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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, July 17, 2025

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $334.06/cwt +21.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,793/hd at 836 lb · 134 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $343.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,703/hd at 788 lb · 64 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $324.60/cwt +34.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,931/hd at 903 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 603 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,350 —
316–330 319 5 460.00–465.00 $461.04 $1,471 —
345 fancy 345 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,742 —
407–410 407 7 445.00–460.00 $457.84 $1,863 +59.77
455–480 469 10 430.00–460.00 $452.06 $2,120 +62.69
529–541 535 12 475.00–495.00 $485.11 $2,595 +110.11
600–649 636 24 355.00–397.50 $361.29 $2,298 +4.70
661–676 668 18 350.00–373.00 $361.39 $2,414 —
713 713 10 344.00 $344.00 $2,453 +2.00
788 788 64 343.00 $343.00 $2,703 +6.00
830–842 836 134 334.00–335.00 $334.06 $2,793 +21.42
902–940 903 63 301.00–325.00 $324.60 $2,931 +34.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,222 +74.91
340 340 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,241 +15.00
350–395 375 4 430.00–440.00 $437.60 $1,641 +75.26
460–495 482 3 385.00–415.00 $402.02 $1,938 +40.66
506–546 521 24 400.00–420.00 $411.33 $2,143 +72.95
550–585 574 14 382.50–405.00 $397.02 $2,279 +68.57
605–620 613 2 280.00–285.00 $282.47 $1,732 -52.80
665 665 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,912 -40.77
738 738 4 313.00 $313.00 $2,310 -7.77
780–783 782 5 279.00–301.00 $296.61 $2,319 -26.19
875 875 2 271.00 $271.00 $2,371 -25.00
940 940 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,468 +2.38
992 992 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,778 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,552 +54.87
520–535 528 2 325.00–355.00 $340.21 $1,796 +64.86
550–582 577 6 345.00–365.00 $361.82 $2,088 +59.39
760–775 768 2 250.00–265.00 $257.57 $1,978 -26.79
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,044 —
1000 1000 1 224.00 $224.00 $2,240 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–337 331 3 440.00–450.00 $446.78 $1,479 +76.78
384 384 7 460.00 $460.00 $1,766 +95.00
431–445 439 12 400.00–450.00 $420.45 $1,846 +69.66
465–478 474 6 415.00–425.00 $421.73 $1,999 +51.73
521–535 527 10 395.00–402.50 $399.45 $2,105 +70.71
567–591 577 23 345.00–374.00 $368.82 $2,128 +26.32
612–647 629 26 307.50–377.50 $343.91 $2,163 +36.62
660 660 2 335.00–345.00 $340.00 $2,244 —
723–732 726 13 291.00–327.00 $302.17 $2,194 —
800–815 806 4 266.00–272.50 $268.40 $2,163 -25.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 +15.00
435 435 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,696 +53.42
450–471 459 13 320.00–390.00 $369.69 $1,697 —
520–530 525 2 325.00–345.00 $335.10 $1,759 +21.18
610 610 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,769 +5.12
650 650 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,918 +44.00
705–740 730 10 270.00–292.50 $282.30 $2,061 +27.30
755–790 773 4 260.00–280.00 $273.11 $2,111 —
850 850 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,210 —
907–920 912 4 240.00–257.00 $249.70 $2,277 —
1110 1110 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,276 —
1230 1230 1 198.00 $198.00 $2,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,223 +17.23
485 485 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,479 -35.00
500 500 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,400 +21.34
530 530 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,246 -23.66
550–595 569 4 300.00–315.00 $304.93 $1,735 +39.04
780 780 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,989 +15.95
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
901–915 905 4 223.00–235.00 $226.03 $2,046 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,622 —
535 535 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,872 +37.50
657–691 673 8 265.00–285.00 $275.40 $1,853 —

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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.