Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, March 2, 2023

366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.41/cwt ≈ $956/hd at 489 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $207.96/cwt ≈ $1,187/hd at 571 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.41/cwt +19.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 523 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	366	166	1,025
Feeder cattle	366	166	1,025

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today in Fairview, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 4.00-6.00 with same weight feeder heifers trading higher 6.00-8.00. Today's well conditioned, light offering was met with good demand as trading continues an upward price trend in most classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	220.00	$220.00	$638	—
300–308	306	4	220.00	$220.00	$673	+0.27
380–393	390	8	222.50–250.00	$233.50	$911	+8.50
407–430	419	5	202.50–230.00	$213.67	$895	—
452–485	467	17	202.50–235.00	$222.65	$1,040	-4.66
500–545	518	14	203.00–227.50	$215.30	$1,115	-4.70
550–590	571	24	197.00–217.00	$207.96	$1,187	—
610–636	630	4	188.00–195.00	$193.30	$1,218	—
651–675	661	10	191.00	$191.00	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	4	200.00	$200.00	$564	—
300–330	320	3	175.00–180.00	$176.56	$565	—
350–395	373	2	185.00–200.00	$192.95	$720	+0.95
500	500	1	175.00	$175.00	$875	-20.99
570–591	584	6	190.00–191.00	$190.33	$1,112	+14.94
637–645	641	4	182.00–188.00	$185.02	$1,186	+4.02
675–682	677	6	174.00–185.00	$181.31	$1,227	+8.31
815–823	821	4	160.00–161.00	$160.25	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	150.00–157.50	$153.55	$504	-13.95
460–495	478	2	152.50–165.00	$158.98	$760	+7.98
630	630	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,102	+6.00
650–690	669	4	147.50–163.00	$154.84	$1,036	—
740	740	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,236	+11.99
765	765	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	2	157.50	$157.50	$365	—
755	755	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,155	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	192.50–197.50	$194.98	$659	+4.98
350–355	352	3	190.00–202.50	$194.15	$683	+17.15
403–447	435	16	181.00–201.00	$196.12	$853	+18.12
451–499	489	33	182.00–210.00	$195.41	$956	—
510–545	523	21	186.00–209.00	$200.41	$1,048	+19.26
550–593	571	11	181.00–197.00	$183.43	$1,047	+10.43
600–647	631	3	176.00–187.00	$183.52	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	182.50	$182.50	$438	—
340	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	—
350–385	371	7	175.00–182.50	$179.54	$666	+12.04
408–435	419	7	170.00–180.00	$177.35	$743	+10.85
450–480	464	5	170.00–181.00	$176.24	$818	+13.50
515	515	1	171.00	$171.00	$881	—
560–575	563	8	172.00–178.00	$175.01	$985	+10.95
610–647	623	9	167.00–174.00	$171.52	$1,069	+7.52
650–685	663	3	155.00–163.00	$158.29	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
252–290	265	3	160.00–165.00	$163.17	$432	—
300–325	314	4	147.50–167.50	$158.58	$498	—
375–395	383	3	147.50–162.50	$154.11	$590	—
405	405	1	162.50	$162.50	$658	—
460	460	1	155.00	$155.00	$713	—
500–540	530	4	140.00–158.00	$150.95	$800	-2.05
550–591	583	5	145.00–158.00	$154.94	$903	—
615–640	628	2	158.00–167.00	$162.59	$1,021	—
710–730	720	2	143.00–145.00	$144.01	$1,037	-6.49
755	755	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,140	+6.00
800	800	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,128	—
1010	1010	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,424	+5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$499	—
440–445	443	2	135.00	$135.00	$598	+7.50
875	875	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,138	+11.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,029	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	175.00	$175.00	$604	+40.00
350–355	352	3	147.50–152.50	$150.82	$531	—
540	540	1	150.00	$150.00	$810	—
555	555	1	166.00	$166.00	$921	—
600	600	1	159.00	$159.00	$954	—
658–680	662	5	147.00–148.50	$148.19	$981	+2.19
755–780	768	2	112.00–113.00	$112.49	$864	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	410	3	187.50–190.00	$188.31	$772	—
455	455	3	195.00	$195.00	$887	+24.22
567	567	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,055	—
610	610	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	207.50	$207.50	$768	—
485	485	1	205.00	$205.00	$994	—

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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.