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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 30, 2025

1,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $341.89/cwt ≈ $3,039/hd at 889 lb · 280 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $394.70/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 622 lb · 116 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $400.69/cwt -26.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,308/hd at 576 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,262 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 325 3 440.00–470.00 $454.69 $1,478 -96.45
390 390 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,872 -13.67
407–430 fancy 411 8 450.00–472.50 $464.61 $1,910 —
405–445 435 4 427.50–467.50 $444.89 $1,935 -22.24
462 fancy 462 2 472.50 $472.50 $2,183 —
450–496 482 21 407.50–465.00 $426.17 $2,054 -33.94
500–546 526 48 390.00–440.00 $409.22 $2,152 -25.74
551–590 576 87 390.00–416.00 $400.69 $2,308 -26.77
607–634 622 116 370.00–404.00 $394.70 $2,455 +3.88
660–695 667 26 375.00–420.00 $382.05 $2,548 -3.41
700–720 710 67 350.00–372.00 $363.62 $2,582 +9.51
821–835 829 9 322.50–332.50 $328.10 $2,720 -20.91
873–896 889 280 332.00–346.00 $341.89 $3,039 —
950–977 976 56 300.00–323.50 $322.77 $3,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 355.00–375.00 $365.48 $1,151 -94.52
387–390 388 3 370.00–405.00 $393.27 $1,526 -27.15
415–445 433 3 340.00–390.00 $369.88 $1,602 -30.27
450 450 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,665 -38.73
515–540 534 20 345.00–385.00 $357.03 $1,907 -27.38
550–598 576 16 335.00–380.00 $359.94 $2,073 -29.01
602–645 619 23 320.00–365.00 $348.73 $2,159 -0.08
650–695 671 64 315.00–365.00 $344.62 $2,312 +3.99
701–715 707 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,368 +1.62
757 757 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,479 -2.66
827 827 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,398 -13.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 325.00–352.50 $338.13 $1,116 —
406 406 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,238 -44.44
485–495 490 2 280.00–305.00 $292.63 $1,434 -51.22
515–545 530 2 305.00–345.00 $325.57 $1,726 -12.70
553–595 567 11 302.50–340.00 $327.22 $1,855 -19.58
600–640 620 2 285.00–307.50 $295.89 $1,835 —
670–695 683 2 305.00–310.00 $307.45 $2,100 -4.90
775 775 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,054 —
880–895 888 2 220.00–237.50 $228.82 $2,032 -18.68
950 950 2 262.00 $262.00 $2,489 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,528 —
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 —
595 595 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,547 —
640 640 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,259 —
535 535 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,097 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–338 335 11 355.00–420.00 $406.87 $1,363 -48.71
365–395 382 6 390.00–415.00 $399.85 $1,527 -23.62
415–445 430 26 352.50–395.00 $377.65 $1,624 -51.54
455–495 470 17 372.00–390.00 $379.70 $1,785 -37.37
500–542 525 33 342.50–395.00 $376.94 $1,979 -32.33
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 -50.00
608–645 618 42 322.50–355.00 $338.50 $2,092 -8.12
657–699 683 30 322.50–339.00 $334.88 $2,287 -44.62
700–746 727 29 320.00–332.50 $326.46 $2,373 -30.54
802–805 803 5 300.00–310.00 $307.99 $2,473 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,109 —
305–335 327 6 335.00–380.00 $356.07 $1,164 -23.93
355–392 382 4 340.00–380.00 $357.75 $1,367 -32.17
405–445 422 5 320.00–342.50 $331.47 $1,399 -39.73
455–497 475 5 330.00–369.00 $350.73 $1,666 -24.81
520–545 536 7 320.00–352.50 $343.92 $1,843 -14.21
550–590 568 40 307.50–345.00 $339.06 $1,926 -11.28
612–645 627 8 302.50–340.00 $322.01 $2,019 +22.01
650 650 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,031 +3.42
710–745 723 3 302.50–322.50 $313.46 $2,266 +13.46
885 885 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,611 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 3 270.00–277.50 $274.07 $1,041 —
405–447 433 3 305.00–320.00 $315.32 $1,365 -34.68
455–460 458 3 275.00–305.00 $295.07 $1,351 -44.93
532 532 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,689 +17.50
552–595 565 20 237.50–305.00 $283.48 $1,602 -26.52
632 632 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,596 -28.89
785 785 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,100 —
835 835 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,213 +22.50
910–920 915 2 250.00–272.50 $261.31 $2,391 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,762 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,849 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,009 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,528 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 270.00 $270.00 $837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 272.50 $272.50 $858 —
465–485 468 6 290.00–295.00 $290.86 $1,361 —
587 587 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,468 —
615–630 623 2 240.00–270.00 $255.18 $1,590 —
710 710 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,810 +3.05
830 830 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,784 —
895 895 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,461 —
945 945 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–330 320 4 310.00–325.00 $321.13 $1,028 —
385 385 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,328 —
400–440 420 2 320.00–380.00 $351.43 $1,476 -28.57
470 470 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,292 -100.00
515–530 523 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,752 —
595 595 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,815 -25.00
630 630 2 300.00–320.00 $310.00 $1,953 —

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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.