Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 7, 2026

918 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $347.25/cwt ≈ $3,212/hd at 925 lb · 113 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.02/cwt ≈ $2,829/hd at 827 lb · 68 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.69/cwt ≈ $3,142/hd at 876 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	918	269	0
Feeder cattle	918	—	0
Replacement cattle	—	269	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview: No price comparison as the last feeder sale was more than twenty days ago. Nice offering of pasture ready calves found new homes on active trade and 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
315–330	323	2	605.00–620.00	$612.33	$1,978	—
320–348 unweaned	339	9	620.00–625.00	$623.43	$2,113	—
365 unweaned	365	1	625.00	$625.00	$2,281	—
350–397	390	14	545.00–595.00	$578.25	$2,255	—
417–447	429	7	525.00–542.50	$531.68	$2,281	—
435 unweaned	435	7	590.00	$590.00	$2,566	—
465–495	478	9	515.00–555.00	$531.19	$2,539	—
503–547	533	30	490.00–530.00	$517.55	$2,759	—
601–637	611	34	437.50–490.00	$459.67	$2,809	—
650–694	688	31	421.00–440.00	$422.15	$2,904	—
711–730	715	5	395.00–411.00	$407.73	$2,915	—
823–833	830	53	360.00–369.00	$365.80	$3,036	—
876–880	876	63	342.50–359.50	$358.69	$3,142	—
903–933	925	113	338.00–355.00	$347.25	$3,212	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	565.00	$565.00	$1,667	—
325	325	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,739	—
370–395	383	2	530.00–540.00	$535.16	$2,050	—
400	400	2	495.00	$495.00	$1,980	—
461 unweaned	461	3	510.00	$510.00	$2,351	—
450–496	488	16	440.00–507.50	$499.03	$2,435	—
500–536	527	12	440.00–482.50	$463.76	$2,444	—
540 unweaned	540	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,376	—
560–570	567	3	445.00–455.00	$448.29	$2,542	—
601–645	620	12	365.00–420.00	$401.96	$2,492	—
662–697	672	30	380.00–412.50	$400.30	$2,690	—
705–730	720	8	355.00–390.00	$373.10	$2,686	—
773–796	787	11	360.00–375.00	$366.74	$2,886	—
830–845	838	2	321.00–337.50	$329.32	$2,760	—
850	850	5	342.50	$342.50	$2,911	—
965	965	1	330.00	$330.00	$3,184	—
1025	1025	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,844	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,180	—
325–345	335	2	370.00–430.00	$400.90	$1,343	—
360	360	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,566	—
455–492	481	4	410.00–460.00	$434.61	$2,090	—
550–567	561	4	355.00–385.00	$368.61	$2,068	—
665	665	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,294	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335 unweaned	335	3	525.00	$525.00	$1,759	—
335–340	338	2	475.00–545.00	$509.74	$1,723	—
350–385	365	8	470.00–525.00	$507.83	$1,854	—
365 unweaned	365	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,788	—
400 unweaned	400	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,960	—
420–448	444	11	445.00–502.50	$493.23	$2,190	—
453–495	464	35	432.50–480.00	$465.29	$2,159	—
515 unweaned	515	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,292	—
516–543	533	29	425.00–492.50	$443.96	$2,366	—
567–590	576	25	400.00–405.00	$401.63	$2,313	—
600–623	608	21	382.50–412.50	$401.76	$2,443	—
656–682	672	37	360.00–391.00	$378.34	$2,542	—
701–746	732	23	352.50–367.50	$356.31	$2,608	—
780	780	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,632	—
805–829	827	68	320.00–343.50	$342.02	$2,829	—
865	865	6	310.00–342.50	$337.08	$2,916	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,425	—
340	340	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,292	—
360	360	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,620	—
361 unweaned	361	4	515.00	$515.00	$1,859	—
400–440	425	5	400.00–435.00	$414.13	$1,760	—
460–490	479	4	390.00–425.00	$402.25	$1,927	—
500–545	521	4	395.00–417.50	$407.25	$2,122	—
550–586	578	6	397.50–405.00	$400.41	$2,314	—
605–628	623	5	365.00–372.50	$371.04	$2,312	—
650	650	8	375.00	$375.00	$2,438	—
693	693	4	360.00	$360.00	$2,495	—
735	735	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,572	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,210	—
315	315	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,197	—
360	360	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,278	—
400	400	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,500	—
580–585	583	2	365.00–395.00	$379.94	$2,215	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,222	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	460.00–500.00	$480.26	$1,849	—
492	492	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,993	—
520–545	539	4	425.00–440.00	$428.62	$2,310	—
615	615	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,398	—
655–670	657	10	345.00–393.00	$388.10	$2,550	—
715–737	731	10	307.50–360.00	$345.78	$2,528	—
971	971	5	245.00	$245.00	$2,379	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	2	525.00	$525.00	$2,426	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,794	—

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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.