Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, November 11, 2021

1,524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $157.29/cwt ≈ $1,312/hd at 834 lb · 315 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $156.28/cwt ≈ $977/hd at 625 lb · 124 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $163.66/cwt ≈ $939/hd at 574 lb · 105 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,524	279	1,903
Feeder cattle	1,524	—	1,903
Replacement cattle	—	279	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported feeder cattle special on 10/21/2021, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with the exception of the 9 wts. that were 18.00 higher. Heifers. traded mostly steady, with the exception of the 4 wts. that sold 10.00 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
260–275	270	4	185.00–190.00	$188.48	$509	—
325–347	343	5	185.00–190.00	$189.05	$648	—
355–385	359	10	173.00–189.00	$186.43	$669	—
410–447	439	21	162.00–184.00	$178.94	$786	—
440 fancy	440	21	197.00	$197.00	$867	—
460–490	481	60	153.00–184.75	$170.98	$822	—
507–548	530	70	155.00–176.00	$168.28	$892	—
550–590	574	105	155.00–170.00	$163.66	$939	—
602–648	625	124	136.00–163.50	$156.28	$977	—
652–698	674	77	137.00–156.00	$151.42	$1,021	—
700–742	728	70	141.00–157.50	$153.60	$1,118	—
754–785	767	12	140.00–150.00	$145.78	$1,118	—
800–843	834	315	137.00–162.00	$157.29	$1,312	—
867	867	65	158.00	$158.00	$1,370	—
872	872	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,099	—
907	907	55	153.50	$153.50	$1,392	—
972	972	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,254	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	163.00	$163.00	$685	—
450	450	1	146.00	$146.00	$657	—
505–540	523	6	155.00–169.00	$159.42	$834	—
560–590	575	2	145.00–155.00	$150.13	$863	—
607–640	627	6	131.00–154.00	$149.07	$935	—
712–735	717	8	136.00–150.00	$147.07	$1,054	—
915	915	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,208	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	147.50	$147.50	$568	—
465	465	1	161.00	$161.00	$749	—
556	556	5	140.00	$140.00	$778	—
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	—
710–745	728	2	122.00–131.00	$126.39	$920	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	122.50	$122.50	$643	—
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	150.00	$150.00	$345	—
250	250	1	152.50	$152.50	$381	—
305–340	323	4	153.00–172.00	$159.90	$516	—
357 unweaned	357	2	138.00	$138.00	$493	—
365–390	382	25	151.00–180.00	$177.66	$679	—
400–447	429	24	148.00–169.00	$160.16	$687	—
452 unweaned	452	6	144.00	$144.00	$651	—
451–496	475	69	146.00–166.00	$158.44	$753	—
505–548	530	63	138.00–157.00	$148.30	$786	—
550–597	562	75	138.00–151.00	$144.50	$812	—
590 unweaned	590	1	125.00	$125.00	$738	—
600–649	626	62	127.00–150.00	$142.76	$894	—
650–696	671	36	129.00–141.00	$137.63	$923	—
700–720	710	8	121.00–131.00	$128.38	$911	—
750–785	770	7	121.00–131.00	$123.84	$954	—
832–846	840	5	116.00–118.00	$116.79	$981	—
870–891	888	6	121.00	$121.00	$1,074	—
1025	1025	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,240	—
1066	1066	3	101.00	$101.00	$1,077	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	146.00	$146.00	$402	—
435	435	3	155.00	$155.00	$674	—
455	455	1	149.00	$149.00	$678	—
525–540	529	5	141.00–149.00	$146.19	$773	—
555–595	582	3	131.00–136.00	$134.30	$782	—
642	642	2	122.00	$122.00	$783	—
670–695	678	3	121.00–122.00	$121.34	$823	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	132.00	$132.00	$350	—
310–345	322	3	140.00–142.00	$141.28	$455	—
355–385	375	3	139.00–148.00	$141.84	$532	—
460–495	478	2	115.00–137.00	$125.60	$600	—
525–545	540	4	114.00–138.00	$127.81	$690	—
570–583	580	4	122.00–132.00	$124.46	$722	—
915	915	1	93.00	$93.00	$851	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	155.00	$155.00	$318	—
320	320	2	163.00	$163.00	$522	—
360–395	378	3	150.00–157.00	$152.89	$578	—
410–440	425	2	136.00–157.00	$146.13	$621	—
475	475	2	133.00–137.00	$135.00	$641	—
501	501	4	140.00	$140.00	$701	—
585–590	588	2	125.00–129.00	$127.01	$747	—
600	600	4	120.00	$120.00	$720	—
715	715	2	112.00	$112.00	$801	—

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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.