Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 14, 2021

2,320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight L 1-2 steers $128.69/cwt ≈ $919/hd at 714 lb · 251 head

heavy 7-weight L 1-2 steers $130.56/cwt ≈ $1,011/hd at 774 lb · 232 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $140.52/cwt ≈ $880/hd at 626 lb · 211 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,320	461	1,046
Feeder cattle	2,320	—	1,046
Replacement cattle	—	461	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

A high quality offering that were weaned with one to three rounds of shots sold at lower prices compared to the last reported feeder sale here on 12/17/2020. Light steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Steers over 500 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifer feeders mostly sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	189.00	$189.00	$529	—
310	310	1	189.00	$189.00	$586	—
350–397	372	21	164.00–181.00	$172.87	$643	—
400–448	415	25	156.00–181.00	$176.00	$730	—
450–499	480	95	148.00–173.50	$166.96	$801	—
500–547	520	63	141.00–164.00	$154.12	$801	—
529	529	2	121.00	$121.00	$640	—
550–598	573	128	136.00–154.50	$145.89	$836	—
600–649	626	211	121.00–143.50	$140.52	$880	—
650–698	679	175	128.00–140.50	$133.61	$907	—
700–745	714	251	121.00–131.00	$128.69	$919	—
755–791	774	232	122.00–133.00	$130.56	$1,011	—
807–849	831	41	116.00–125.50	$123.71	$1,028	—
868	868	14	115.00	$115.00	$998	—
907	907	2	102.50	$102.50	$930	—
955	955	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,012	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	139.00	$139.00	$445	—
375	375	1	142.00	$142.00	$532	—
430–440	435	2	121.00–148.00	$134.34	$584	—
480	480	1	120.00	$120.00	$576	—
525	525	1	137.00	$137.00	$719	—
565	565	1	145.00	$145.00	$819	—
655–690	675	4	106.00–127.00	$118.58	$800	—
720	720	1	121.00	$121.00	$871	—
785	785	1	118.00	$118.00	$926	—
835–847	845	6	117.00–123.00	$118.33	$1,000	—
875–880	876	4	102.00–111.00	$106.76	$935	—
1045	1045	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,003	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	149.00	$149.00	$417	—
350	350	2	121.00	$121.00	$424	—
445	445	1	153.00	$153.00	$681	—
515–541	537	7	136.00–138.00	$136.27	$732	—
620	620	1	111.00	$111.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–482	480	3	133.00–136.00	$133.99	$643	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	272	11	135.00–154.00	$144.97	$394	—
300–335	320	5	134.00–142.00	$138.94	$445	—
350–390	372	26	131.00–151.00	$139.77	$520	—
400–448	425	47	132.00–150.00	$144.51	$614	—
455–493	482	56	122.00–148.00	$141.38	$681	—
506–546	527	128	124.00–147.00	$135.97	$717	—
550–598	572	121	125.00–137.50	$132.00	$755	—
602–649	624	162	123.00–134.50	$130.17	$812	—
651–695	671	76	112.00–137.00	$126.54	$849	—
705–745	716	150	110.00–129.00	$121.87	$873	—
751	751	10	118.00	$118.00	$886	—
800–837	825	3	104.00–108.00	$105.29	$869	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	119.00	$119.00	$446	—
430	430	2	131.00	$131.00	$563	—
495	495	1	106.00	$106.00	$525	—
520	520	1	124.00	$124.00	$645	—
555–560	558	2	111.00–116.00	$113.51	$633	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	3	131.00	$131.00	$617	—
512	512	1	127.00	$127.00	$650	—
625–635	632	3	106.00–109.00	$106.99	$676	—
855	855	1	91.00	$91.00	$778	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	136.00	$136.00	$530	—
585	585	1	121.00	$121.00	$708	—
745	745	1	109.00	$109.00	$812	—
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858	—

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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.