Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 16, 2023

1,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $218.75/cwt ≈ $1,258/hd at 575 lb · 101 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.84/cwt ≈ $1,534/hd at 839 lb · 88 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $231.09/cwt ≈ $1,202/hd at 520 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,392	263	790
Feeder cattle	1,392	—	790
Replacement cattle	—	263	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, the monthly CAB Feeder sale brought strong demand for a large offering of quality conditioned feeder cattle. Feeder steers under 400lbs trading higher 10.00 - 12.00, feeder steers 400-600lbs trading higher 8.00-10.00. Feeder heifers sharing the same upward trend, under 400lbs trading higher 8.00 - 10.00 with 400-600lbs heifers trading higher 6.00 - 8.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	215.00	$215.00	$602	—
320–338	334	8	202.50–245.00	$233.70	$781	—
350–385	366	6	195.00–237.00	$217.64	$797	—
410–445	435	23	205.00–235.00	$222.05	$966	—
450–496	476	69	199.00–242.00	$232.89	$1,109	—
511 fancy	511	14	240.00	$240.00	$1,226	—
500–543	522	71	195.00–245.50	$229.33	$1,197	—
551–594	575	101	205.00–233.00	$218.75	$1,258	—
605–648	631	64	193.50–212.50	$201.42	$1,271	—
654–697	668	53	195.00–211.00	$205.71	$1,374	—
707–747	734	34	183.75–200.00	$188.61	$1,384	—
753–762	759	36	175.00–188.00	$181.25	$1,376	—
809–849	839	88	177.00–183.75	$182.84	$1,534	—
917	917	60	175.50	$175.50	$1,609	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	172.00	$172.00	$662	—
420	420	1	175.00	$175.00	$735	—
475–485	478	3	181.00–194.00	$189.61	$906	—
510–515	513	4	179.00–191.00	$185.98	$954	—
555–596	584	8	160.00–179.00	$168.64	$985	—
600–645	618	15	163.00–183.00	$177.53	$1,097	—
663–685	669	29	161.00–192.50	$183.49	$1,228	—
721	721	8	167.00	$167.00	$1,204	—
750	750	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,238	—
802–806	805	6	162.00–170.00	$165.66	$1,334	—
875	875	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,409	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	514	4	151.00–161.00	$158.37	$814	—
555	555	1	151.00	$151.00	$838	—
600–640	608	6	143.00–161.00	$149.31	$908	—
695	695	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,036	—
720–740	735	9	141.00–156.00	$151.99	$1,117	—
765–790	782	3	147.00–156.00	$153.06	$1,197	—
790	790	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,232	—
801–842	828	12	147.00–164.00	$156.64	$1,297	—
867–870	868	7	142.00–154.00	$148.85	$1,292	—
995	995	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,403	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	—
530	530	1	125.00	$125.00	$662	—
640	640	1	135.00	$135.00	$864	—
650	650	2	131.00	$131.00	$852	—
705–718	715	4	123.00–136.00	$132.79	$949	—
755	755	1	127.00	$127.00	$959	—
955	955	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,213	—
995	995	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,303	—
1167	1167	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,575	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
661–690	668	4	171.00–191.00	$176.16	$1,177	—
855	855	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,377	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	141.00	$141.00	$888	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	179.00	$179.00	$618	—
373–395	376	16	182.00–197.00	$189.30	$712	—
400–446	429	49	178.00–207.00	$192.79	$827	—
456–497	478	62	179.00–194.00	$185.46	$886	—
511–545	522	61	176.00–203.00	$186.90	$976	—
550–585	566	36	175.00–187.00	$182.10	$1,031	—
685	685	7	179.00	$179.00	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	2	170.00	$170.00	$454	—
315–345	330	6	162.00–174.00	$171.40	$566	—
350–380	362	12	161.00–178.00	$171.49	$621	—
412	412	2	175.00	$175.00	$721	—
475–480	476	4	161.00–173.00	$168.50	$802	—
505–545	519	19	161.00–173.00	$169.46	$879	—
551–595	576	50	161.00–172.00	$167.52	$965	—
602–649	629	32	161.00–171.00	$166.83	$1,049	—
651–685	669	48	165.00–174.00	$171.25	$1,146	—
690	690	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,194	—
705–713	713	18	164.00–174.00	$173.45	$1,237	—
784	784	15	159.00	$159.00	$1,247	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–272	269	4	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$383	—
305–335	325	3	152.00–157.00	$155.44	$505	—
410–447	435	3	141.00–153.00	$149.23	$649	—
460	460	1	152.50	$152.50	$702	—
500–515	508	2	143.00	$143.00	$726	—
565–598	580	11	150.00–157.50	$156.09	$905	—
617–630	619	8	151.00–157.00	$156.25	$967	—
652–685	675	10	151.00–156.00	$155.03	$1,046	—
705	705	1	141.00	$141.00	$994	—
740	740	1	134.00	$134.00	$992	—
751–776	763	25	147.00–150.00	$148.07	$1,130	—
821	821	10	158.00	$158.00	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–475	473	3	131.00–135.00	$133.68	$632	—
615	615	1	132.00	$132.00	$812	—
685	685	1	139.00	$139.00	$952	—
762	762	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,052	—
815	815	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,068	—
870	870	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,114	—
1100	1100	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,386	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	165.00	$165.00	$916	—
645	645	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,032	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,058	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,005	—
895	895	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,235	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	151.00	$151.00	$710	—
571	571	10	149.00	$149.00	$851	—
707	707	7	132.00	$132.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	1	125.00	$125.00	$950	—

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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.