Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 9, 2024

850 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $338.07/cwt ≈ $1,776/hd at 525 lb · 66 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.00/cwt ≈ $2,177/hd at 885 lb · 63 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $250.75/cwt ≈ $2,119/hd at 845 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	850	254	1,270
Feeder cattle	850	—	1,270
Replacement cattle	—	254	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, impressive gains across most classes as compared to two weeks ago. Good to excellent demand on a moderate, mostly attractive offering. Feeder steers 400-600lbs higher 11.00, 600-700lbs higher 12.00, 700-900lbs higher 8.00 with steers over 900lbs higher 6.00. Feeder heifers following the same upward trend, 400-600lbs higher 15,00 with instances higher 20.00, 600-700lbs heifers higher 9.00, with heifers 700-800lbs higher 11.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	2	347.50	$347.50	$980	—
307–336	319	11	325.00–357.50	$346.79	$1,106	—
362–395	371	5	321.00–365.00	$340.57	$1,264	—
410 fancy	410	1	367.50	$367.50	$1,507	—
400–447	437	24	315.00–357.00	$348.20	$1,522	—
452–485	461	17	322.50–362.50	$352.24	$1,624	—
507–510 fancy	508	28	333.00–357.00	$346.68	$1,761	—
510–547	538	38	309.00–343.00	$331.73	$1,785	—
550–595	572	57	303.00–333.00	$319.08	$1,825	—
600–643	627	35	283.00–309.00	$298.52	$1,872	—
640–648 fancy	647	24	304.50–310.00	$305.18	$1,975	—
658 fancy	658	13	304.50	$304.50	$2,004	—
650–690	672	30	277.00–289.50	$284.30	$1,910	—
707–720	710	5	251.00–258.00	$256.58	$1,822	—
755–770	766	11	241.00–256.00	$245.03	$1,877	—
835–845	845	60	236.00–251.00	$250.75	$2,119	—
885	885	63	246.00	$246.00	$2,177	—
910	910	6	232.00	$232.00	$2,111	—
981–992	981	58	230.00–230.25	$230.24	$2,259	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–298	293	8	300.00–350.00	$328.84	$964	—
310–335	322	3	305.00–321.00	$313.87	$1,011	—
355–390	370	5	312.50–327.00	$321.03	$1,188	—
405–445	433	6	290.00–303.00	$299.76	$1,298	—
455–490	470	5	281.00–311.00	$296.65	$1,394	—
525–535	533	4	281.00–305.00	$289.43	$1,543	—
560–596	580	9	263.00–293.00	$284.29	$1,649	—
615–635	629	4	243.00–251.00	$245.00	$1,541	—
687–695	690	4	234.00–259.00	$247.71	$1,709	—
710–735	723	5	231.00–250.00	$240.22	$1,737	—
767–790	771	7	227.00–251.00	$244.06	$1,882	—
805–829	825	6	208.00–237.00	$232.28	$1,916	—
865–870	867	3	201.00–211.00	$204.35	$1,772	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	280.00	$280.00	$952	—
395	395	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,110	—
430	430	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,071	—
455–490	476	5	251.00–261.00	$256.15	$1,219	—
520	520	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,378	—
630	630	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,244	—
890	890	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,664	—
890	890	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,655	—
975	975	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,765	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,505	—
1115	1115	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,974	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–660	658	2	247.50–251.00	$249.24	$1,640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	350.00	$350.00	$770	—
305–335	317	8	301.00–345.00	$332.88	$1,055	—
350–375	365	20	315.00–365.00	$348.93	$1,274	—
400–440	418	7	291.00–321.00	$304.67	$1,274	—
445 fancy	445	11	345.00	$345.00	$1,535	—
450–495	471	12	287.00–317.00	$307.26	$1,447	—
501–540	530	41	287.00–319.00	$312.27	$1,655	—
554–585	561	17	284.00–312.00	$305.13	$1,712	—
630–648	644	8	247.00–250.00	$249.26	$1,605	—
677–690	684	4	235.00–239.00	$236.98	$1,621	—
700–735	714	13	231.00–251.00	$244.95	$1,749	—
766	766	9	241.00	$241.00	$1,846	—
835	835	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,754	—
850	850	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,878	—
1000	1000	3	200.00	$200.00	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	257.50	$257.50	$592	—
290	290	2	285.00–317.50	$301.25	$874	—
320	320	1	319.00	$319.00	$1,021	—
350–385	368	2	309.00–310.00	$309.52	$1,139	—
405–435	420	4	235.00–261.00	$252.94	$1,062	—
460–495	476	10	253.00–286.00	$266.63	$1,269	—
517–535	527	5	237.50–255.00	$246.70	$1,300	—
575–595	589	5	250.00–277.00	$261.64	$1,541	—
600–645	626	10	228.00–257.00	$245.61	$1,538	—
655–682	666	7	225.00–244.00	$235.19	$1,566	—
705–730	718	2	227.00–239.00	$233.10	$1,674	—
760	760	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,710	—
785	785	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,609	—
820	820	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,788	—
890	890	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,887	—
1035	1035	4	174.00	$174.00	$1,801	—
1060	1060	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,866	—
1183	1183	3	181.00	$181.00	$2,141	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	231.00–235.00	$233.02	$508	—
300	300	1	217.50	$217.50	$652	—
375	375	1	245.00	$245.00	$919	—
407–410	408	3	180.00–195.00	$189.98	$775	—
725–745	735	2	175.00–197.00	$186.15	$1,368	—
855–860	857	3	151.00–184.00	$170.34	$1,460	—
975	975	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,570	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,410	—
643	643	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,505	—
730	730	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,628	—
767	767	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,703	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,653	—
1020	1020	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,530	—
1390	1390	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,460	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	190.00	$190.00	$484	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,383	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,028	—
395	395	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,205	—
460	460	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,184	—
535–545	538	3	245.00–253.00	$250.30	$1,347	—
700	700	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,491	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	227.50	$227.50	$853	—
766	766	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,363	—
810	810	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,438	—
865	865	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,319	—
915	915	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,327	—

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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.