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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, November 6, 2025

566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.00/cwt ≈ $2,394/hd at 798 lb · 69 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $332.50/cwt ≈ $2,238/hd at 673 lb · 44 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.93/cwt ≈ $2,216/hd at 680 lb · 27 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 9 485.00 $485.00 $1,571
351–395 358 6 440.00–465.00 $460.41 $1,648
374 fancy 374 15 500.00 $500.00 $1,870
438 fancy 438 20 490.00 $490.00 $2,146
445 445 3 387.50–410.00 $402.50 $1,791
451–480 459 10 410.00–451.00 $434.95 $1,996
508–522 513 6 400.00–405.00 $403.30 $2,069
558–595 569 25 370.00–395.00 $387.59 $2,205
610–628 620 23 343.00–390.00 $358.68 $2,224
652–695 673 44 320.00–340.00 $332.50 $2,238
718 718 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,334
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–347 346 3 420.00–425.00 $421.66 $1,459
350–390 376 8 370.00–420.00 $399.47 $1,502
420–445 434 4 345.00–380.00 $364.91 $1,584
450–490 461 7 335.00–382.50 $367.07 $1,692
515–541 536 12 320.00–370.00 $327.51 $1,755
581–596 588 23 315.00–337.50 $327.58 $1,926
612–647 626 14 315.00–326.00 $321.85 $2,015
690 690 4 302.50–320.00 $308.13 $2,126
702–710 706 6 305.00–327.00 $314.82 $2,223
764 764 13 292.00 $292.00 $2,231
1010 1010 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,449
1115 1115 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,564
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–418 416 4 300.00–325.00 $318.84 $1,326
455–485 465 6 310.00–327.50 $319.16 $1,484
610–635 627 3 260.00–262.50 $261.69 $1,641
650 650 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,641
790 790 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,014
830–835 833 2 257.50–267.50 $262.52 $2,187
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,679
527 527 2 362.50 $362.50 $1,910
735–745 740 2 300.00–302.50 $301.24 $2,229
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 250.00 $250.00 $712
315 315 1 205.00 $205.00 $646
395 395 1 220.00 $220.00 $869
500 500 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,050
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,723

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 9 490.00 $490.00 $1,460
358–374 369 15 410.00–430.00 $423.53 $1,563
405–406 406 6 375.00–400.00 $394.17 $1,600
450–473 463 8 360.00–370.00 $366.31 $1,696
567 567 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,871
603–630 611 8 312.50–330.00 $325.20 $1,987
667–698 680 27 315.00–327.50 $325.93 $2,216
798 798 69 300.00 $300.00 $2,394
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 339 8 345.00–370.00 $360.18 $1,221
355–390 377 5 335.00–385.00 $359.51 $1,355
400–435 424 4 315.00–347.50 $338.56 $1,435
450–495 478 8 305.00–360.00 $336.53 $1,609
502–534 521 15 315.00–320.00 $318.07 $1,657
570–589 584 10 300.00–326.00 $319.82 $1,868
650–695 674 6 280.00–302.50 $292.10 $1,969
770 770 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,098
802 802 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,145
1065 1065 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,529
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 350.00 $350.00 $998
330–345 340 3 295.00–325.00 $309.78 $1,053
390 390 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,228
400–430 415 2 290.00–300.00 $295.18 $1,225
495–498 497 4 300.00–302.50 $301.88 $1,500
500–530 513 3 265.00–282.50 $274.04 $1,406
555–595 582 13 240.00–297.50 $272.81 $1,588
610–645 628 2 265.00–287.50 $275.94 $1,733
651–660 653 4 245.00–257.50 $248.16 $1,620
700–742 728 3 255.00–265.00 $258.21 $1,880
820 820 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,906
885 885 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,212
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,022
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,488

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,312
410 410 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,374
545 545 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,717
555 555 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,568
667–695 682 10 242.50–247.50 $245.52 $1,674
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,488
507 507 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,686
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,667

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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.