Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 8, 2024

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.00/cwt ≈ $1,457/hd at 620 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.75/cwt ≈ $1,612/hd at 568 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $284.99/cwt ≈ $1,354/hd at 475 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	411	353	0
Feeder cattle	411	—	0
Replacement cattle	—	353	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note: Regular Thursday Sale, no price comparison to recent feeder specials. Today at Fairview, a light offering of locally produced feeder cattle traded strong on good demand. Long timed weaned and multiple vaccinated calves and yearlings continue in strong demand. A large percentage of feeder heifers found new homes across central Illinois today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	302.50–312.50	$307.58	$1,000	—
350–390	377	6	302.50–328.00	$313.57	$1,182	—
405–445	429	10	282.50–322.50	$305.55	$1,311	—
452–497	475	19	270.00–312.50	$284.99	$1,354	—
506–535	517	8	250.00–295.00	$277.53	$1,435	—
550–587	568	23	250.00–295.00	$283.75	$1,612	—
600–635	617	10	232.50–272.00	$262.53	$1,620	—
660	660	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	—
655–690	678	3	232.00–256.00	$239.72	$1,625	—
700–738	709	15	230.00–256.00	$251.83	$1,785	—
750–762	760	7	230.00–247.00	$244.60	$1,859	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	235.00–265.00	$250.10	$933	—
462	462	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,074	—
495	495	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,176	—
560–592	581	3	241.00–247.50	$243.09	$1,412	—
601–620	606	4	226.00–227.50	$226.38	$1,372	—
670	670	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,481	—
737	737	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,673	—
865–876	874	6	210.00–216.00	$215.01	$1,879	—
955	955	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	2	200.00–212.50	$206.47	$888	—
660–690	675	2	195.00–212.50	$203.94	$1,377	—
721	721	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,334	—
750	750	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,500	—
750–785	768	2	182.50–200.00	$191.05	$1,467	—
855	855	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,603	—
1037	1037	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,825	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
821	821	3	142.50	$142.50	$1,170	—
865	865	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,341	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,086	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–326	323	7	250.00–275.00	$259.64	$839	—
350–365	360	3	247.50–265.00	$253.17	$911	—
400–410	404	6	240.00–267.50	$249.12	$1,006	—
460–495	483	13	245.00–266.00	$257.83	$1,245	—
505–546	520	12	237.00–263.00	$249.75	$1,299	—
573–595	587	12	234.00–241.00	$238.55	$1,400	—
615–642	620	34	231.00–235.50	$235.00	$1,457	—
652	652	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,513	—
730	730	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,635	—
780	780	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,724	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	250.00	$250.00	$600	—
277–295	283	3	255.00–270.00	$264.79	$749	—
320	320	1	220.00	$220.00	$704	—
350–390	364	4	220.00–247.50	$239.65	$872	—
410–425	420	3	227.50–230.00	$229.19	$963	—
450–460	455	3	222.50–235.00	$227.45	$1,035	—
508–520	511	6	210.00–232.50	$224.45	$1,147	—
605–637	615	9	208.00–222.50	$217.63	$1,338	—
651–690	665	14	202.50–226.00	$214.49	$1,426	—
730	730	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,533	—
775	775	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,643	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	3	165.00	$165.00	$538	—
365–395	385	3	175.00–190.00	$185.26	$713	—
410–425	418	2	180.00–182.50	$181.23	$758	—
465–495	480	2	200.00–212.50	$206.05	$989	—
517–545	526	4	202.50–205.00	$204.35	$1,075	—
557–590	568	3	200.00–202.50	$201.63	$1,145	—
625–640	633	2	170.00–180.00	$175.06	$1,108	—
665	665	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	$1,280	—
730–747	744	5	150.00–179.00	$173.31	$1,289	—
768	768	3	137.50	$137.50	$1,056	—
905	905	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,548	—
930	930	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,358	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,056	—
840	840	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,176	—
925	925	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,249	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	152.50	$152.50	$625	—
450	450	1	157.50	$157.50	$709	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657	657	2	122.00	$122.00	$802	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287–295	290	3	290.00–312.50	$304.86	$884	—
375–385	378	3	270.00–272.50	$271.65	$1,027	—
415–448	438	7	220.00–270.00	$241.11	$1,056	—
470–495	479	4	237.50–257.50	$243.90	$1,168	—
500–532	521	3	235.00–255.00	$241.39	$1,258	—
555–597	580	7	248.00–262.00	$252.66	$1,465	—
660–670	668	4	202.50–205.00	$204.38	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	245.00	$245.00	$539	—
430	430	1	200.00	$200.00	$860	—
650–655	653	2	167.50–190.00	$178.71	$1,167	—
773–787	778	6	145.00–165.00	$158.25	$1,231	—
815	815	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,141	—
955	955	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,146	—
1335	1335	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,635	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	2	150.00	$150.00	$610	—
690	690	1	135.00	$135.00	$932	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,138	—

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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.