Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, April 25, 2024

890 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.11/cwt ≈ $2,028/hd at 824 lb · 176 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $223.61/cwt ≈ $2,165/hd at 968 lb · 117 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.50/cwt +22.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,083/hd at 859 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	890	879	1,060
Feeder cattle	890	879	1,060

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, as compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers 400-500lbs traded higher 8.00 with 600-700lbs steers mostly steady. Several load lots of 800-980lb steers traded strong at 223.00 -248.50 with no comparison on a light offering from two weeks ago.. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded higher 2.00 with 600-700lbs heifers higher 5.00 with heifers above 700lbs higher 4.00. Active trade with good demand on a moderate offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	374	13	317.00–335.00	$329.18	$1,231	-5.82
408–440	426	12	297.50–326.00	$317.86	$1,354	+2.66
479 fancy	479	5	343.00	$343.00	$1,643	—
455–488	480	18	273.00–330.00	$317.16	$1,522	+5.75
505–530	514	17	287.50–311.00	$300.01	$1,542	-0.54
518 fancy	518	5	334.00	$334.00	$1,730	+23.00
565–598	587	7	280.00–287.50	$282.23	$1,657	-11.78
607–625	614	14	257.00–290.00	$266.49	$1,636	-6.32
650–670	660	9	251.00–257.00	$252.33	$1,665	-19.13
700–749	731	43	242.50–259.00	$251.87	$1,841	-1.58
756	756	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,746	-10.00
808–840	824	176	242.50–248.50	$246.11	$2,028	—
859	859	64	242.50	$242.50	$2,083	+22.50
955–981	968	117	223.25–224.00	$223.61	$2,165	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	245.00	$245.00	$710	—
320–325	323	2	307.50–313.00	$310.27	$1,002	-6.30
367–395	383	7	262.00–301.00	$278.85	$1,068	-32.56
405–445	429	4	249.00–267.00	$257.39	$1,104	-18.85
450–495	476	9	250.00–287.50	$273.59	$1,302	+5.46
500–545	528	6	262.00–283.00	$273.75	$1,445	+18.74
555–585	569	10	232.00–273.00	$258.74	$1,472	-12.30
580–595	585	3	235.00–257.00	$249.54	$1,460	-21.50
630–645	637	3	232.00–251.00	$238.58	$1,520	-2.14
650–690	670	7	222.00–242.00	$231.72	$1,553	+1.16
700–740	710	5	220.00–236.00	$226.82	$1,610	+3.89
750–795	769	11	212.00–227.00	$223.71	$1,720	-1.20
805–845	830	6	210.00–231.00	$216.72	$1,799	+9.72
870	870	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,879	+5.59
905–915	910	5	198.00–212.00	$205.59	$1,871	+2.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	220.00–241.00	$231.16	$740	-13.84
510–530	518	3	215.00–221.00	$217.64	$1,127	+15.57
555–590	573	2	192.00–207.00	$199.27	$1,142	—
600–605	603	2	210.00–213.00	$211.51	$1,275	+1.50
655	655	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,392	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–767	765	3	205.00–218.00	$209.31	$1,601	—
935	935	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,907	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	170.00–180.00	$175.35	$566	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	308.00	$308.00	$878	-29.50
340	340	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,080	+30.43
360–393	380	12	299.00–311.00	$303.53	$1,153	—
401 fancy	401	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,303	—
405–440	425	16	273.00–303.00	$289.77	$1,232	+3.36
450–495	467	8	271.00–281.00	$274.84	$1,284	-20.33
500–538	525	9	259.00–281.00	$266.97	$1,402	-25.18
563	563	5	281.00	$281.00	$1,582	+24.79
602–630	613	11	231.00–263.00	$243.26	$1,491	+1.64
657–690	683	13	220.00–228.00	$224.45	$1,533	-13.30
702–739	725	13	221.00–225.00	$222.49	$1,613	-4.18
765	765	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,683	-11.62
815	815	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,744	—
870	870	8	210.00	$210.00	$1,827	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	300.00	$300.00	$765	+10.94
310–330	321	6	239.00–277.00	$254.50	$817	-8.11
350–385	364	8	245.00–269.00	$261.57	$952	-6.49
400–440	426	4	235.00–265.00	$256.72	$1,094	-16.48
460–487	478	13	220.00–267.50	$250.25	$1,196	+0.06
505–540	516	9	221.00–255.00	$238.43	$1,230	+2.81
555–590	574	15	221.00–251.00	$236.54	$1,358	+1.02
605–642	624	5	207.50–225.00	$219.98	$1,373	-5.08
650–675	663	10	213.00–227.00	$221.58	$1,469	+13.58
700–740	718	7	201.00–215.00	$210.74	$1,513	-2.85
798	798	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,676	—
1020	1020	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,826	—
1150	1150	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,932	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	265.00	$265.00	$543	—
325–340	330	3	215.00–230.00	$222.39	$734	—
390	390	1	245.00	$245.00	$956	+43.56
410	410	1	215.00	$215.00	$882	-5.16
480	480	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,042	+5.92
555–585	575	3	197.00–211.00	$204.46	$1,176	-1.16
850	850	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,402	—
965	965	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,616	—
980	980	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,646	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	215.00	$215.00	$494	—
270	270	1	220.00	$220.00	$594	—
445	445	1	175.00	$175.00	$779	—
570	570	1	142.50	$142.50	$812	-27.50
625	625	1	155.00	$155.00	$969	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,328	—
693–695	694	4	193.00–208.00	$204.24	$1,417	+6.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	292.50	$292.50	$936	—
395	395	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,017	—
420	420	2	260.00–275.00	$267.50	$1,124	—
462	462	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,294	+15.00
505	505	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,348	—
580	580	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,398	—
640	640	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,427	—

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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.