Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 26, 2026

1,211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $397.33/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,881/hd at 725 lb · 105 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $444.96/cwt +23.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,559/hd at 575 lb · 92 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $451.86/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,829/hd at 626 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,211	1,615	1,387
Feeder cattle	1,211	1,615	1,387

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview as compared to the last feeder special of two weeks ago, feeder steers 400-700lbs traded higher 20.00-24.00. Feeder heifers 400-700lbs traded higher 26.00 with spots higher 35.00. Trade continues active, demand remains good to very good. Heifers traded noticeably higher on very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	585.00	$585.00	$1,638	—
350–395	370	6	540.00–570.00	$556.13	$2,058	+1.10
402–445	431	22	530.00–575.00	$553.01	$2,383	-8.46
451–497	476	29	515.00–565.00	$542.75	$2,583	+2.66
500–544	526	42	470.00–535.00	$507.00	$2,667	+4.81
556–598	578	55	455.00–510.00	$479.77	$2,773	+8.36
602–645	626	77	412.50–505.00	$451.86	$2,829	+4.09
654–693	668	61	405.00–447.50	$428.66	$2,863	+21.18
705–742	725	105	385.00–445.00	$397.33	$2,881	+2.43
757–776	766	64	370.00–391.00	$383.71	$2,939	+6.83
805–840	825	9	342.50–357.50	$344.69	$2,844	-18.36
855–876	872	46	342.50–357.50	$356.43	$3,108	+3.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	3	505.00–530.00	$515.08	$1,674	+55.08
380–387	384	5	470.00–520.00	$496.03	$1,905	+36.11
430–442	438	3	460.00–525.00	$503.73	$2,206	+26.26
460–490	479	11	470.00–505.00	$501.47	$2,402	+24.01
510–535	528	4	395.00–445.00	$420.92	$2,222	-31.25
550–575	566	7	410.00–465.00	$427.70	$2,421	+14.55
600–640	615	3	370.00–405.00	$392.86	$2,416	-3.47
655–687	667	15	355.00–405.00	$395.68	$2,639	+7.52
700–745	711	21	355.00–407.00	$397.39	$2,825	+33.88
755–795	783	16	342.50–362.50	$348.60	$2,730	-5.57
807–810	808	3	342.50–344.00	$343.50	$2,775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,174	—
460–485	473	2	390.00–405.00	$397.70	$1,881	+32.70
520–545	533	2	350.00–390.00	$370.47	$1,975	-4.53
570–585	577	7	380.00–405.00	$394.33	$2,275	—
655–675	665	2	320.00–340.00	$329.85	$2,194	—
835	835	1	319.00	$319.00	$2,664	—
875	875	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,538	—
990	990	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,722	—
1000	1000	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,775	—
1060	1060	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,836	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,874	—
585	585	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,545	—
620	620	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,263	+20.00
650	650	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,438	-15.78
715	715	1	377.50	$377.50	$2,699	—
975	975	2	325.00	$325.00	$3,169	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	382.50	$382.50	$2,678	+18.50

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,608	-60.00
355–395	369	11	485.00–540.00	$523.94	$1,933	+19.55
400–440	419	24	475.00–545.00	$525.29	$2,201	+37.70
453–495	467	27	475.00–530.00	$491.68	$2,296	+24.83
502–548	532	49	425.00–490.00	$451.52	$2,402	+10.79
550–590	574	80	395.00–455.00	$438.20	$2,515	+17.08
582 fancy	582	12	490.00	$490.00	$2,852	—
600–640	619	38	355.00–420.00	$406.59	$2,517	+16.68
650–696	679	66	344.00–400.00	$371.30	$2,521	+5.77
700–745	724	39	350.00–372.50	$360.62	$2,611	+5.03
752–793	787	41	327.00–362.50	$332.02	$2,613	-24.67
800–835	830	11	320.00–337.50	$322.68	$2,678	-9.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	430.00–435.00	$432.60	$1,354	+75.21
395	395	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,856	+35.00
487–495	490	12	405.00–450.00	$430.07	$2,107	+4.65
510–545	538	9	400.00–440.00	$418.90	$2,254	+42.63
560–597	574	20	382.50–416.00	$402.88	$2,313	+27.25
675–690	683	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,356	+0.61
745	745	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,514	-11.79
790	790	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,646	—
938	938	21	286.00	$286.00	$2,683	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,305	+80.00
360	360	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,350	-20.00
492	492	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,820	+17.00
530	530	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,855	+15.00
565–585	575	2	305.00–340.00	$322.80	$1,856	—
645	645	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,064	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	4	415.00	$415.00	$2,573	—
922	922	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,720	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,699	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,226	—
582	582	2	437.50	$437.50	$2,546	—
725	725	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,465	—

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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.