light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$259.55/cwt≈ $1,879/hd at 724 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$286.67/cwt≈ $1,473/hd at 514 lb · 57 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$234.50/cwt≈ $2,235/hd at 953 lb · 56 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
679
88
556
Feeder cattle
679
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556
Replacement cattle
—
88
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Market comments — USDA reporter
Today at Fairview: Feeder Steers 400-700lbs traded lower 12.00-14.00 with 700-900 feeder steers trading lower 11.00. Feeder heifers following the same lower trend, 400-700lbs down 10.00 with feeder heifers above 700 trading lower 12.00. Current harvest in Illinois drove a light offering with moderate demand.
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.
Cattle Market
Today at Fairview: Feeder Steers 400-700lbs traded lower 12.00-14.00 with 700-900 feeder steers trading lower 11.00. Feeder heifers following the same lower trend, 400-700lbs down 10.00 with feeder heifers above 700 trading lower 12.00. Current harvest in Illinois drove a light offering with moderate demand.