Cattle Market Pulse

Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 25, 2024

854 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $250.69/cwt +13.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,675/hd at 668 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.87/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 583 lb · 83 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $236.73/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 710 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 854 1,460 318
Feeder cattle 854 1,460 318

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, a solid offering of feeder cattle was met with good demand and active trade. As compared to a week ago, 400-600 feeder steers traded mostly steady with feeder heifers of the same weight trading higher 8.00.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 9 271.00 $271.00 $932 ±0.00
400–436 415 26 267.00–277.00 $270.77 $1,124 -12.68
455–495 479 10 251.00–279.00 $263.42 $1,262 -2.70
500–545 528 41 227.00–284.00 $265.35 $1,401 -3.49
552–594 572 46 255.00–281.00 $263.94 $1,510 +4.25
610–646 620 78 231.00–267.00 $260.19 $1,613 +9.38
652–696 668 87 235.00–269.00 $250.69 $1,675 +13.47
701–737 710 81 225.00–241.00 $236.73 $1,681 +2.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 320 3 211.00–240.00 $227.81 $729 -10.96
375–397 383 9 231.00–255.00 $245.62 $941 -6.63
440–445 443 2 232.00–245.00 $238.54 $1,057 +9.27
475–485 478 4 241.00–255.00 $250.45 $1,197 —
522 522 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,300 +32.03
555–596 582 13 213.00–241.00 $227.54 $1,324 +10.18
615–625 620 2 205.00–216.00 $210.54 $1,305 -1.98
650–695 675 10 201.00–234.00 $219.55 $1,482 -5.42
710–735 720 8 200.00–230.00 $219.44 $1,580 +11.47
775–792 785 14 204.00–215.00 $208.31 $1,635 +7.31
845 845 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,648 -21.73
875–880 878 2 198.00–201.00 $199.50 $1,752 +9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 201.00 $201.00 $593 +26.00
365 365 1 210.00 $210.00 $766 +28.12
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 -55.00
460 460 2 195.00 $195.00 $897 +3.58
530 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 -11.94
625–630 628 3 152.00–182.50 $162.11 $1,018 -2.21
720 720 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,303 ±0.00
760 760 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,376 -5.93
1025 1025 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,712 ±0.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,632 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 241.00 $241.00 $711 —
305–315 310 2 233.00–235.00 $234.02 $725 —
355–370 363 9 233.00–257.00 $250.50 $909 —
405–446 426 14 227.00–243.00 $235.48 $1,003 +4.48
454–492 476 39 229.00–265.00 $245.22 $1,167 +9.69
500–545 522 57 221.00–244.00 $236.95 $1,237 +1.32
556–599 583 83 223.00–232.50 $229.87 $1,340 -2.31
601–631 616 27 204.00–224.00 $217.97 $1,343 -4.11
677–699 687 38 206.00–221.00 $214.05 $1,471 -0.04
710 710 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 -6.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 197.50 $197.50 $622 -47.50
398 398 5 213.00 $213.00 $848 —
402–440 419 6 195.00–223.00 $208.01 $872 +2.12
460–497 478 10 207.00–223.00 $217.45 $1,039 —
500–548 537 13 194.00–215.00 $208.11 $1,118 -1.93
557–595 582 11 202.00–225.00 $209.76 $1,221 -1.18
622–647 634 15 198.00–205.00 $202.60 $1,284 -6.82
663–666 664 5 204.00–211.00 $205.41 $1,364 +9.35
701–740 712 7 193.00–202.00 $196.26 $1,397 +3.50
755–756 756 4 182.00–186.00 $183.00 $1,383 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 175.00–179.00 $177.02 $510 —
320–340 327 3 161.00–191.00 $180.86 $591 +4.55
351 351 3 157.00 $157.00 $551 -51.11
417–445 426 3 191.00 $191.00 $814 -10.00
510–535 519 4 165.00–185.00 $177.34 $920 -18.54
555–580 568 2 187.00–199.00 $192.87 $1,096 -1.62
660–665 663 2 173.00–189.00 $181.03 $1,200 -8.71
770 770 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,386 +28.25

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,254 —
760 760 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,131 —

↑ Back to top

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.