Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 19, 2023

1,680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.07/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 577 lb · 122 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.31/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 529 lb · 111 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $191.98/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 627 lb · 100 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,680	1,603	1,628
Feeder cattle	1,680	1,603	1,628

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today in Fairview, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady with a lower undertone with good demand for a solid offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–296	288	5	199.00–217.00	$212.57	$612	+2.84
305–340	328	8	202.50–223.00	$213.69	$701	+15.21
355–395	371	21	191.00–221.00	$210.92	$783	+0.31
400–447	429	44	191.00–221.00	$210.83	$904	+0.62
450–495	467	33	191.00–225.00	$211.94	$990	-11.61
506–547	531	83	186.00–227.00	$212.76	$1,130	-3.16
553–598	577	122	180.00–212.00	$199.07	$1,149	-2.08
609–637	627	100	184.50–201.50	$191.98	$1,204	-0.55
650–655	652	38	183.00–191.00	$185.11	$1,207	-0.27
714–730	715	28	170.00–176.50	$175.62	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	175.00	$175.00	$516	—
350–390	368	5	172.50–185.00	$176.72	$650	+4.22
410–440	434	7	170.00–186.00	$182.98	$794	+12.16
455–487	462	18	170.00–187.00	$182.62	$844	+3.39
531–547	538	13	163.00–182.00	$172.90	$930	-1.45
550–597	576	35	162.00–182.00	$175.78	$1,012	+11.78
601–645	608	20	163.00–185.00	$169.54	$1,031	-4.95
650–695	681	67	161.00–175.00	$173.30	$1,180	-1.00
700–743	726	26	163.00–171.00	$166.37	$1,208	-1.73
762–796	777	36	156.00–168.00	$165.81	$1,288	-8.08
825–835	830	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,295	-0.98
852–861	856	14	156.00–160.00	$157.72	$1,350	+0.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	153.00	$153.00	$566	—
455–490	475	3	151.00–162.50	$156.23	$742	—
515–545	530	6	147.50–162.00	$156.50	$829	+0.49
570	570	1	159.00	$159.00	$906	+4.01
610	610	1	153.00	$153.00	$933	-3.35
675	675	2	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$1,019	-7.08
702–732	720	10	147.00–158.00	$151.07	$1,088	-9.94
755–783	771	16	144.00–154.00	$152.18	$1,173	-1.06
825–830	828	3	151.00–152.00	$151.67	$1,256	+9.35
956–985	962	5	145.00–148.00	$145.61	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	-14.00
680	680	1	133.00	$133.00	$904	—
730	730	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,007	+1.00
782	782	5	135.50	$135.50	$1,060	—
835	835	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,136	+12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–336	334	8	182.00–184.00	$182.74	$610	-7.38
350–395	376	13	181.00–203.00	$192.95	$725	+6.73
400–442	413	20	181.00–193.00	$187.67	$775	+9.53
455–495	475	56	171.00–186.00	$179.74	$854	-3.24
500–547	529	111	173.00–187.00	$183.31	$970	-1.57
569–599	580	34	170.00–175.00	$174.67	$1,013	-2.50
603–640	621	47	161.00–168.00	$164.45	$1,021	-13.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	162.00	$162.00	$543	-3.00
360	360	1	185.00	$185.00	$666	+17.88
410–435	428	11	168.50–173.00	$170.40	$729	+2.20
450–495	468	16	160.00–173.00	$164.22	$769	-4.01
521–535	527	11	163.00–179.00	$169.42	$893	-1.41
565–595	580	34	159.00–167.00	$164.04	$951	-4.17
603–640	618	56	160.00–166.50	$164.09	$1,014	-4.18
650–697	684	9	152.00–158.00	$156.35	$1,069	-6.74
700–730	711	27	152.00–157.00	$153.17	$1,089	-1.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	3	145.00–155.00	$150.39	$417	+7.89
365–372	369	9	147.00–160.00	$154.68	$571	+5.61
450–490	470	2	151.00–157.50	$154.39	$726	+2.89
510–548	537	5	137.00–156.00	$152.39	$818	+1.40
550–560	556	6	141.00–152.00	$149.68	$832	-2.33
605–642	636	15	141.00–155.00	$152.56	$970	-3.76
665–695	680	16	146.00–154.00	$151.05	$1,027	+5.50
710–745	728	11	135.00–154.00	$142.34	$1,036	-11.43
785–795	790	2	135.00–141.00	$138.02	$1,090	-14.98

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	133.00	$133.00	$665	—
565–595	585	3	131.00–139.00	$136.42	$798	—
600	600	1	133.00	$133.00	$798	—
780–791	786	18	131.00–131.50	$131.25	$1,032	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	165.00	$165.00	$487	—
430	430	1	157.00	$157.00	$675	-18.00
560	560	1	161.00	$161.00	$902	-22.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	138.00	$138.00	$704	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	171.00	$171.00	$590	—

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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.