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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 23, 2023

166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.06/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 593 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $227.31/cwt -5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 458 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 166 1,392 971
Feeder cattle 166 1,392 971

Market comments — USDA reporter

A light offering of feeder cattle was met with moderate to good demand. Do to the light nature of the offering no price comparison is available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 5 210.00–227.50 $219.73 $721 -13.97
355 355 1 225.00 $225.00 $799 +7.36
457–459 458 18 217.00–233.00 $227.31 $1,041 -5.58
535 535 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 -9.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 192.00 $192.00 $720 +20.00
417–435 426 2 176.00–186.00 $180.89 $771 +5.89
480 480 1 176.00 $176.00 $845 -13.61
515–520 518 2 194.00–198.00 $195.99 $1,015 +10.01
552–575 564 5 171.00–181.00 $175.39 $989 +6.75
647 647 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,171 +3.47
665 665 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,150 -10.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 167.50 $167.50 $578 —
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
480 480 1 151.00 $151.00 $725 —
605 605 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,022 +19.69
705–725 715 2 154.00–156.00 $155.01 $1,108 +3.02
810 810 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,264 -0.64
820 820 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,271 -1.64
855 855 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,274 +0.15
915 915 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,299 —
1010 1010 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,424 —
1150 1150 4 143.50 $143.50 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 133.00 $133.00 $944 +0.21
1007 1007 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,279 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 167.50 $167.50 $662 -3.99
412–432 422 5 160.00–174.00 $166.50 $703 -8.50
460–485 473 2 153.00–173.00 $162.74 $770 -5.76
565–597 593 18 163.50–171.00 $164.06 $973 -3.46
610 610 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,000 -2.83
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 2 190.00 $190.00 $638 +11.00
385 385 1 177.00 $177.00 $681 -12.30
440 440 6 178.00 $178.00 $783 -14.79
505–533 521 7 177.00–187.00 $181.15 $944 -5.75
555 555 2 173.00 $173.00 $960 -9.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 153.00 $153.00 $834 —
665 665 1 147.00 $147.00 $978 -8.03
705–706 706 4 146.00–152.00 $150.50 $1,063 +9.50
790 790 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,146 -3.07
960 960 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,162 —
1002 1002 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
430 430 1 127.50 $127.50 $548 —
453 453 4 137.00 $137.00 $621 +3.32
590 590 1 132.00 $132.00 $779 —
685 685 1 121.00 $121.00 $829 -18.00
760 760 1 122.00 $122.00 $927 -16.00
820 820 1 110.00 $110.00 $902 -21.00
892 892 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,061 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 —
320 320 1 135.00 $135.00 $432 —
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
490 490 1 145.00 $145.00 $710 -6.00
677 677 5 146.00 $146.00 $988 —
800 800 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 468 2 157.00–185.00 $170.78 $799 —
505–545 525 2 161.00–180.00 $170.14 $893 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —

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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.