Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2026-07-16

Fairview Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Thu, Jul 16
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2048
Receipts
787 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 881▲ 98 vs year ago 689 · +14.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Fairview, hot conditions for a mid summer special drove a smaller offering that was met with mostly good demand. Trade was active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $402.17/cwt on 46 head, down $74.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −57.27 against this barn's trailing median of $459.44.
Average price
$402.17
▼ 74.56 vs prior sale
46 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,185
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$606
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$122.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs IL average
−36.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542417.222,26236
Medium and Large 1-2544383.482,0875thin
Medium and Large 2538338.751,8212thin
Medium and Large 2-3561295.001,6563thin
One grade step is worth $122.22/cwt here — about $606 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 sale46 hd
402.17
—
IL average1 barns · 46 hd
402.17
+0.00
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
−36.98
This barn, trailing median11 sales
459.44
−57.27
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
507453398344median 459.4403/1204/1606/1809/0310/29
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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235410.00/cwt410.00–410.009642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329571.07/cwt550.00–610.001,87914
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1663
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417452.90/cwt400.00–475.001,8898
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425508.08/cwt492.50–555.002,15919
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468357.30/cwt350.00–365.001,6722
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478461.93/cwt455.00–470.002,2088
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480398.61/cwt385.00–412.501,9132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535388.33/cwt385.00–390.002,0783
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537418.45/cwt385.00–445.002,24729
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558376.20/cwt372.50–380.002,0992
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563412.13/cwt410.00–415.002,3207
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0271
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7892
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636355.69/cwt322.50–372.502,2627
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669358.77/cwt325.00–370.002,4009
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692390.56/cwt384.00–397.002,7038
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2697273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,9032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700355.83/cwt350.00–367.502,4913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714384.78/cwt382.00–390.002,7474
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2732220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6102
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763380.25/cwt352.50–381.002,90179
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770338.63/cwt337.50–342.502,6079
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835320.44/cwt300.00–332.502,67615
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1844352.49/cwt338.00–362.502,97569
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863307.10/cwt307.00–307.502,6505
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1864345.50/cwt345.50–345.502,98564
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1907333.67/cwt329.00–338.503,026116
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2934317.36/cwt316.00–323.002,9645
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,060267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,8361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318535.42/cwt520.00–545.001,7033
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366468.39/cwt460.00–470.001,71410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383363.98/cwt335.00–385.001,3943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390455.00/cwt445.00–465.001,7752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416494.60/cwt470.00–510.002,0588
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468396.61/cwt370.00–410.001,8563
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,7161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517406.71/cwt392.50–460.002,1036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529373.86/cwt352.50–385.001,97816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2546338.49/cwt337.50–342.501,8485
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564381.52/cwt367.50–387.002,15211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584369.71/cwt350.00–372.502,1598
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636360.98/cwt337.50–367.002,29625
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677352.57/cwt350.00–353.002,3879
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724341.12/cwt320.00–349.002,4709
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4641
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773323.34/cwt312.50–337.502,4993
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,4201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5665
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865331.21/cwt315.00–331.502,86557
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2945280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6461
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2970240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575371.30/cwt345.00–380.002,1359

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.