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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 22, 2026

1,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.88/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,265/hd at 619 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.56/cwt -26.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 534 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $513.39/cwt +16.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,675/hd at 521 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,025 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,352 —
300–345 329 5 490.00–560.00 $521.11 $1,714 +3.94
350–395 369 8 490.00–560.00 $525.60 $1,939 —
412–440 426 11 485.00–505.00 $498.25 $2,123 -40.84
460–495 473 11 490.00–527.50 $517.36 $2,447 +22.27
500–543 521 53 447.50–527.50 $513.39 $2,675 +17.44
557–593 582 37 422.50–475.00 $451.98 $2,631 -10.99
620–641 634 36 400.00–431.00 $420.52 $2,666 -9.07
655–680 665 26 360.00–413.00 $402.36 $2,676 +1.53
709–710 710 14 370.00–377.00 $373.50 $2,652 -6.87
801–810 807 17 339.00–340.00 $339.65 $2,741 -12.44
875 875 2 323.00 $323.00 $2,826 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,762 +14.16
423–435 428 6 412.50–480.00 $442.42 $1,894 -8.33
485–490 486 7 400.00–445.00 $426.03 $2,071 -39.24
510–545 530 9 372.50–435.00 $423.39 $2,244 +24.04
550–598 579 31 360.00–415.00 $399.46 $2,313 -20.15
605–640 622 32 374.00–392.50 $381.71 $2,374 +18.24
652–697 679 24 340.00–387.50 $354.91 $2,410 +4.91
707–747 722 22 332.00–357.50 $347.33 $2,508 +8.68
764–765 764 6 319.00–337.50 $322.09 $2,461 -13.90
800–825 804 8 300.00–315.00 $311.33 $2,503 -2.42
865 865 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,759 -3.89
1045 1045 1 274.00 $274.00 $2,863 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–288 285 4 385.00–410.00 $391.04 $1,114 +15.77
335 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 —
385–390 388 2 385.00–390.00 $387.52 $1,504 +30.85
485–495 490 2 330.00–385.00 $357.78 $1,753 —
510–530 523 8 320.00–380.00 $361.13 $1,889 -13.87
700–747 731 3 310.00–312.50 $311.70 $2,279 —
770–780 775 2 297.50–307.50 $302.47 $2,344 —
810 810 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,491 —
888 888 5 272.50 $272.50 $2,420 -12.50
935 935 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,665 —
1035 1035 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,380 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,449 —
880 880 7 331.00 $331.00 $2,913 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 3 277.50 $277.50 $2,442 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 350.00 $350.00 $998 —
300 300 1 310.00 $310.00 $930 —
480 480 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,272 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,558 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,788 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,377 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–276 273 5 440.00–500.00 $482.17 $1,316 —
310–335 314 14 440.00–517.00 $503.47 $1,581 +38.47
365–396 379 11 440.00–490.00 $454.10 $1,721 -5.30
400–445 420 43 407.50–455.00 $427.38 $1,795 -8.79
474–487 479 20 405.00–422.50 $408.56 $1,957 -10.91
511–544 534 57 371.00–402.50 $382.56 $2,043 -26.09
585–595 589 6 361.00–375.00 $371.65 $2,189 -1.79
600–646 619 84 337.50–374.00 $365.88 $2,265 +2.41
660–695 686 24 330.00–347.00 $340.40 $2,335 -7.78
702–725 720 13 325.00–335.00 $329.83 $2,375 -4.32
751–770 752 45 322.00–337.50 $333.27 $2,506 -1.73
826 826 3 317.00 $317.00 $2,618 +24.50
855–862 861 8 307.50–314.00 $313.19 $2,697 —
905 905 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,670 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,127 —
250–290 267 5 395.00–435.00 $412.90 $1,102 —
330–340 335 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,457 +49.90
365–392 377 5 375.00–425.00 $399.34 $1,506 +13.00
402–435 418 7 330.00–405.00 $371.30 $1,552 +1.30
460–495 480 14 330.00–392.50 $367.05 $1,762 +8.97
501–540 513 15 325.00–372.50 $358.72 $1,840 -6.67
551–595 572 33 330.00–370.00 $357.00 $2,042 -6.94
615–635 625 2 320.00–355.00 $337.78 $2,111 —
660–697 682 10 302.50–330.00 $316.08 $2,156 -6.40
717 717 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,348 +5.03
800–805 802 3 282.50–297.50 $287.52 $2,306 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,050 +18.00
315–335 324 9 330.00–390.00 $376.64 $1,220 —
362–380 367 4 355.00–390.00 $367.58 $1,349 +62.58
445 445 2 350.00–360.00 $355.00 $1,580 —
465–495 485 4 325.00–340.00 $331.12 $1,606 —
515–540 528 2 317.50–325.00 $321.34 $1,697 +16.34
580–595 588 2 290.00–302.50 $296.33 $1,742 +8.63
660–690 677 3 287.50–310.00 $299.84 $2,030 +23.01
712–730 718 3 255.00–280.00 $271.53 $1,950 —
790 790 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,094 —
850 850 3 237.50 $237.50 $2,019 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 3 380.00–405.00 $395.97 $1,259 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,016 —
845 845 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,965 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,935 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,551 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,433 +45.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–278 273 8 535.00–600.00 $575.18 $1,570 —
340 340 14 557.50 $557.50 $1,896 —
410–440 411 38 520.00–539.50 $538.95 $2,215 —
485 485 31 514.00 $514.00 $2,493 —
578 578 9 444.00 $444.00 $2,566 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,081 —
285 285 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,539 —
357–385 367 4 430.00–485.00 $448.71 $1,647 —
415–442 433 3 437.50–475.00 $463.02 $2,005 —
490 490 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 —
500–517 509 5 400.00–420.00 $409.89 $2,086 —
605 605 8 390.00 $390.00 $2,360 —
650 650 1 344.00 $344.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,495 —
550 550 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 —
695 695 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,703 —
760–785 773 2 272.50–282.50 $277.42 $2,144 —

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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.