Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 12, 2022

394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight L 1-2 heifers $162.54/cwt ≈ $852/hd at 524 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $173.54/cwt ≈ $993/hd at 572 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $161.31/cwt ≈ $1,005/hd at 623 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	394	318	1,055
Feeder cattle	394	—	1,055
Replacement cattle	—	318	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported Fairview feeder cattle sale on 4/28/22, feeder steers sold mostly 6.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed, with weights under 600 lbs selling 5.00 to 12.00 lower. heifers in the 6 to 7 wts. sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. 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
335	335	1	203.00	$203.00	$680	—
355–382	376	5	170.00–202.00	$181.91	$684	—
400–447	425	6	196.00–217.00	$208.86	$888	—
455–495	474	20	172.00–207.00	$194.45	$922	—
501–525 fancy	518	11	191.50–200.00	$193.74	$1,004	—
505–540	521	8	152.00–181.00	$170.76	$890	—
550–594	572	43	160.00–188.00	$173.54	$993	—
613–640	623	32	150.00–172.00	$161.31	$1,005	—
670–690	677	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,009	—
715–730	723	2	147.00–148.00	$147.49	$1,066	—
751–791	770	22	142.00–152.00	$146.70	$1,130	—
855–870	865	3	125.00–135.00	$128.29	$1,110	—
945	945	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,143	—
955	955	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,060	—
1050–1095	1073	2	111.00–112.00	$111.51	$1,197	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–465	463	2	162.00–175.00	$168.54	$780	—
530	530	1	161.00	$161.00	$853	—
642	642	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,002	—
685	685	1	132.00	$132.00	$904	—
890	890	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,255	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	141.00	$141.00	$550	—
430–440	435	2	152.00–171.00	$161.61	$703	—
560	560	1	121.00	$121.00	$678	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	173.00	$173.00	$389	—
260	260	1	179.00	$179.00	$465	—
300–343	332	4	170.00–172.00	$171.55	$570	—
350–368	364	5	165.00–182.00	$178.73	$651	—
410–435	428	6	161.00–170.00	$167.75	$718	—
452–495	477	21	152.00–165.00	$159.89	$763	—
500–545	524	52	146.00–171.00	$162.54	$852	—
555–594	581	20	139.00–155.00	$147.06	$854	—
602–640	623	24	131.00–148.00	$144.60	$901	—
672–699	691	19	140.00–150.00	$146.06	$1,009	—
717	717	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,040	—
840	840	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,016	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	132.00	$132.00	$356	—
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	—
405	405	2	143.00	$143.00	$579	—
480	480	1	144.00	$144.00	$691	—
545	545	2	135.00–141.00	$138.00	$752	—
597	597	4	128.00	$128.00	$764	—
660	660	2	111.00–126.00	$118.50	$782	—
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	—
785	785	1	116.00	$116.00	$911	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	157.00	$157.00	$612	—
400–440	413	3	148.00–155.00	$151.55	$626	—
475	475	1	141.00	$141.00	$670	—
500–515	506	4	139.00–156.00	$148.95	$754	—
655	655	1	131.00	$131.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	3	141.00	$141.00	$766	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	155.00	$155.00	$760	—
500	500	1	143.00	$143.00	$715	—
550–580	565	2	104.00–117.00	$110.67	$625	—
655–665	662	3	109.00–118.00	$115.03	$761	—
715–740	728	2	98.00–101.00	$99.47	$724	—

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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.