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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, December 15, 2022

1,701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.50/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 629 lb · 150 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.14/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 573 lb · 149 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $190.74/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 632 lb · 132 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,701 691 2,354
Feeder cattle 1,701 691 2,354

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today in Fairview a quality offering of feeder cattle was met with mostly steady trade for feeder steers with light steers under 400lbs trading higher 3.00-5.00. Feeder heifers also trading higher 2.00-3.00 on a solid offering. Strong buyer demand and impressive attendance for the last feeder sale before the holiday break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 2 235.00 $235.00 $660 +24.43
300–345 321 6 193.00–220.00 $210.10 $674 +4.10
350–398 375 46 199.00–223.00 $210.32 $789 -1.09
400–439 419 31 187.00–212.00 $197.95 $829 -9.62
450–499 480 60 187.00–213.50 $203.35 $976 +3.71
502–546 524 66 185.00–207.00 $194.54 $1,019 +2.12
553–592 573 149 184.00–201.00 $192.14 $1,101 +0.46
601–646 632 132 183.50–196.00 $190.74 $1,205 +1.24
652–665 660 58 180.00–195.00 $190.59 $1,258 —
760 760 13 174.00 $174.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 1 177.50 $177.50 $589 -5.50
350–370 353 12 162.00–187.00 $179.95 $635 -12.05
427–449 441 7 174.00–184.00 $175.99 $776 -0.13
450–493 481 35 173.00–184.00 $177.80 $855 -4.42
500–538 532 6 169.00 $169.00 $899 -9.57
555–597 576 19 170.00–184.00 $176.21 $1,015 +1.94
600–645 618 30 165.00–182.00 $176.84 $1,093 -1.57
652–695 671 75 163.00–180.50 $173.79 $1,166 +9.07
700–746 728 21 163.00–176.00 $168.21 $1,225 —
752–784 773 82 174.00–181.50 $178.52 $1,380 —
865 865 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,375 —
916 916 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,585 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 149.00–159.00 $154.08 $493 —
350 350 1 163.00 $163.00 $570 —
435 435 2 161.00 $161.00 $700 +10.00
460 460 1 161.00 $161.00 $741 +9.11
525–530 527 5 153.00–163.00 $160.21 $844 +6.21
552–585 567 9 146.00–167.00 $158.85 $901 -0.19
615 615 1 153.00 $153.00 $941 -6.61
650–693 672 16 150.00–165.00 $160.33 $1,077 +8.82
700–745 723 6 151.00–167.00 $163.77 $1,184 +9.47
773 773 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,260 +5.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 145.00 $145.00 $602 —
531 531 4 160.00 $160.00 $850 +11.00
600–640 627 3 166.00–167.00 $166.32 $1,043 +29.32
755 755 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,170 +17.27
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
781 781 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,250 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–342 338 3 162.00–175.00 $170.77 $577 -6.37
380–390 383 10 171.00–179.00 $173.01 $663 -2.04
410–435 426 7 164.00–172.00 $167.13 $712 -3.77
450–497 470 53 161.00–177.00 $174.32 $819 -2.20
500–543 519 54 164.00–177.00 $172.36 $895 +4.19
555–586 571 105 164.00–176.00 $168.96 $965 -1.38
600–647 629 150 162.00–174.00 $167.50 $1,054 +2.49
650–690 663 42 163.00–174.00 $170.66 $1,131 +1.11
780 780 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,264 ±0.00
830 830 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,253 —
867 867 59 159.50 $159.50 $1,383 —
906 906 5 159.50 $159.50 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–218 216 4 151.00–157.00 $155.54 $336 +4.54
332–340 336 4 157.00–172.00 $164.59 $553 +14.59
385 385 2 163.00 $163.00 $628 +12.00
400–420 407 3 159.00–161.00 $159.69 $650 +8.64
465–472 469 4 157.00–162.00 $158.74 $744 +10.94
531–540 535 10 158.00–161.00 $158.91 $850 +10.41
552–587 565 23 149.00–165.00 $158.85 $898 +2.32
605–636 626 8 151.00–161.00 $155.21 $972 +2.60
655–696 678 7 151.00–162.00 $154.49 $1,047 +8.49
705–740 729 21 145.00–158.00 $152.29 $1,110 +4.29
780–790 787 10 147.00–154.00 $149.08 $1,173 +7.08
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 177.00 $177.00 $605 -14.24
362–372 369 10 189.00–192.00 $189.79 $700 +5.79
412–437 428 30 181.00–191.00 $184.61 $790 -4.46
450–485 465 17 173.00–183.00 $177.95 $827 -6.74
520–533 529 14 173.00–180.00 $173.49 $918 —
610 610 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–335 326 7 157.50–159.00 $158.12 $515 +16.03
356–357 356 5 147.00–159.00 $154.19 $549 —
545 545 1 157.00 $157.00 $856 +20.44
587 587 4 158.00 $158.00 $927 +27.00
670 670 1 143.00 $143.00 $958 -3.00
725 725 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 +10.15
770–780 777 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,173 +5.00
815 815 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 132.00 $132.00 $548 +11.00
450–480 465 2 132.00–139.00 $135.39 $630 +14.39
570 570 1 139.00 $139.00 $792 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 161.00 $161.00 $728 -15.49
505 505 1 173.00 $173.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 2 150.00 $150.00 $758 -9.00
585 585 1 148.00 $148.00 $866 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 146.00 $146.00 $956 —
835 835 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,060 —

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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.