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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 18, 2024

1,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $236.81/cwt +19.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 805 lb · 166 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $232.10/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 767 lb · 123 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.08/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 624 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,460 923 1,680
Feeder cattle 1,460 923 1,680

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, the Annual Feeder Special attracted a mostly vaccinated, long timed weaned offering of well conditioned feeder cattle. Good to very good demand throughout the auction with 400-600lb feeder steers trading higher 8.00. Feeder steers above 600lbs trading higher 10.00. Feeder heifers across most weights trading steady as compared to one week ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 271.00 $271.00 $881 —
360–395 378 2 271.00–292.50 $282.25 $1,067 +9.25
400–435 417 3 277.50–293.00 $283.45 $1,182 +18.45
457–490 467 6 260.00–269.00 $266.12 $1,243 -36.56
485 fancy 485 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,479 -15.97
517–521 fancy 518 23 299.00–309.00 $307.69 $1,594 -7.31
500–548 527 24 238.00–292.00 $268.84 $1,417 -31.16
555–598 578 72 233.00–273.00 $259.69 $1,501 -13.62
600–638 619 25 241.00–259.00 $250.81 $1,553 +9.83
662–694 682 84 232.00–242.00 $237.22 $1,618 +2.37
706–727 711 63 227.00–236.00 $234.51 $1,667 +4.46
750–794 767 123 227.50–235.50 $232.10 $1,780 +12.10
801–809 805 166 225.00–239.75 $236.81 $1,906 +19.81
857–883 874 85 207.00–227.00 $223.70 $1,955 —
950–977 956 47 191.00–217.00 $211.35 $2,021 —
1020 1020 54 211.00 $211.00 $2,152 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–317 316 4 232.50–245.00 $238.77 $755 —
350–355 353 3 235.00–270.00 $252.25 $890 +31.25
420–430 425 2 227.50–231.00 $229.27 $974 -21.73
515–530 523 2 215.00–219.00 $216.97 $1,135 -24.28
550–597 585 11 209.00–232.00 $217.36 $1,272 -24.80
600–645 618 10 201.00–235.00 $212.52 $1,313 +0.41
655–698 671 14 211.00–233.00 $224.97 $1,510 +20.97
700–747 728 18 191.00–226.00 $207.97 $1,514 -4.32
750–780 764 8 200.00–224.00 $208.95 $1,596 +7.95
790 790 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,588 —
815–819 819 15 213.00–217.00 $216.73 $1,775 +17.74
885 885 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,682 -1.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516 -48.00
300–325 313 2 185.00–225.00 $204.20 $639 —
360–365 364 4 180.00–182.50 $181.88 $662 —
410 410 1 215.00 $215.00 $882 —
460–490 471 5 185.00–201.00 $191.42 $902 —
540–545 543 2 163.00–191.00 $176.94 $961 -17.35
585–595 590 2 162.00–195.00 $178.36 $1,052 —
605–645 625 2 154.00–174.00 $164.32 $1,027 -6.68
650–690 678 4 165.00–194.00 $183.02 $1,241 +1.02
730 730 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,321 -2.62
755–780 768 2 183.00–191.00 $186.93 $1,436 +48.93
815 815 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,263 -24.88
860–885 873 2 152.00–173.00 $162.65 $1,420 -5.54
900 900 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,575 +13.00
1020 1020 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,703 —
1080 1080 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,847 —
1175 1175 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,868 —
1215 1215 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,871 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 152.00–160.00 $156.00 $655 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,439 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 231.00 $231.00 $936 -40.61
468–489 481 12 233.00–241.00 $235.53 $1,133 -31.47
507–547 523 39 221.00–245.00 $235.63 $1,232 -21.32
555–580 569 18 221.00–246.00 $232.18 $1,321 -7.18
600–649 624 87 206.00–230.00 $222.08 $1,386 -0.87
650–698 662 41 191.00–226.00 $214.09 $1,417 -4.16
706–741 717 52 208.00–226.50 $216.74 $1,554 —
755–762 761 5 191.00–193.00 $191.40 $1,457 -8.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 227.50 $227.50 $562 —
280–295 288 2 220.00–225.00 $222.43 $641 —
335 335 1 245.00 $245.00 $821 +35.00
355 355 1 201.00 $201.00 $714 -29.47
400–415 409 4 201.00–221.00 $205.89 $842 -15.11
513–539 528 22 203.00–214.00 $210.04 $1,109 -13.15
555–598 581 23 205.00–213.00 $210.94 $1,226 -8.47
605–635 621 9 199.00–214.00 $209.42 $1,300 -2.04
657–672 665 4 191.00–201.00 $196.06 $1,304 -12.98
705–745 714 10 189.00–195.00 $192.76 $1,376 +4.45
795 795 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,518 —
1002 1002 57 182.00 $182.00 $1,824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 329 4 152.00–195.00 $176.31 $580 -2.69
365–391 385 8 200.00–215.00 $208.11 $801 —
405–422 416 3 201.00 $201.00 $836 —
452–495 479 8 189.00–209.00 $197.73 $947 +3.40
522–547 539 14 180.00–203.00 $195.88 $1,056 +3.86
555–572 566 3 179.00–202.00 $194.49 $1,101 +27.73
605–645 610 8 167.00–201.00 $196.51 $1,199 +24.92
650–690 675 3 185.00–199.00 $189.74 $1,281 +5.00
702–740 715 8 154.00–171.00 $161.74 $1,156 -17.36
780–795 785 3 145.00–165.00 $151.75 $1,191 -20.40
831 831 14 179.50 $179.50 $1,492 +18.50
875 875 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,269 -6.00
930 930 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,488 +5.00
950 950 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,463 +13.00
967 967 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,421 +6.00
1195 1195 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,828 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,118 —
620 620 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,197 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,023 —
925 925 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,230 —

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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.