Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 30, 2021

1,333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight L 1-2 heifers $138.40/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 839 lb · 148 head

heavy 8-weight L 1-2 steers $150.38/cwt -10.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 861 lb · 125 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $154.62/cwt -9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 621 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,333	1,257	0
Feeder cattle	1,333	1,257	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last Fairview feeder cattle special on 9/9/2021, 300 to 500 lbs steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly 9.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers in the 300 wt. range sold 3.00 higher. Heifer feeders over 400 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 lower with the exception of 6 wt. heifers that sold 15.00 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	Δ last sale
315	315	6	207.00	$207.00	$652	+7.52
350–390	384	10	175.00–210.00	$197.69	$759	+12.03
427–435	434	24	193.00–195.00	$194.84	$846	+16.03
453–490	478	19	170.00–183.00	$180.68	$864	+5.60
508–548	517	53	157.00–181.00	$177.21	$916	+3.31
570–595	586	23	151.00–155.00	$153.44	$899	-14.77
601–647	621	112	139.00–164.00	$154.62	$960	-9.09
654–678	666	28	131.00–156.50	$150.74	$1,004	-13.10
675	675	1	111.00	$111.00	$749	-52.84
703–748	733	67	140.00–156.00	$149.92	$1,099	-9.77
758–791	772	96	142.00–158.50	$155.62	$1,201	-16.22
800–829	826	75	125.00–150.00	$148.03	$1,223	-21.00
850–873	861	125	139.00–153.00	$150.38	$1,295	-10.81

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–514	508	4	131.00–133.00	$131.51	$668	—
551–590	557	10	127.00–152.00	$149.15	$831	+2.75
685	685	1	122.00	$122.00	$836	-21.72
895	895	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571–580	572	8	135.00–146.00	$144.61	$827	—
702	702	7	139.00	$139.00	$976	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	-6.09
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	-20.11
1040	1040	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,269	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–287	286	3	153.00–157.00	$154.33	$441	+2.33
325	325	1	153.00	$153.00	$497	+3.00
395	395	11	152.00	$152.00	$600	+2.45
422–425	422	7	132.00–152.00	$149.13	$629	-2.96
452–468	465	42	147.00–153.00	$151.89	$706	+0.13
508–548	540	68	136.00–149.50	$146.02	$789	-9.42
559–580	564	18	130.00–142.00	$140.46	$792	-9.56
600–633	616	70	130.00–142.00	$138.76	$855	-7.58
658–680	664	8	121.00–133.00	$129.98	$863	-18.00
709–741	733	45	121.00–141.50	$139.15	$1,020	-3.88
767–774	772	8	130.00–132.00	$131.50	$1,015	-5.99
832–844	839	148	126.50–140.00	$138.40	$1,161	-5.34
920–935	928	110	137.00–137.50	$137.25	$1,274	+0.88
985	985	7	118.50	$118.50	$1,167	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	5	150.00	$150.00	$536	±0.00
500–544	522	13	136.00–141.00	$138.36	$722	+11.93
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	—
645	645	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$835	+2.59
680–697	691	12	119.00–138.00	$134.39	$929	—
790	790	1	126.00	$126.00	$995	—
825	825	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,040	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	147.00	$147.00	$492	—
385	385	1	123.00	$123.00	$474	-15.09
435–445	440	3	131.00–142.00	$135.98	$598	—
477	477	2	136.00	$136.00	$649	-2.32
500–541	526	8	111.00–137.00	$127.67	$672	-5.13
555	555	2	128.00	$128.00	$710	—
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	—
785	785	1	123.00	$123.00	$966	—
810	810	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	142.00	$142.00	$547	—
425	425	3	150.00	$150.00	$638	—
465–487	483	7	135.00–141.00	$137.41	$664	—
575	575	2	141.00	$141.00	$811	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	101.00	$101.00	$362	—

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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.