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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 14, 2025

1,145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.60/cwt +21.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,962/hd at 833 lb · 265 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $340.26/cwt ≈ $2,991/hd at 879 lb · 190 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.51/cwt +51.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,524/hd at 714 lb · 106 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,145 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 270 3 485.00–500.00 $489.81 $1,322 -50.19
300–340 328 4 482.50–505.00 $489.47 $1,605 +28.43
350–395 379 13 478.00–510.00 $489.92 $1,857 —
408–430 411 10 430.00–465.00 $459.30 $1,888 +1.46
465–475 470 2 442.50–445.00 $443.76 $2,086 -8.30
500–537 524 19 402.50–432.50 $417.54 $2,188 -67.57
580–595 593 16 402.50–432.50 $428.83 $2,543 —
600–640 631 5 391.00–405.00 $394.97 $2,492 +33.68
639 fancy 639 9 406.00 $406.00 $2,594 —
660–689 682 15 355.00–389.00 $365.19 $2,491 +3.80
725–747 737 22 341.00–350.50 $346.03 $2,550 +2.03
775–782 777 28 341.00–359.00 $354.83 $2,757 +11.83
810–846 833 265 332.50–359.00 $355.60 $2,962 +21.54
864–891 879 190 339.00–342.25 $340.26 $2,991 —
919 919 63 331.50 $331.50 $3,046 +6.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,106 -75.00
390–395 394 4 385.00–430.00 $418.86 $1,650 -18.74
450–495 473 2 382.50–407.50 $394.40 $1,866 -7.62
525–540 534 6 375.00–395.00 $387.47 $2,069 -23.86
585–590 589 4 357.50–381.00 $371.15 $2,186 -25.87
622–630 625 3 337.50–367.50 $357.41 $2,234 +74.94
680–695 688 2 302.50–350.00 $326.51 $2,246 +39.01
810–833 826 10 295.00–322.50 $303.09 $2,504 —
916–934 929 33 294.00–296.00 $294.60 $2,737 +32.10
1020 1020 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,372 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,802 —
623 623 4 372.00 $372.00 $2,318 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,632 —
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,230 —
352–355 352 7 395.00–415.00 $401.45 $1,413 -58.55
400–440 430 13 390.00–405.00 $392.76 $1,689 -27.69
445 fancy 445 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,958 —
450–497 475 14 387.50–421.00 $403.26 $1,915 -18.47
507–512 fancy 510 11 429.00–430.00 $429.45 $2,190 —
510–547 533 17 380.00–415.00 $399.75 $2,131 +0.30
550–562 560 12 392.00–420.00 $397.09 $2,224 +28.27
603–617 605 15 365.00–387.50 $376.96 $2,281 +33.05
652–691 673 71 337.00–367.00 $353.63 $2,380 +13.63
711–720 714 106 328.00–359.50 $353.51 $2,524 +51.34
770–783 783 34 320.00–324.00 $323.88 $2,536 —
801–809 804 12 302.50–311.00 $307.44 $2,472 +39.04
853 853 43 316.00 $316.00 $2,695 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,290 —
365–390 370 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,388 -25.00
410–415 413 2 380.00–385.00 $382.52 $1,580 -7.48
502–535 506 8 370.00–375.00 $374.34 $1,894 +39.24
550–590 581 5 355.00–385.00 $363.82 $2,114 —
635 635 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,048 +32.50
650–692 675 4 282.50–302.50 $293.96 $1,984 -1.04
757 757 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,324 +33.89
835 835 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,438 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 310.00–400.00 $352.58 $822 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,078 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 465.00–545.00 $505.00 $1,136 —
424 424 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,802 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,771 —
500 500 2 300.00–305.00 $302.50 $1,512 —
615 615 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,872 ±0.00
632 632 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,912 —

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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.