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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 27, 2025

1,368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $258.32/cwt ≈ $2,382/hd at 922 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.69/cwt +12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,615/hd at 471 lb · 67 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $302.70/cwt +15.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,176/hd at 719 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,368 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,237 —
300–347 331 5 400.00–435.00 $418.16 $1,384 —
350–387 382 12 405.00–450.00 $444.13 $1,697 +44.13
402–430 fancy 421 7 420.00–445.00 $427.29 $1,799 —
412–445 431 23 377.50–417.50 $394.17 $1,699 -9.16
466–476 471 9 370.00–390.00 $378.35 $1,782 +17.94
500–522 517 18 363.00–382.50 $370.46 $1,915 +11.79
551–597 576 53 340.00–362.50 $354.34 $2,041 +16.77
603 fancy 603 10 349.00 $349.00 $2,104 —
608–641 632 38 297.00–331.00 $321.05 $2,029 +9.47
655–695 676 49 293.00–321.00 $313.55 $2,120 +29.55
700–745 719 66 281.00–311.00 $302.70 $2,176 +15.65
763–796 781 46 251.00–287.00 $270.83 $2,115 —
800–838 835 12 265.00 $265.00 $2,213 +10.94
864 864 60 279.00 $279.00 $2,411 +33.00
918–939 922 74 246.00–261.00 $258.32 $2,382 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,210 —
350–385 366 4 345.00–395.00 $371.97 $1,361 +8.15
406–447 422 10 305.00–367.00 $335.73 $1,417 +25.73
450–495 467 10 315.00–355.00 $327.48 $1,529 -2.11
505–540 524 26 310.00–345.00 $332.10 $1,740 +13.23
555–590 574 18 300.00–349.00 $318.55 $1,828 -3.10
600–649 629 40 276.00–303.00 $289.29 $1,820 +4.97
650–690 669 5 265.00–281.00 $271.19 $1,814 +2.98
700–742 730 33 261.00–277.50 $271.01 $1,978 +10.56
757–772 767 16 253.00–272.00 $263.26 $2,019 +23.27
800–840 821 5 246.00–264.00 $253.75 $2,083 +21.77
890–891 891 30 233.00–243.00 $242.67 $2,162 +11.18
1010 1010 1 223.00 $223.00 $2,252 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 408 6 290.00–305.00 $302.40 $1,234 +24.50
450–485 470 3 275.00–302.00 $293.38 $1,379 +28.33
525–542 535 4 295.00–310.00 $306.32 $1,639 +31.32
550–586 576 12 252.50–312.50 $293.75 $1,692 -1.00
580 580 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,479 -39.75
610 610 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,540 +1.35
615–645 630 3 252.00–271.00 $261.41 $1,647 +10.26
665–670 668 2 237.00–240.00 $238.51 $1,593 +5.52
705–725 710 4 213.00–232.50 $227.52 $1,615 -15.48
770 770 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,825 —
760–795 778 2 212.50–250.00 $231.67 $1,802 —
800 800 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,928 —
880 880 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,094 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 5 323.00 $323.00 $1,961 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–520 518 2 230.00–245.00 $237.54 $1,230 —
550 550 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,380 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 2 242.00 $242.00 $2,142 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,466 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,696 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,024 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 372.50 $372.50 $998 —
300–335 320 4 352.50–367.50 $362.98 $1,162 —
350–397 376 27 347.50–370.00 $359.31 $1,351 —
402–447 433 38 322.50–370.00 $350.28 $1,517 +10.27
452–454 fancy 454 21 360.00 $360.00 $1,634 —
450–498 479 46 317.50–352.50 $334.79 $1,604 +4.22
500–546 517 43 300.00–335.00 $321.89 $1,664 +11.15
550–585 570 59 290.00–325.00 $310.39 $1,769 +5.29
570 fancy 570 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,981 —
600–645 623 46 247.50–293.00 $271.33 $1,690 -0.13
650–695 659 46 244.00–272.00 $264.10 $1,740 +14.43
710–725 721 47 242.00–264.00 $259.12 $1,868 +11.27
755–765 760 2 251.00–253.00 $251.99 $1,915 +0.17
810 810 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,814 -17.00
860–882 877 9 219.00–232.00 $229.17 $2,010 —
930 930 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,962 -8.00
985 985 13 212.00 $212.00 $2,088 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–295 286 4 345.00 $345.00 $987 —
316–340 322 5 342.50–355.00 $346.64 $1,116 +19.06
350–387 372 5 305.00–355.00 $330.61 $1,230 +26.71
403–445 419 5 290.00–320.00 $307.85 $1,290 -5.15
450–490 475 11 290.00–315.00 $305.47 $1,451 +9.88
505–547 522 14 269.00–312.50 $284.72 $1,486 +2.36
558–597 570 19 231.00–281.00 $273.26 $1,558 -4.21
620 unweaned 620 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,407 —
657 657 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,528 -1.15
650–693 676 11 221.00–242.00 $235.39 $1,591 +1.74
705–735 720 8 230.00–245.00 $239.14 $1,722 +10.56
775 775 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 +6.00
810 810 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,758 —
810–820 818 6 216.00–225.00 $217.48 $1,779 —
857 857 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,808 ±0.00
945 945 1 219.00 $219.00 $2,070 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 280.00 $280.00 $602 —
270 270 2 300.00 $300.00 $810 +15.00
320 320 1 290.00 $290.00 $928 +17.50
385–390 388 2 273.00–280.00 $276.52 $1,073 —
470–495 481 4 285.00–287.50 $286.50 $1,378 —
510–545 532 5 245.00–271.00 $262.40 $1,396 —
560–590 580 5 225.00–255.00 $240.72 $1,396 -10.20
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 —
745 745 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 —
835 835 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,649 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,788 —
790 790 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,762 —
970 970 1 209.00 $209.00 $2,027 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,379 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,322 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 210.00 $210.00 $588 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,120 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,363 —
350–396 382 7 350.00–385.00 $362.10 $1,383 —
410 410 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,609 —
571–577 575 24 319.00–320.00 $319.37 $1,836 —
643 643 14 290.00 $290.00 $1,865 —
655 655 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,834 —
717 717 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,828 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 390.00 $390.00 $936 —
415 415 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,307 +67.50
487–490 489 5 301.00–305.00 $303.41 $1,484 —
547 547 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,586 +19.00
555–570 563 2 265.00–270.00 $267.47 $1,506 -2.78
633 633 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,614 —
760–780 770 2 183.00–199.00 $191.10 $1,471 -28.38
955 955 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438–440 439 4 335.00–360.00 $341.27 $1,498 +8.77
460 460 2 302.50–315.00 $308.75 $1,420 -7.85
520 520 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 -2.50
605 605 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,709 —

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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.