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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, April 17, 2025

717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $284.74/cwt ≈ $2,648/hd at 930 lb · 126 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.61/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,197/hd at 824 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.53/cwt +9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 519 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 717 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,568 +4.51
427 427 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,783 -21.77
468 468 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,685 -72.50
505–543 522 18 347.50–397.50 $378.88 $1,978 -23.70
555–583 577 5 340.00–357.50 $354.14 $2,043 -14.33
607–640 620 8 315.00–331.00 $325.91 $2,021 -19.72
652–697 661 20 311.00–365.00 $349.63 $2,311 +18.95
700–728 717 32 292.00–315.00 $303.44 $2,176 -20.56
780 780 6 291.00 $291.00 $2,270 -14.21
810–842 836 11 280.00–311.00 $285.46 $2,386 -17.23
923–936 930 126 283.00–286.50 $284.74 $2,648 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,022 -15.00
344 344 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,410 +31.80
375–395 390 5 342.50–410.00 $364.56 $1,422 -17.20
400–445 424 4 360.00–402.50 $377.96 $1,603 +4.04
450–498 472 25 330.00–405.00 $371.94 $1,756 -6.51
525–545 534 20 335.00–377.50 $361.81 $1,932 +5.05
560–580 566 4 325.00–350.00 $334.94 $1,896 -18.50
605–645 627 5 272.50–302.50 $283.51 $1,778 -27.05
650–680 660 8 272.50–301.00 $288.12 $1,902 -21.50
705–710 708 2 290.00–293.00 $291.51 $2,064 -0.16
750–792 787 20 268.00–286.00 $283.94 $2,235 -6.57
800–845 824 41 259.00–278.00 $266.61 $2,197 -0.03
887 887 28 262.00 $262.00 $2,324 +6.57
940 940 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,275 -9.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–391 381 6 315.00–325.00 $318.15 $1,212 -21.85
430–445 438 2 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $1,412 +1.45
480 480 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,512 +5.93
530 530 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,643 +15.19
555–590 576 5 281.00–325.00 $303.77 $1,750 +3.14
600 600 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,755 +42.69
680 680 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,802 -7.50
760–785 771 8 202.50–264.00 $252.41 $1,946 —
825 825 1 263.00 $263.00 $2,170 —
955 955 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,158 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 2 301.00 $301.00 $2,032 —
880 880 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,244 —
975 975 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,320 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 205.00 $205.00 $800 —
545 545 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,172 —
585 585 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,404 +30.00
800 800 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–345 320 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,232 -5.49
360–399 388 14 355.00–402.50 $385.72 $1,497 -6.26
415–435 423 11 330.00–365.00 $353.43 $1,495 -14.12
450–494 479 24 334.00–360.00 $344.89 $1,652 -1.64
500–548 519 35 315.00–347.50 $335.53 $1,741 +9.05
555–595 578 11 312.50–343.00 $327.17 $1,891 +8.80
600–645 628 15 285.00–302.50 $292.06 $1,834 -8.69
650–695 672 27 265.00–283.00 $279.47 $1,878 -15.53
708 708 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,940 -7.22
785 785 1 266.00 $266.00 $2,088 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 262 3 350.00–370.00 $360.32 $944 +12.00
300–345 330 3 320.00–330.00 $326.97 $1,079 -37.62
365–390 378 4 310.00–365.00 $340.53 $1,287 +2.93
405–440 423 2 305.00–317.50 $310.99 $1,315 -18.95
450–490 476 6 300.00–325.00 $311.85 $1,484 +3.35
545 545 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,717 +8.92
555–595 587 20 275.00–311.00 $293.01 $1,720 -8.84
610–627 620 6 251.00–273.00 $263.19 $1,632 -9.48
655–680 663 3 237.50–266.00 $247.24 $1,639 -3.23
710–745 728 2 252.00–266.00 $259.17 $1,887 +14.17
790–797 795 4 239.00–243.00 $239.99 $1,908 —
815–845 830 2 222.50–226.00 $224.22 $1,861 -6.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,009 -2.84
385 385 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,078 -25.00
424 424 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,261 +22.26
470 470 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,363 +12.19
515 515 6 301.00 $301.00 $1,550 +37.41
685 685 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,514 -9.00
733 733 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,730 —
760–770 763 3 216.00–235.00 $222.39 $1,697 —
810–845 828 2 213.00–221.00 $216.92 $1,796 —
893 893 2 226.00 $226.00 $2,018 +21.00
925 925 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,841 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 200.00 $200.00 $870 —
703 703 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,455 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,952 —
950 950 1 216.00 $216.00 $2,052 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 295.00 $295.00 $767 +55.00
365 365 1 222.50 $222.50 $812 -42.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,806 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,711 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 395.00 $395.00 $908 —
340 340 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,394 —
373 373 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,361 +10.00
451 451 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,511 —
533 533 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,759 —
575–588 586 6 305.00–331.00 $326.75 $1,915 —
610 610 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,708 —
695 695 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,389 —
470 470 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,269 -5.00
510–515 511 4 295.00–317.50 $311.83 $1,593 +36.83
635 635 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 +35.00
670 670 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,558 —
715 715 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,552 —
860 860 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,677 —
944 944 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,661 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,348 —
357 357 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,446 —
1090 1090 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,251 —

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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.