Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, April 11, 2024

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.62/cwt ≈ $1,795/hd at 775 lb · 90 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.33/cwt ≈ $1,523/hd at 518 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $271.04/cwt ≈ $1,540/hd at 568 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	879	185	1,156
Feeder cattle	879	—	1,156
Replacement cattle	—	185	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, 400-600lb feeder steers traded lower 8.00-12.00 with steers over 600lbs trading mostly steady with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded lower 8.00-10.00 with feeder heifers above 700lbs higher 6.00. Good demand with active trade on a mostly attractive offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302 fancy	302	2	362.50	$362.50	$1,095	—
300–330	315	2	332.50–340.00	$336.07	$1,059	—
355	355	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,189	—
400–440	424	17	305.00–324.00	$315.20	$1,336	—
441 fancy	441	4	331.00	$331.00	$1,460	—
450–497	478	26	295.00–320.00	$311.41	$1,489	—
511 fancy	511	9	311.00	$311.00	$1,589	—
500–530	514	17	285.00–307.00	$300.55	$1,545	—
551–593	567	37	282.00–305.00	$294.01	$1,667	—
610–645	630	45	251.00–287.00	$272.81	$1,719	—
662–691	671	26	254.00–278.00	$271.46	$1,821	—
700–746	722	22	235.00–265.00	$253.45	$1,830	—
782	782	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,885	—
855	855	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,881	—
936	936	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,956	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	335.00	$335.00	$770	—
319–330	321	6	300.00–320.00	$316.57	$1,016	—
365–395	383	14	287.50–319.00	$311.41	$1,193	—
400–445	426	10	263.00–289.00	$276.24	$1,177	—
460–495	483	16	233.00–289.00	$268.13	$1,295	—
506–545	530	17	231.00–277.00	$255.01	$1,352	—
550–596	568	50	235.00–284.00	$271.04	$1,540	—
603–645	619	16	220.00–249.00	$240.72	$1,490	—
670–690	682	5	207.00–245.00	$230.56	$1,572	—
700–712	705	7	209.00–231.00	$222.93	$1,572	—
750–797	786	7	219.00–226.00	$224.91	$1,768	—
840	840	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,739	—
866–895	870	8	191.00–217.00	$210.41	$1,831	—
920	920	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,868	—
975	975	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	205.00–260.00	$233.09	$548	—
325	325	1	245.00	$245.00	$796	—
375	375	2	210.00–257.00	$233.50	$876	—
470–490	480	2	227.50–229.00	$228.23	$1,096	—
500–530	516	4	190.00–219.00	$202.07	$1,043	—
630–640	635	2	209.00–211.00	$210.01	$1,334	—
750	750	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,568	—
805–840	823	2	190.00–191.00	$190.49	$1,568	—
875	875	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,199	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	337.50	$337.50	$945	—
320–345	337	4	280.00–303.00	$287.07	$967	—
351 fancy	351	3	309.00	$309.00	$1,085	—
400–445	413	22	279.00–295.00	$286.41	$1,183	—
450–496	477	37	285.00–303.00	$295.17	$1,408	—
501 fancy	501	9	305.00	$305.00	$1,528	—
500–538	521	44	265.00–297.00	$292.15	$1,522	—
570–592	578	11	250.00–261.00	$256.21	$1,481	—
602–642	628	25	232.00–248.00	$241.62	$1,517	—
651–692	665	46	221.00–247.00	$237.75	$1,581	—
702–742	727	10	221.00–230.00	$226.67	$1,648	—
757–781	775	90	201.00–235.00	$231.62	$1,795	—
885	885	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,814	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	259.00–310.00	$289.06	$818	—
310–342	334	4	257.00–275.00	$262.61	$877	—
355–395	373	6	245.00–283.00	$268.06	$1,000	—
410–441	435	22	243.00–283.00	$273.20	$1,188	—
455–495	474	7	241.00–257.00	$250.19	$1,186	—
510–547	534	17	227.00–255.00	$235.62	$1,258	—
550–587	576	13	225.00–247.00	$235.52	$1,357	—
600–630	611	7	209.00–236.00	$225.06	$1,375	—
640	640	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,370	—
668–685	675	8	194.00–223.00	$208.00	$1,404	—
702–745	725	11	195.00–221.00	$213.59	$1,549	—
860–870	864	4	197.00–200.00	$197.76	$1,709	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	270.00	$270.00	$702	—
385–395	390	3	187.50–215.00	$201.44	$786	—
405–415	410	2	213.00–227.50	$220.16	$903	—
470–490	480	2	207.00–215.00	$211.08	$1,013	—
500–531	523	4	217.00–221.00	$217.96	$1,140	—
560–590	575	2	201.00–210.00	$205.62	$1,182	—
625–635	630	2	177.00–192.00	$184.56	$1,163	—
657–675	666	5	187.00–217.00	$205.68	$1,370	—
705	705	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,304	—
835	835	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,553	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	185.00	$185.00	$962	—
575	575	1	170.00	$170.00	$978	—
695	695	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,049	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,112	—
685–695	690	4	185.00–203.00	$198.04	$1,366	—
720	720	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,170	—
760	760	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,216	—
985	985	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,389	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,272	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,192	—

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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.