Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.24/cwt ≈ $1,538/hd at 617 lb · 62 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.30/cwt ≈ $1,487/hd at 525 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.03/cwt ≈ $1,285/hd at 520 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	822	152	1,731
Feeder cattle	822	—	1,731
Replacement cattle	—	152	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, 400-600lb feeder steers traded higher 11.00 - 15.00 with feeder heifers of the same weight trading higher 8.00 as compared to three weeks ago. Good demand and active trade for first the feeder auction of 2024. Long timed weaned and multi vaccinated calves continue to drive trade higher, with noticable discounts for non weaned and non vaccinated feeder calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–340	331	4	252.50–295.00	$268.03	$887	—
358–360	359	8	249.00–290.00	$273.01	$980	—
403–440	413	15	260.00–315.00	$302.07	$1,248	—
482 fancy	482	6	317.00	$317.00	$1,528	—
460–490	486	34	257.00–295.00	$265.79	$1,292	—
520 fancy	520	19	311.00	$311.00	$1,617	—
505–546	527	41	239.00–300.00	$270.46	$1,425	—
551–590	557	26	237.00–290.00	$272.52	$1,518	—
600–645	617	62	236.00–264.00	$249.24	$1,538	—
658–675	661	17	221.00–242.00	$235.26	$1,555	—
760	760	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	—
800	800	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	377	3	219.00–221.00	$220.31	$831	—
505–535	517	5	225.00–233.00	$231.02	$1,194	—
555–588	576	14	213.00–235.00	$228.59	$1,317	—
615–646	631	9	202.00–229.00	$222.24	$1,402	—
650–690	671	7	200.00–219.00	$211.28	$1,418	—
706–742	719	8	204.00–216.00	$212.40	$1,527	—
760–776	769	27	201.00–207.00	$204.79	$1,575	—
825	825	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,650	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	180.00–201.00	$191.08	$608	—
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	—
400–435	418	2	200.00–201.00	$200.48	$838	—
470	470	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	—
550–555	554	4	171.00–199.00	$190.49	$1,055	—
605–625	611	4	171.00–199.00	$187.36	$1,145	—
678	678	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,146	—
710–745	734	7	171.00–191.00	$180.81	$1,327	—
760–775	768	2	173.00–179.00	$175.97	$1,351	—
800–810	806	4	181.00–188.00	$184.50	$1,487	—
852–895	884	8	171.00–181.00	$178.59	$1,579	—
910–920	913	3	159.00–179.00	$171.03	$1,562	—
950	950	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,586	—
1150	1150	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	140.00–165.00	$152.63	$371	—
385	385	1	177.50	$177.50	$683	—
470	470	3	155.00	$155.00	$728	—
496 unweaned	496	3	171.00	$171.00	$848	—
505	505	1	167.50	$167.50	$846	—
920	920	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,334	—
1200	1200	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,644	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	2	235.00	$235.00	$733	—
360–395	371	8	231.00–251.00	$240.97	$894	—
417–428	424	9	232.00–247.00	$241.52	$1,024	—
458–490	476	16	231.00–251.00	$237.97	$1,133	—
501–545	520	46	221.00–267.00	$247.03	$1,285	—
555–587	569	37	228.00–241.00	$239.34	$1,362	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–295	275	5	203.00–240.00	$228.54	$628	—
320–340	326	4	209.00–223.00	$217.86	$710	—
367–385	371	6	209.00–225.00	$211.93	$786	—
400–445	427	12	202.00–217.00	$210.73	$900	—
468–490	472	24	205.00–221.00	$216.78	$1,023	—
510	510	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,137	—
553–596	580	15	214.00–221.00	$218.32	$1,266	—
630	630	3	201.00–209.00	$203.67	$1,283	—
657–691	670	11	192.00–205.00	$199.71	$1,338	—
724	724	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,376	—
820–825	825	19	180.00–181.00	$180.05	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	2	187.50	$187.50	$454	—
280	280	1	157.50	$157.50	$441	—
300–340	326	6	180.00–201.00	$188.48	$614	—
355–395	371	8	175.00–201.00	$191.56	$711	—
415	415	2	183.00	$183.00	$759	—
450–483	468	7	181.00–201.00	$194.89	$912	—
512–545	528	7	171.00–203.00	$188.64	$996	—
555–580	574	9	174.00–202.00	$194.64	$1,117	—
640	640	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,030	—
672–695	682	4	176.00–186.00	$179.81	$1,226	—
705–740	719	5	171.00–181.00	$176.93	$1,272	—
765–797	786	3	177.00–181.00	$179.70	$1,412	—
815	815	6	174.00	$174.00	$1,418	—
870–895	883	3	149.00–169.00	$159.76	$1,411	—
990	990	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,445	—
1005–1025	1018	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,435	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	165.00	$165.00	$544	—
365–380	372	4	160.00–167.50	$164.34	$611	—
400–440	423	4	157.50–165.00	$160.15	$677	—
531–535	532	4	153.00–165.00	$156.02	$830	—
550–580	560	3	152.00–153.00	$152.65	$855	—
615–640	628	2	131.00–144.00	$137.37	$863	—
650	650	1	142.00	$142.00	$923	—
805–840	823	2	131.00–132.00	$131.49	$1,082	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	131.00	$131.00	$393	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	250.00	$250.00	$675	—
310–320	317	3	252.50–270.00	$264.11	$837	—
350–356	355	5	211.00–217.50	$212.28	$754	—
375 unweaned	375	4	259.00	$259.00	$971	—
405–440	414	6	205.00–243.00	$233.66	$967	—
475 unweaned	475	5	223.00	$223.00	$1,059	—
470–497	493	6	223.00–233.00	$224.59	$1,107	—
500–545	523	4	205.00–219.00	$211.70	$1,107	—
568–570	569	6	209.00–225.00	$216.99	$1,235	—
654	654	19	196.00	$196.00	$1,282	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	169.00	$169.00	$532	—
480	480	1	187.00	$187.00	$898	—
586 unweaned	586	7	197.00	$197.00	$1,154	—
610–635	623	2	150.00–169.00	$159.31	$993	—
675	675	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,019	—
720	720	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,159	—
757	757	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,226	—
830–837	835	3	123.00–141.00	$128.97	$1,077	—
1065	1065	5	102.00	$102.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,340	—
567	567	8	237.00	$237.00	$1,344	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	141.00	$141.00	$733	—

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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.