582	422.50–475.00	451.98
36	600–650	634	400.00–431.00	420.52
26	650–700	665	360.00–413.00	402.36
14	700–750	710	370.00–377.00	373.50
17	800–850	807	339.00–340.00	339.65
2	850–900	875	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	367	430.00–485.00	448.71
3	400–450	433	437.50–475.00	463.02
3	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	509	400.00–420.00	409.89
8	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	650	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	695	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	773	272.50–282.50	277.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	535.00–600.00	575.18
14	300–350	340	557.50	557.50
38	400–450	411	520.00–539.50	538.95
31	450–500	485	514.00	514.00
9	550–600	578	444.00	444.00

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.