Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 19, 2023

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $236.02/cwt ≈ $1,433/hd at 607 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	192	182	556
Feeder cattle	192	182	556

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, fall harvest continues to drive light offerings, with moderate demand. As compared to a week ago, feeder steers/heifers traded mostly steady across 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
355	355	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,030	—
467	467	2	262.50	$262.50	$1,226	—
528–535	530	4	237.50–250.00	$246.84	$1,308	-19.76
565–592	585	8	242.00–267.50	$250.02	$1,463	—
604–625	607	10	234.00–242.00	$236.02	$1,433	—
651	651	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,497	—
740	740	4	225.00–231.00	$228.00	$1,687	—
835	835	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,837	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,024	-19.22
480	480	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,104	-27.90
505	505	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,162	—
575	575	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,294	-19.94
605–645	621	7	200.00–230.00	$220.65	$1,370	-7.18
686	686	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,578	—
720–740	730	2	221.00–224.00	$222.48	$1,624	—
762	762	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,524	-16.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	220.00	$220.00	$792	-20.00
465–490	478	2	200.00–205.00	$202.57	$968	—
520–525	523	2	210.00–220.00	$215.02	$1,125	—
620	620	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,271	-5.00
670–675	673	2	200.00–202.50	$201.25	$1,354	-13.75
700	700	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	172.50	$172.50	$983	—
610–630	620	2	177.50–180.00	$178.73	$1,108	—
1150	1150	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,495	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	3	277.50	$277.50	$919	—
410–428	424	4	234.00–250.00	$246.13	$1,044	-11.30
538	538	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,286	-5.22
595	595	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,368	—
638	638	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,455	—
703	703	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,547	—
807–818	814	5	208.00–215.00	$212.22	$1,727	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	2	230.00	$230.00	$488	—
380	380	1	227.50	$227.50	$864	+12.50
467	467	2	207.50	$207.50	$969	—
500–530	515	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,030	—
565–590	578	2	200.00–202.50	$201.22	$1,163	+1.22
677	677	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,303	—
860	860	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,737	—
915–935	925	2	183.00–190.00	$186.54	$1,725	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,125	-3.96
570	570	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,294	+4.21
615–617	616	3	211.00–225.00	$220.34	$1,357	+6.34
680	680	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,496	+19.00
705–730	718	2	212.00–215.00	$213.47	$1,533	—
785	785	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	180.00	$180.00	$774	—
490	490	3	160.00–172.50	$167.50	$821	—
500–540	515	3	150.00–175.00	$163.59	$842	+3.59
550	550	1	155.00	$155.00	$852	—
700	700	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,068	—
940	940	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,410	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
773	773	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,546	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	157.50	$157.50	$921	—
650	650	1	140.00	$140.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	265.00	$265.00	$967	+2.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,075	—

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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.