Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	428	1,893	366
Feeder cattle	—	1,893	—
Replacement cattle	428	—	366

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Breeding Stock Sale very good demand on the young pairs, and moderate to good demand on the bred cows. Most all the offering was in pasture condition.

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–1250	1091	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,150.00–1,650.00	$1,345.42	—
1510–1835	1680	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,900.00–3,000.00	$2,186.47	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1470	1470	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1065–1280	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	950.00–1,375.00	$1,239.17
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1260–1265	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1135–1363	1266	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,200.00–1,825.00	$1,575.59
1275–1525	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,415.77
1258–1660	1451	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,350.00–1,800.00	$1,602.67
1255–1632	1464	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,225.00–1,625.00	$1,529.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1020 thin fleshed	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1100–1130	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,062.33
1060–1240	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,200.14
1142–1227	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,164.74
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1040–1245	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,351.98

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–980	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1067–1150	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,461.70
1087–1420	1198	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,575.00–1,725.00	$1,665.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1350	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,900.00–3,050.00	$2,327.42	—
1100–1475	1236	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	1,650.00–2,550.00	$2,249.35	—
1170–1324	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,150.00–2,400.00	$2,285.23	—
1312	1312	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1250–1500	1417	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00–2,050.00	$1,873.53	—
1200–1675	1426	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,600.00–2,150.00	$1,794.13	—
1500–1590	1539	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,265.21	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1061	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,050.00–1,800.00	$1,390.74	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1265	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	64	1,800.00–3,100.00	$2,638.86	—
1025–1300	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,382.43	—
1550 fancy	1550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
862–870	866	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,700.00–2,650.00	$2,504.79	—

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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.