Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 26, 2023

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.13/cwt ≈ $1,151/hd at 584 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.41/cwt ≈ $922/hd at 517 lb · 29 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.65/cwt ≈ $985/hd at 672 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	318	227	1,628
Feeder cattle	318	—	1,628
Replacement cattle	—	227	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today in Fairview, a light offering of feeder steers and heifers traded lower 2.00-3.00 under 400lbs. 400-600lb feeder steers and heifers trading mostly steady. Active buyer participation with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	202.50	$202.50	$648	—
415–447	430	5	186.00–195.00	$190.29	$818	—
470–484	482	9	194.00–223.00	$219.86	$1,060	—
510–516	515	4	183.00–211.50	$204.44	$1,053	—
550–599	584	39	182.00–211.00	$197.13	$1,151	—
630–637	635	3	185.00–187.00	$185.66	$1,179	—
700	700	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	177.50	$177.50	$604	—
425–440	433	7	164.00–180.00	$175.84	$761	—
450–465	458	2	169.00–177.50	$173.18	$793	—
535	535	1	166.00	$166.00	$888	—
610–645	628	2	156.00–175.00	$165.76	$1,041	—
650–680	668	5	156.00–162.00	$159.66	$1,067	—
700–745	709	6	155.00–162.00	$156.72	$1,111	—
755–786	780	5	150.00–163.00	$160.48	$1,252	—
803–805	804	4	152.00–156.00	$155.00	$1,246	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	155.00	$155.00	$899	—
610–635	623	2	141.00–142.50	$141.73	$883	—
650–690	669	4	146.00–150.00	$147.28	$985	—
700	700	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,064	—
790	790	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,201	—
810	810	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,183	—
915–947	936	3	143.00–144.00	$143.67	$1,345	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	2	130.00	$130.00	$367	—
375	375	1	120.00	$120.00	$450	—
650	650	1	137.00	$137.00	$890	—
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	—
801	801	3	116.00	$116.00	$929	—
930	930	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,218	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,030	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	159.00	$159.00	$962	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	152.50	$152.50	$396	—
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	—
430–445	438	2	132.00–151.00	$141.34	$619	—
460–492	480	6	141.00–155.00	$146.38	$703	—
505–531	526	11	141.00–159.00	$145.24	$764	—
580	580	2	148.00–150.00	$149.00	$864	—
615–620	618	3	144.00–149.00	$147.34	$911	—
660–685	672	18	141.00–154.00	$146.65	$985	—
730	730	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,102	—
757	757	9	145.00	$145.00	$1,098	—
810	810	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,102	—
1005	1005	2	133.00	$133.00	$1,337	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	4	190.00	$190.00	$638	—
451–490	474	12	171.00–180.00	$178.83	$848	—
502–532	517	29	169.00–181.00	$178.41	$922	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	172.50	$172.50	$457	—
300	300	2	162.50–175.00	$168.75	$506	—
350	350	1	165.00	$165.00	$578	—
413–430	417	4	163.00–170.00	$168.20	$701	—
455	455	1	168.00	$168.00	$764	—
510–515	511	4	158.00–167.00	$163.50	$835	—
576–585	577	10	155.00–165.00	$163.99	$946	—
605–640	608	14	155.00–164.00	$163.32	$993	—
683–695	687	6	151.00–154.00	$152.99	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	135.00	$135.00	$695	—
562	562	4	125.00	$125.00	$702	—
600–640	610	4	126.00–137.00	$128.89	$786	—
657–660	658	3	124.00–136.00	$128.01	$842	—
775	775	1	115.00	$115.00	$891	—
803	803	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,012	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,020	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	147.00	$147.00	$456	—
435	435	1	143.00	$143.00	$622	—
580	580	3	149.00	$149.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	178.00	$178.00	$694	—
560	560	2	164.00	$164.00	$918	—

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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.