Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, November 7, 2024

932 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.03/cwt ≈ $1,576/hd at 613 lb · 66 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.96/cwt ≈ $1,676/hd at 614 lb · 64 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $288.69/cwt ≈ $1,533/hd at 531 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	932	85	802
Feeder cattle	932	—	802
Replacement cattle	—	85	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview as compared to one week ago, feeder steers 400-600lbs traded lower 6.00-10.00. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs traded higher 3.00, with 600-700lbs heifers higher 9.00. Light market test for both steers and heifers over 700lbs. Trade was active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	271.00	$271.00	$894	—
355	355	1	271.00	$271.00	$962	—
451–470	456	9	266.00–291.00	$286.37	$1,306	—
500–546	531	58	271.00–299.00	$288.69	$1,533	—
550–597	571	50	263.00–287.00	$272.56	$1,556	—
600–637	614	64	252.00–284.00	$272.96	$1,676	—
663–692	675	47	244.00–270.00	$260.47	$1,758	—
700	700	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,631	—
701–747	719	19	238.00–258.00	$243.43	$1,750	—
767–770	768	3	234.00–246.00	$241.99	$1,858	—
800–815	808	2	221.00–241.00	$230.91	$1,866	—
870–883	876	10	233.00–236.00	$234.71	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	2	381.00	$381.00	$998	—
340	340	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,156	—
362–392	375	5	322.50–351.00	$331.61	$1,244	—
406–449	431	19	321.00–347.00	$338.14	$1,457	—
450–495	457	32	301.00–339.00	$323.82	$1,480	—
502–539	523	30	302.00–339.00	$324.55	$1,697	—
527 fancy	527	13	340.00	$340.00	$1,792	—
607–619	612	33	279.00–287.00	$283.72	$1,736	—
702–729	723	31	255.00–269.00	$260.49	$1,883	—
755–762	758	6	246.00–251.00	$248.83	$1,886	—
909	909	8	230.00	$230.00	$2,091	—
1098	1098	3	201.00	$201.00	$2,207	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	255.00	$255.00	$982	—
445	445	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,099	—
450	450	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,138	—
510	510	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,211	—
575–595	583	3	231.00–251.00	$244.43	$1,425	—
590	590	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,392	—
610–640	631	10	220.00–248.00	$242.47	$1,530	—
650–691	674	9	227.00–241.00	$235.64	$1,588	—
700–707	705	3	211.00–214.00	$211.99	$1,495	—
797	797	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,729	—
870	870	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,966	—
925	925	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,859	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	240.00	$240.00	$552	—
270	270	1	215.00	$215.00	$580	—
583	583	3	160.00	$160.00	$933	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,390	—
905	905	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,502	—
930	930	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,581	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667	667	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,594	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,041	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	317.00–335.00	$325.58	$1,042	—
350–385	366	12	291.00–311.00	$303.41	$1,110	—
402–446	436	20	287.00–305.00	$298.88	$1,303	—
458–492	477	11	295.00–301.00	$298.18	$1,422	—
505–549	517	41	266.00–293.00	$279.91	$1,447	—
593	593	23	267.00	$267.00	$1,583	—
602–637	613	66	243.00–264.00	$257.03	$1,576	—
650–683	672	35	248.00–257.00	$253.21	$1,702	—
700–730	712	7	221.00–236.00	$232.30	$1,654	—
785	785	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,774	—
890–895	893	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,929	—
943	943	4	202.00	$202.00	$1,905	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–275	273	3	277.00–297.00	$283.72	$775	—
315	315	1	285.00	$285.00	$898	—
360–395	386	9	265.00–286.00	$273.05	$1,054	—
400–432	421	3	245.00–251.00	$246.90	$1,039	—
460–499	481	33	243.00–281.00	$267.59	$1,287	—
511–545	530	18	234.00–255.00	$247.74	$1,313	—
550–595	575	36	234.00–257.00	$244.93	$1,408	—
605	605	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,337	—
635	635	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,480	—
650–680	663	11	229.00–236.00	$231.26	$1,533	—
830	830	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,760	—
850	850	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,717	—
910	910	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,884	—
1044	1044	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,942	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–525	523	2	228.00–243.00	$235.46	$1,231	—
565–580	569	4	226.00–236.00	$233.45	$1,328	—
600–625	604	6	203.00–226.00	$222.03	$1,341	—
692	692	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,495	—
700	700	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,351	—
775	775	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,403	—
885	885	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,743	—
962–980	965	6	179.00–181.00	$180.66	$1,743	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	201.00	$201.00	$402	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	291.00	$291.00	$1,120	—
480	480	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,310	—
530	530	2	259.00	$259.00	$1,373	—
553–580	558	5	256.00–260.00	$256.83	$1,433	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	327.00	$327.00	$1,177	—

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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.