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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 29, 2026

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.67/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,270/hd at 614 lb · 86 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.18/cwt +10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,353/hd at 670 lb · 81 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $422.99/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,639/hd at 624 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 903 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,536 -41.11
355 355 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,810 -15.60
405–415 413 4 490.00–550.00 $512.45 $2,116 +14.20
470–495 490 24 480.00–527.50 $507.22 $2,485 -10.14
501–547 521 39 460.00–517.50 $489.88 $2,552 -23.51
555–578 569 30 437.50–445.00 $440.32 $2,505 -11.66
600–638 624 74 412.50–437.00 $422.99 $2,639 +2.47
677–682 679 41 410.00–415.00 $413.16 $2,805 +10.80
707–745 729 65 387.50–401.00 $398.16 $2,903 +24.66
750–794 773 59 345.00–372.00 $362.99 $2,806 —
830 830 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,864 +5.35
855–886 877 7 337.00–345.00 $339.23 $2,975 +16.23
917 917 2 335.00 $335.00 $3,072 —
977 977 5 304.00 $304.00 $2,970 —
1019 1019 15 290.00 $290.00 $2,955 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,221 —
460–495 481 19 410.00–475.00 $451.22 $2,170 +25.19
530–545 538 2 425.00–435.00 $429.93 $2,313 +6.54
550–587 579 21 370.00–417.50 $400.61 $2,320 +1.15
606–645 624 13 365.00–400.00 $387.02 $2,415 +5.31
650–686 675 49 342.50–392.50 $377.54 $2,548 +22.63
705–726 722 20 330.00–372.50 $357.86 $2,584 +10.53
755–796 787 16 325.00–347.50 $335.70 $2,642 +13.61
895 895 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,640 -24.00
1125 1125 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 -57.78
560–580 570 2 315.00–325.00 $319.91 $1,823 —
635 635 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,683 —
665–685 675 2 205.00–300.00 $253.20 $1,709 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,274 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,485 +16.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,133 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–386 374 8 480.00–492.50 $487.06 $1,822 +32.96
405–445 426 13 430.00–465.00 $443.93 $1,891 +16.55
451–495 465 38 390.00–460.00 $441.15 $2,051 +32.59
506–523 517 24 390.00–425.00 $411.22 $2,126 +28.66
554–590 573 52 385.00–410.00 $393.08 $2,252 +21.43
600–643 614 86 350.00–383.00 $369.67 $2,270 +3.79
650–692 670 81 332.50–377.50 $351.18 $2,353 +10.78
705–728 712 10 330.00–337.50 $335.20 $2,387 +5.37
750 750 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,438 -8.27
840 840 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,436 -27.00
930 930 4 272.50 $272.50 $2,534 -22.50
1067 1067 4 242.50 $242.50 $2,587 —
1125 1125 2 252.50 $252.50 $2,841 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 365 4 395.00–425.00 $407.77 $1,488 +8.43
470–495 487 3 365.00–402.50 $387.37 $1,886 +20.32
523 523 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,778 -18.72
560–586 576 13 350.00–375.00 $364.26 $2,098 +7.26
686 686 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,195 +3.92
700–725 717 6 305.00–322.50 $315.81 $2,264 -11.69
765 765 2 300.00–312.50 $306.25 $2,343 —
825 825 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,310 -7.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,136 -47.58
580–587 585 4 275.00–312.50 $291.91 $1,708 -4.42
685 685 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,815 -34.84
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 -31.53
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 —
475 475 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,330 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,188 —
565 565 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,062 —

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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.