Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 28, 2023

1,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $258.69/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,155/hd at 833 lb · 277 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $259.17/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,058/hd at 794 lb · 128 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.92/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,817/hd at 724 lb · 100 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,411	1,140	1,327
Feeder cattle	1,411	1,140	1,327

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, 400-600lb feeder steers traded mostly steady to lower 2.00, with 700-800 steers trading higher 5.00. Feeder heifers, 400-600lbs mostly steady to higher 2.00 with heifers over 600lbs trending higher 1.00. A solid offering with good demand. Demand for 700-800lb steers continues to be strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	304	4	353.00–372.50	$359.04	$1,091	+8.97
355–395	366	19	329.00–357.00	$332.54	$1,217	-12.46
435	435	3	307.50–325.00	$313.33	$1,363	-27.06
450–482	466	34	315.00–335.00	$323.36	$1,507	+3.81
500–524	516	22	299.00–311.00	$308.06	$1,590	-3.33
615–645	625	22	264.00–270.00	$268.18	$1,676	-37.81
703–732	715	80	257.00–264.00	$262.91	$1,880	-8.42
792–797	794	128	248.00–260.25	$259.17	$2,058	+3.77
817–843	833	277	251.50–263.00	$258.69	$2,155	+5.14
881–894	892	75	248.00–256.00	$254.84	$2,273	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	334.00	$334.00	$902	—
325	325	2	285.00–317.50	$301.25	$979	+26.25
370–390	385	4	241.00–282.50	$271.99	$1,047	+16.22
410–445	439	21	251.00–301.00	$292.38	$1,284	+37.79
450–490	466	10	257.50–293.00	$268.71	$1,252	+6.09
500–543	525	28	251.00–289.00	$275.45	$1,446	+22.88
552–596	565	38	244.00–288.00	$273.61	$1,546	+20.71
600–645	623	35	230.00–262.50	$248.30	$1,547	+9.78
657–665	660	6	238.00–245.00	$241.16	$1,592	-1.36
705–742	724	10	221.00–237.00	$227.97	$1,651	+0.41
760–790	770	4	229.00–233.00	$229.99	$1,771	—
800–834	820	10	236.00–241.00	$237.95	$1,951	+26.36
862	862	2	232.00	$232.00	$2,000	—
900–925	910	3	211.00–223.00	$215.32	$1,959	+22.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	285.00	$285.00	$884	—
370	370	2	193.00–207.50	$200.25	$741	-14.75
455	455	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,051	—
500–520	511	7	215.00–241.00	$228.97	$1,170	+38.97
550–592	577	10	212.00–241.00	$225.53	$1,301	—
615–625	620	2	225.00–226.00	$225.50	$1,398	+48.06
727–735	730	3	209.00–218.00	$212.02	$1,548	—
975	975	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,804	—
1051–1065	1053	7	182.00–185.00	$184.57	$1,944	+7.57

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	161.00–191.00	$176.17	$758	+37.63
535	535	2	170.00–196.00	$183.00	$979	—
642	642	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,104	—
1025	1025	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,784	—
1125	1125	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,946	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,423	-17.00
1000	1000	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,920	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	3	302.50–310.00	$307.16	$961	—
403–446	423	17	250.00–285.00	$275.49	$1,165	-18.36
451–497	468	39	250.00–289.00	$264.44	$1,238	-26.40
500–540	517	23	254.00–261.00	$258.12	$1,334	-32.01
593	593	16	255.00	$255.00	$1,512	-26.93
613–643	638	61	249.00–259.00	$257.43	$1,642	-0.94
651–691	680	30	238.50–249.50	$245.34	$1,668	-10.16
701–733	724	100	232.00–254.00	$250.92	$1,817	-3.16
785	785	69	231.00–253.50	$253.17	$1,987	+6.57
845	845	60	235.00	$235.00	$1,986	-6.00
861	861	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,989	-5.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	282.50	$282.50	$763	+21.50
315–346	343	12	268.00–290.00	$274.09	$940	+2.14
350–398	372	20	262.50–297.00	$285.10	$1,061	+22.69
400–445	423	4	221.00–240.00	$226.72	$959	-16.58
455–497	478	8	220.00–246.00	$237.13	$1,133	-1.27
500–545	531	9	219.00–249.00	$239.18	$1,270	-8.12
550–595	576	11	224.00–251.00	$236.25	$1,361	-2.24
625	625	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,281	-27.00
655	655	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,349	-13.13
702	702	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,580	-5.34
815–825	821	5	207.00–222.00	$216.01	$1,773	—
915	915	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,784	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	-57.00
355–365	362	3	200.00–240.00	$213.09	$771	—
480	480	2	193.00–207.00	$200.00	$960	+50.00
515	515	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,056	+18.37
555–585	570	2	191.00–200.00	$195.62	$1,115	-5.38
820	820	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,476	—
860–897	889	7	177.00–187.00	$184.76	$1,643	+25.43
985	985	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,822	—
1130	1130	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,797	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	6	267.00	$267.00	$1,081	—
568	568	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	145.00	$145.00	$573	—
440–445	443	2	167.00–175.00	$171.02	$758	-1.01
460–490	472	3	140.00–177.00	$155.73	$735	+0.73
570	570	1	165.00	$165.00	$940	—
625	625	1	141.00	$141.00	$881	—
805	805	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,135	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,525	—
850–865	858	2	188.00–189.00	$188.50	$1,617	-9.12
1055	1055	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,899	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
617	617	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,092	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,956	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,026	+13.95
400–445	422	3	270.00–287.50	$278.02	$1,173	+20.69
455–495	475	4	230.00–270.00	$249.54	$1,185	-25.46
505	505	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,250	+0.50
660	660	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,459	—
750	750	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,448	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	533	2	195.00–196.00	$195.49	$1,042	—
700	700	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,102	—
760	760	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,262	—
830	830	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,286	-5.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	2	309.00	$309.00	$1,165	—
415	415	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,224	—
450	450	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,372	—

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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.