Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

1,680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $144.55/cwt ≈ $1,178/hd at 815 lb · 227 head

heavy 7-weight L 1-2 heifers $136.70/cwt ≈ $1,040/hd at 761 lb · 141 head

heavy 6-weight L 1-2 heifers $136.86/cwt ≈ $921/hd at 673 lb · 132 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,680	2,110	1,883
Feeder cattle	1,680	—	1,883

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder special, feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 per cwt. lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
245	245	1	161.00	$161.00	$394
307–337	318	7	166.00–180.00	$174.74	$556
350–387	369	4	165.00–176.00	$170.22	$628
410–445	440	32	155.00–175.00	$167.33	$736
464–493	470	27	159.00–171.00	$168.77	$793
506–542	524	22	146.00–165.00	$155.82	$816
560–599	582	70	140.00–153.00	$148.00	$861
608–645	621	31	142.00–153.00	$146.75	$911
657–695	673	41	138.00–146.50	$141.76	$954
700–730	707	27	129.00–147.50	$140.61	$994
759–781	761	80	129.00–152.50	$150.37	$1,144
802–843	815	227	132.50–148.25	$144.55	$1,178
853	853	18	135.00	$135.00	$1,152
919–936	925	89	126.75–136.25	$132.90	$1,229
970–998	995	17	110.00–123.00	$121.51	$1,209
1048	1048	55	126.00	$126.00	$1,320

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
285	285	1	141.00	$141.00	$402
400	400	1	141.00	$141.00	$564
500–525	513	2	138.00–140.00	$138.98	$713
562	562	2	132.00	$132.00	$742
760	760	1	119.50	$119.50	$908

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–440	423	2	120.00–141.00	$130.93	$554
460	460	1	132.00	$132.00	$607
560	560	1	111.00	$111.00	$622

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	2	126.00	$126.00	$989

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
215–220	217	3	144.00–146.00	$145.32	$315
285–288 unweaned	287	6	139.00–143.00	$141.01	$405
325	325	1	146.00	$146.00	$474
352–357	354	6	141.00–143.00	$141.67	$502
410–448	440	41	143.00–152.00	$150.21	$661
450–487	474	56	137.00–156.00	$147.76	$700
493 unweaned	493	7	132.00	$132.00	$651
525–540	528	16	128.00–146.50	$141.34	$746
552–594	583	63	126.00–139.00	$135.71	$791
604–638	621	16	124.00–137.00	$132.28	$821
650–679	673	132	122.00–140.00	$136.86	$921
710–746	741	80	133.50–137.25	$136.71	$1,013
758–793	761	141	121.00–137.50	$136.70	$1,040
802–819	817	67	124.00–134.50	$129.15	$1,055
859–879	869	116	128.50–132.75	$130.56	$1,135

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
408–440	421	5	120.00–128.00	$125.91	$530
495	495	2	119.00	$119.00	$589
547	547	7	121.00	$121.00	$662
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858
755–756	755	15	105.00–119.00	$112.46	$849
853–855	854	4	115.00–122.00	$116.75	$997

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
418–439	432	14	111.00–133.00	$128.02	$553
500–501	501	4	131.00–135.00	$132.00	$661
681	681	9	120.50	$120.50	$821

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
335	335	1	136.00	$136.00	$456
395	395	1	126.00	$126.00	$498
450	450	1	126.00	$126.00	$567
585	585	4	125.00	$125.00	$731
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912
855	855	1	106.00	$106.00	$906

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
272	272	2	147.50	$147.50	$401
495	495	1	137.00	$137.00	$678
750–752	752	10	103.00–115.50	$114.25	$859

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.