Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 19, 2021

1,202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight L 1-2 steers $157.96/cwt ≈ $1,360/hd at 861 lb · 311 head

heavy 7-weight L 1-2 steers $164.44/cwt +30.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 779 lb · 173 head

light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $157.94/cwt +16.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 842 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,202	641	0
Feeder cattle	1,202	641	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last Fairview feeder special, on 7/22/2021, feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
317–329	321	3	174.00–181.00	$176.39	$566	—
360–385	368	3	161.00–173.00	$168.82	$621	+6.82
410–440	425	2	164.00–182.00	$173.32	$737	+2.32
480	480	9	165.00	$165.00	$792	-0.58
505–540	515	7	164.00–177.00	$171.28	$882	+2.34
550–593	579	32	155.00–172.00	$166.00	$961	-5.40
601–638	621	58	146.00–167.00	$162.04	$1,006	-3.22
651–699	676	64	141.00–165.00	$159.73	$1,080	-2.11
713–740	726	13	141.00–159.00	$153.27	$1,113	+11.68
750–790	779	173	142.00–166.50	$164.44	$1,281	+30.44
800–843	842	66	135.00–159.00	$157.94	$1,330	+16.95
853–876	861	311	144.00–160.75	$157.96	$1,360	—
905–940	907	28	127.00–147.50	$144.61	$1,312	+10.92
950–977	968	3	117.00–127.00	$120.27	$1,164	-0.13
1013	1013	4	122.00	$122.00	$1,236	-2.00
1080	1080	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,296	-2.50

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	145.00	$145.00	$493	—
465	465	1	154.00	$154.00	$716	+1.50
525–545	535	2	141.00–153.00	$147.11	$787	-2.92
610–620	617	3	121.00–142.00	$127.92	$789	-3.53
792	792	2	121.00	$121.00	$958	+4.00
825–827	826	7	127.00–133.50	$131.64	$1,087	—
880	880	2	119.00–121.00	$120.00	$1,056	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	145.00	$145.00	$696	—
505	505	1	152.00	$152.00	$768	—
556–565	560	5	159.00–170.00	$165.56	$927	+6.37
610–645	632	3	132.00–155.00	$146.59	$926	+8.72
830	830	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,104	+16.00
890	890	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,059	—
925	925	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
566	566	4	141.00	$141.00	$798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	131.00	$131.00	$308	—
370–377	375	3	156.00–164.00	$161.37	$605	+15.84
429–445	430	13	155.00–164.00	$163.28	$702	+13.28
482–495	484	11	160.00–165.50	$164.48	$796	+9.03
500–536	530	36	151.00–162.00	$159.42	$845	+0.74
565–599	594	25	145.50–155.00	$152.66	$907	+5.59
610–638	629	31	131.00–151.50	$148.68	$935	+0.58
650–695	670	10	137.00–146.00	$143.35	$960	+9.49
703–735	719	43	131.00–149.00	$145.22	$1,044	+9.70
750–792	780	54	130.50–147.00	$144.96	$1,131	+18.38
812–823	819	6	131.00–136.00	$134.01	$1,098	-1.48
855	855	58	142.50	$142.50	$1,218	+10.39
935	935	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,038	-9.00
985	985	9	120.50	$120.50	$1,187	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	135.00	$135.00	$547	+10.63
455	455	1	142.00	$142.00	$646	+11.49
505–540	523	2	120.00–147.00	$133.95	$701	-0.04
565–593	585	6	120.00–149.00	$143.35	$839	+17.35
680–690	687	3	102.00–121.00	$114.64	$788	—
790	790	1	111.00	$111.00	$877	+6.00
1057	1057	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,004	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,003	+11.00
835	835	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,094	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	180.00	$180.00	$702	-1.00
473	473	3	157.00	$157.00	$743	+12.50
535	535	1	144.00	$144.00	$770	+15.33
552	552	2	138.00	$138.00	$762	—
665	665	1	117.00	$117.00	$778	-3.00
840	840	1	96.00	$96.00	$806	-14.00

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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.