Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, November 9, 2023

802 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.28/cwt ≈ $1,483/hd at 572 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $264.52/cwt ≈ $1,383/hd at 523 lb · 48 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $259.14/cwt ≈ $1,728/hd at 667 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	802	177	1,369
Feeder cattle	802	—	1,369
Replacement cattle	—	177	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded higher 10.00 with feeder steers over 600lbs also trading higher 10.00. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded slightly higher 1.00-3.00 with heifers over 600lbs trading higher 4.00. Today's offering was met with active trade and moderate demand. Long time weaned and multiple vaccinated feeders were in stronger demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	330.00	$330.00	$891	—
302–340	316	4	285.00–313.00	$300.91	$951	—
350–390	370	2	297.00–306.00	$301.74	$1,116	—
400–405 fancy	403	3	311.00	$311.00	$1,253	—
405–445	433	11	251.00–293.00	$266.85	$1,155	—
450–495	472	19	252.00–288.00	$273.07	$1,289	—
500–545	523	48	242.50–285.00	$264.52	$1,383	—
550–598	572	75	231.00–283.00	$259.28	$1,483	—
615–645	625	26	231.00–245.00	$240.78	$1,505	—
650–692	667	44	230.00–266.00	$259.14	$1,728	—
709–745	728	30	215.00–233.00	$225.37	$1,641	—
758–791	773	15	230.00–243.00	$236.80	$1,830	—
840	840	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,932	—
866	866	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,992	—
905	905	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,946	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	2	271.00	$271.00	$656	—
335	335	1	257.50	$257.50	$863	—
361–395	370	7	245.00–282.50	$257.94	$954	—
400–440	423	5	232.00–241.00	$237.43	$1,004	—
450–475	468	4	222.50–231.00	$226.32	$1,059	—
525–540	534	11	233.00–244.00	$236.27	$1,262	—
560–595	582	11	222.00–237.00	$228.11	$1,328	—
600–620	609	6	214.00–225.00	$218.48	$1,331	—
678–695	684	13	205.00–228.00	$221.70	$1,516	—
708–740	714	21	191.00–216.00	$209.25	$1,494	—
755–795	770	3	191.00–210.00	$200.52	$1,544	—
800–835	818	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,644	—
860–883	876	6	200.00–207.00	$204.17	$1,789	—
1007	1007	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,923	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	255.00	$255.00	$561	—
425–440	434	5	180.00–205.00	$195.60	$849	—
473	473	3	171.00	$171.00	$809	—
530	530	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,007	—
550–595	572	3	205.00–215.00	$208.32	$1,192	—
625	625	2	180.00–201.00	$190.50	$1,191	—
665–697	685	4	180.00–190.00	$185.34	$1,270	—
710–715	713	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,433	—
826	826	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,495	—
855	855	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,548	—
1060	1060	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,866	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,311	—
620	620	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	—
675	675	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,667	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,285	—
736	736	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,479	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	175.00	$175.00	$726	—
690–695	693	2	151.00–163.00	$156.98	$1,088	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,251	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	131.00	$131.00	$773	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	237.50–275.00	$255.92	$717	—
300	300	1	252.50	$252.50	$758	—
365–380	375	3	231.00–233.00	$232.16	$871	—
420–435	428	4	223.00–231.00	$226.44	$969	—
455–495	476	7	219.00–231.00	$226.54	$1,078	—
500–540	525	12	212.00–229.00	$217.64	$1,143	—
550–598	585	23	215.00–227.00	$219.03	$1,281	—
605–646	626	17	206.00–226.00	$214.47	$1,343	—
650–695	675	35	193.00–219.00	$209.51	$1,414	—
700–740	713	5	200.00–211.00	$204.79	$1,460	—
751–761	754	12	206.00–211.00	$210.08	$1,584	—
802–845	836	14	194.00–210.00	$207.81	$1,737	—
860	860	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,643	—
975–980	976	4	191.00–192.00	$191.25	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	322	5	239.00–244.00	$242.69	$781	—
385–387	386	3	242.00	$242.00	$934	—
415–445	433	12	231.00–253.00	$239.28	$1,036	—
453–495	467	24	233.00–294.00	$266.05	$1,242	—
500–545	528	41	231.00–259.00	$245.44	$1,296	—
560–598	579	24	229.00–248.00	$232.30	$1,345	—
612–618	617	12	221.00–231.00	$229.35	$1,415	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	377	8	199.00–225.00	$211.38	$797	—
400	400	1	181.00	$181.00	$724	—
455–485	479	8	182.00–215.00	$207.98	$996	—
580–585	583	3	182.00–206.00	$198.05	$1,155	—
600–640	615	11	172.00–201.00	$191.49	$1,178	—
650–670	660	4	175.00–201.00	$190.69	$1,259	—
700–705	703	3	181.00–200.00	$190.67	$1,340	—
802	802	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,307	—
885	885	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,602	—
940	940	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,701	—
995	995	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,801	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	185.00	$185.00	$675	—
415	415	1	159.00	$159.00	$660	—
450–480	468	4	141.00–167.00	$151.05	$707	—
680	680	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,054	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798	798	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,484	—
945	945	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,710	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,082	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	232.00	$232.00	$800	—
415	415	2	233.00	$233.00	$967	—
495	495	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,188	—
530	530	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,232	—
565–585	575	2	211.00–213.00	$211.98	$1,219	—
645	645	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	165.00	$165.00	$710	—
515	515	1	175.00	$175.00	$901	—
675	675	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,114	—

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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.