Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 13, 2021

1,055 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight L 1-2 steers $146.56/cwt ≈ $1,161/hd at 792 lb · 196 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $162.41/cwt ≈ $926/hd at 570 lb · 96 head

light 7-weight L 1-2 steers $147.44/cwt ≈ $1,090/hd at 739 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,055	307	1,486
Feeder cattle	1,055	—	1,486
Replacement cattle	—	307	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported Fairview special feeder sale on 4/29/2021, feeder steers traded steady, with the exception of the 7wt. steers which sold 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–195	193	2	187.50–192.50	$189.97	$367	—
265–279	277	7	181.00–195.00	$193.09	$535	—
327 fancy	327	2	205.00	$205.00	$670	—
325–345	333	6	161.00–185.00	$175.48	$584	—
362–397	380	6	174.00–191.00	$181.73	$691	—
400–448	421	33	168.00–186.00	$175.16	$737	—
450–495	483	37	153.00–176.50	$169.61	$819	—
507–544	535	46	160.50–170.75	$165.82	$887	—
550–590	570	96	150.00–169.00	$162.41	$926	—
602–645	624	33	144.00–165.00	$157.99	$986	—
655–695	675	39	132.00–150.50	$144.84	$978	—
710–742	739	78	131.00–149.00	$147.44	$1,090	—
786–797	792	196	126.00–150.25	$146.56	$1,161	—
811–848	821	16	125.00–129.00	$127.48	$1,047	—
931–942	933	15	110.00–124.00	$121.72	$1,136	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	142.50–150.00	$146.49	$400	—
322	322	2	143.00	$143.00	$460	—
385	385	2	136.00	$136.00	$524	—
585	585	1	116.00	$116.00	$679	—
610–635	620	3	120.00–130.00	$123.63	$767	—
730	730	1	126.00	$126.00	$920	—
820	820	1	105.00	$105.00	$861	—
915	915	1	106.00	$106.00	$970	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	174.00	$174.00	$513	—
410	410	1	170.00	$170.00	$697	—
545	545	1	133.00	$133.00	$725	—
560–595	578	2	146.00–151.00	$148.42	$858	—
650–670	660	2	120.00–140.00	$130.15	$859	—
886	886	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	155.00	$155.00	$604	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	149.00–161.00	$155.13	$357	—
272 fancy	272	2	187.00	$187.00	$509	—
267–290	283	9	147.00–178.00	$172.40	$488	—
315–340	330	6	152.00–168.00	$160.13	$528	—
350–392	369	19	154.00–165.00	$161.14	$595	—
411–443	429	21	138.00–160.00	$154.64	$663	—
450–495	467	38	141.00–161.00	$152.87	$714	—
500–540	521	34	137.00–159.00	$147.60	$769	—
550–595	569	67	125.00–163.00	$148.43	$845	—
620–641	631	32	125.00–153.00	$143.86	$908	—
650	650	2	130.00	$130.00	$845	—
700–718	712	25	123.00–135.50	$130.77	$931	—
750–781	762	19	114.00–124.00	$117.86	$898	—
912–940	918	9	107.00–115.00	$113.18	$1,039	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	2	130.00–139.00	$134.71	$509	—
405–430	416	4	130.00–137.00	$132.79	$552	—
485	485	1	137.00	$137.00	$664	—
495 thin fleshed	495	1	107.00	$107.00	$530	—
500–540	515	4	111.00–138.00	$126.52	$652	—
580–595	591	5	107.00–119.00	$115.05	$680	—
630	630	2	99.00–111.00	$105.00	$662	—
650–662	658	3	115.00–121.00	$116.98	$770	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–538	531	5	122.00–141.00	$135.14	$718	—
565	565	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$709	—
608–625	612	4	129.00–131.00	$129.51	$793	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	147.00	$147.00	$581	—
573	573	3	128.00	$128.00	$733	—
727	727	4	121.00	$121.00	$880	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	187.50	$187.50	$459	—
420	420	3	157.00	$157.00	$659	—
495	495	2	157.00	$157.00	$777	—
500–530	510	6	132.50–152.00	$142.89	$729	—
568–575	573	12	143.50–148.00	$144.99	$831	—
600	600	2	106.00	$106.00	$636	—
673	673	8	120.00	$120.00	$808	—
705–745	732	3	110.00–113.00	$112.04	$820	—
825	825	2	95.00	$95.00	$784	—

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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.