Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 17, 2022

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight L 1-2 steers $195.18/cwt ≈ $1,029/hd at 527 lb · 96 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 heifers $158.53/cwt ≈ $902/hd at 569 lb · 86 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $175.81/cwt ≈ $1,099/hd at 625 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	790	260	733
Feeder cattle	790	—	733
Replacement cattle	—	260	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported Fairview Feeder special on 1/20/2022, feeder steers sold mostly 6.00 to 12.00 higher, with the exception of 4 wt. steers selling for 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. All of the offering were weaned with most with two rounds of shots. 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
310–345	340	12	182.00–191.00	$187.68	$638	—
350–397	383	22	181.00–210.00	$201.38	$771	—
433–448	438	18	208.00–217.00	$213.82	$937	—
450–494	475	45	186.00–224.75	$206.60	$981	—
500–545	527	96	176.50–211.25	$195.18	$1,029	—
559–593	583	51	181.00–190.50	$188.81	$1,101	—
600–649	625	72	153.00–183.75	$175.81	$1,099	—
664 fancy	664	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,162	—
653–695	675	62	157.00–170.00	$164.21	$1,108	—
705–749	736	23	153.00–159.50	$158.82	$1,169	—
750–793	787	22	141.00–155.00	$152.50	$1,200	—
810–838	833	12	142.00–152.00	$148.79	$1,239	—
1010	1010	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,323	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–473	462	4	151.00–161.00	$156.12	$721	—
525–530	527	3	156.00–163.00	$160.65	$847	—
555	555	1	172.00	$172.00	$955	—
683	683	6	148.00	$148.00	$1,011	—
785	785	1	116.00	$116.00	$911	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	178.00	$178.00	$703	—
485	485	1	162.00	$162.00	$786	—
615–625	620	2	152.00–165.00	$158.45	$982	—
660–670	665	2	142.00–145.00	$143.49	$954	—
835	835	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,069	—
950	950	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	163.00	$163.00	$611	—
430	430	1	141.00	$141.00	$606	—
543	543	4	154.00	$154.00	$836	—
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	153.00	$153.00	$421	—
340	340	1	163.00	$163.00	$554	—
360–392	387	11	166.50–167.00	$166.59	$645	—
410–440	429	9	160.00–172.00	$167.89	$720	—
450–498	485	21	158.00–174.00	$170.43	$827	—
500–535	511	53	150.00–175.50	$169.06	$864	—
550–593	569	86	147.00–166.00	$158.53	$902	—
601–648	620	49	140.00–156.00	$149.55	$927	—
657–683	665	17	127.00–146.00	$136.28	$906	—
703–717	708	23	135.00–152.00	$150.21	$1,063	—
767–793	773	18	128.00–147.50	$140.16	$1,083	—
880	880	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,074	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	146.00	$146.00	$336	—
355	355	1	141.00	$141.00	$501	—
470–482	479	4	134.00–145.00	$142.30	$682	—
580–598	592	3	128.00–133.00	$129.63	$767	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	154.00	$154.00	$785	—
588	588	2	149.50	$149.50	$879	—
665–685	675	2	133.00–137.00	$135.03	$911	—
730	730	1	133.00	$133.00	$971	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	2	139.00	$139.00	$602	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	154.00	$154.00	$801	—
651	651	4	148.00	$148.00	$963	—

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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.