Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, December 7, 2023

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.94/cwt ≈ $1,479/hd at 587 lb · 38 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.66/cwt ≈ $1,324/hd at 522 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $230.04/cwt ≈ $1,431/hd at 622 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	525	451	691
Feeder cattle	525	—	691
Replacement cattle	—	451	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, as compared to the last regular feeder cattle auction three weeks ago, steer calves 400-600lbs traded higher 3.00. Heifer calves of the same weights trading lower 8.00 on a light run. Long timed weaned and multiple vaccinated feeders continue to bring higher reciepts. Today's offering was met with active trade, with good demand for a light offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	269.00–270.00	$269.53	$876	—
367–390	374	6	260.00–292.00	$282.33	$1,056	—
410–440	423	9	235.00–271.00	$260.12	$1,100	—
460–475	464	4	231.00–262.50	$254.43	$1,181	—
500–538	522	33	240.00–261.00	$253.66	$1,324	—
560–588	587	38	230.00–252.50	$251.94	$1,479	—
600–638	622	24	220.00–241.00	$230.04	$1,431	—
650–681	658	11	220.00–227.00	$225.03	$1,481	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	277.50	$277.50	$791	—
305–340	323	2	232.50–250.00	$240.78	$778	—
365	365	1	242.50	$242.50	$885	—
440	440	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,045	—
475–480	477	3	220.00–230.00	$225.81	$1,077	—
510–515	513	2	224.00–231.00	$227.48	$1,167	—
565–580	573	2	200.00–226.00	$212.83	$1,220	—
550–595	580	10	200.00–234.00	$211.39	$1,226	—
615–635	629	5	196.00–211.00	$201.98	$1,270	—
655	655	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,408	—
705–718 unweaned	716	7	201.00	$201.00	$1,439	—
745	745	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,430	—
762–772	767	4	199.00–200.00	$199.50	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	190.00	$190.00	$484	—
395	395	1	202.50	$202.50	$800	—
515–540	528	2	181.00–182.00	$181.51	$958	—
565–571	569	7	170.00–191.00	$185.40	$1,055	—
610	610	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	—
695	695	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,286	—
732–740	736	5	154.00–176.00	$168.61	$1,241	—
840	840	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,529	—
855	855	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,368	—
855–870	865	3	151.00–181.00	$171.12	$1,480	—
956	956	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,549	—
1250	1250	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,950	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	—
568	568	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,227	—
645	645	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,232	—
731	731	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,396	—
755	755	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	167.50	$167.50	$586	—
420–445	433	2	155.00–170.00	$162.28	$703	—
570	570	1	160.00	$160.00	$912	—
645	645	2	145.00–151.00	$148.00	$955	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,484	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	190.00	$190.00	$456	—
297	297	2	195.00	$195.00	$579	—
310–325	320	6	160.00–192.50	$185.91	$595	—
392	392	2	177.50	$177.50	$696	—
430	430	1	150.00	$150.00	$645	—
470–477	475	3	181.00–182.00	$181.33	$861	—
517–520	518	3	170.00–177.50	$172.51	$894	—
535–540 unweaned	538	2	181.00–183.00	$182.00	$979	—
550–595	572	5	170.00–181.00	$176.06	$1,007	—
585 unweaned	585	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,059	—
600–612	606	4	177.50–182.00	$179.48	$1,088	—
610 unweaned	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	—
650–690	676	7	140.00–181.00	$159.08	$1,075	—
720	720	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,202	—
770–790	780	2	176.00–184.00	$180.05	$1,404	—
830	830	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,220	—
870	870	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,357	—
1015–1041	1039	16	141.00–149.00	$141.49	$1,470	—
1185	1185	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
249	249	5	215.00	$215.00	$535	—
310	310	1	200.00	$200.00	$620	—
375–385	380	2	230.00–232.50	$231.27	$879	—
405–440	427	3	200.00–225.00	$214.82	$917	—
455–495	472	18	191.00–216.00	$208.58	$984	—
500–540	521	9	190.00–213.00	$203.15	$1,058	—
550 unweaned	550	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,078	—
563–590	575	12	208.00–213.00	$209.53	$1,205	—
600–616	612	4	197.00–205.00	$198.96	$1,218	—
645 unweaned	645	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,193	—
690	690	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	248.00	$248.00	$967	—
402–423	410	11	240.00	$240.00	$984	—
460–498	481	8	230.00–236.00	$233.47	$1,123	—
510–543	525	17	221.00–231.00	$227.27	$1,193	—
572	572	12	228.50	$228.50	$1,307	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	167.50	$167.50	$611	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	257.50–270.00	$263.95	$831	—
355–375	360	5	230.00–265.00	$255.04	$918	—
405–430	420	6	222.50–240.00	$233.75	$982	—
475–487	483	3	200.00–205.00	$203.36	$982	—
507 unweaned	507	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,070	—
550–577	559	6	184.00–200.00	$189.58	$1,060	—
585	585	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,176	—
767	767	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,246	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	5	217.50	$217.50	$820	—
470–485	478	2	185.00–195.00	$189.92	$908	—
520	520	1	180.00	$180.00	$936	—
580	580	1	165.00	$165.00	$957	—
615–637	630	3	175.00–180.00	$176.63	$1,113	—
650–675	663	2	152.00–165.00	$158.38	$1,050	—
680	680	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,163	—
700	700	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,068	—
706	706	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,207	—
785	785	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,354	—
820	820	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,246	—
860	860	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,213	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	145.00	$145.00	$399	—

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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.