Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, December 4, 2025

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $352.24/cwt ≈ $2,543/hd at 722 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $376.82/cwt ≈ $2,340/hd at 621 lb · 59 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $357.99/cwt ≈ $2,441/hd at 682 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	886	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	435.00–475.00	$454.71	$1,546	—
375	375	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,856	—
416 unweaned	416	8	472.50	$472.50	$1,966	—
413–419 fancy	417	10	520.00–530.00	$527.03	$2,198	—
405–430	419	9	440.00–490.00	$451.82	$1,893	—
452–488	479	27	425.00–490.00	$473.30	$2,267	—
500–545	517	39	420.00–485.00	$447.20	$2,312	—
552–590	575	25	390.00–440.00	$402.54	$2,315	—
600–646	621	59	350.00–400.00	$376.82	$2,340	—
655–692	682	51	332.50–375.00	$357.99	$2,441	—
700–735	722	61	332.50–367.50	$352.24	$2,543	—
782–790	787	28	339.00–341.00	$339.85	$2,675	—
806–845	821	40	300.00–339.00	$324.94	$2,668	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	277	3	425.00–430.00	$426.60	$1,182	—
315–330	323	2	405.00–422.50	$413.95	$1,337	—
365–375	370	2	395.00–450.00	$422.87	$1,565	—
426–435	429	5	397.50–400.00	$398.51	$1,710	—
475–485	479	5	375.00–400.00	$381.01	$1,825	—
505–541	525	25	345.00–385.00	$361.13	$1,896	—
555–597	575	26	335.00–385.00	$366.50	$2,107	—
610–647	640	10	320.00–380.00	$359.36	$2,300	—
664–675	666	16	312.50–332.50	$324.99	$2,164	—
710–729	725	12	315.00–322.50	$318.32	$2,308	—
750–787	775	3	300.00–302.50	$301.69	$2,338	—
805	805	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,496	—
850	850	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,550	—
1120	1120	1	212.50	$212.50	$2,380	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	350.00	$350.00	$928	—
360	360	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,296	—
485	485	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,673	—
555–575	568	3	305.00–312.50	$307.44	$1,746	—
610–645	621	5	270.00–305.00	$292.62	$1,817	—
650–695	672	17	257.50–305.00	$281.34	$1,891	—
705–710	709	5	205.00–285.00	$269.09	$1,908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	260.00	$260.00	$663	—
535	535	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,444	—
555–585	570	2	190.00–205.00	$197.30	$1,125	—
625	625	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,406	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–846	843	4	312.50–325.00	$315.59	$2,660	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–785	768	2	265.00–270.00	$267.56	$2,055	—
840	840	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,932	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,242	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	250.00	$250.00	$788	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	230.00	$230.00	$494	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–449	429	25	375.00–445.00	$416.20	$1,785	—
435 fancy	435	8	450.00	$450.00	$1,958	—
450–495	467	28	375.00–410.00	$398.08	$1,859	—
500–545	532	36	365.00–395.00	$370.94	$1,973	—
557–587	573	43	325.00–367.50	$348.09	$1,995	—
601–646	622	45	325.00–360.00	$341.63	$2,125	—
668–691	682	27	300.00–332.50	$314.05	$2,142	—
704–740	710	34	305.00–322.50	$314.75	$2,235	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–395	368	6	355.00–405.00	$373.65	$1,375	—
435	435	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,479	—
475–490	484	5	340.00–345.00	$343.04	$1,660	—
515–535	524	5	330.00–340.00	$332.99	$1,745	—
550–599	580	21	322.50–355.00	$334.34	$1,939	—
627	627	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,756	—
660–665	663	2	272.50–307.50	$289.93	$1,922	—
705–717	716	10	275.00–305.00	$277.95	$1,990	—
983	983	3	250.00	$250.00	$2,458	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	310.00	$310.00	$744	—
310–340	323	6	310.00–350.00	$327.86	$1,059	—
355	355	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,207	—
480–490	485	2	285.00–305.00	$295.10	$1,431	—
515	515	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,494	—
558	558	3	317.50	$317.50	$1,772	—
602–635	615	5	270.00–297.50	$280.64	$1,726	—
680	680	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,530	—
710–735	725	3	240.00–265.00	$254.30	$1,844	—
765	765	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,779	—
940	940	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,983	—
1025	1025	1	202.00	$202.00	$2,070	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,169	—
461	461	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,291	—
545	545	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,226	—
555–595	581	5	235.00–277.50	$246.04	$1,429	—
775	775	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,744	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,364	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,870	—
915	915	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,748	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,242	—
635	635	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,968	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	305.00	$305.00	$824	—
435	435	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,414	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	210.00	$210.00	$430	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,135	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	305.00–355.00	$329.48	$1,598	—
700–727	714	4	220.00–240.00	$230.19	$1,644	—
755	755	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,240	—
365–370	368	2	385.00–395.00	$390.03	$1,435	—
470	470	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,786	—
500	500	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,675	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,138	—

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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.