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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, June 18, 2026

881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $370.11/cwt +27.61 vs last sale · ≈ $3,209/hd at 867 lb · 124 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $345.56/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $3,355/hd at 971 lb · 117 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $356.00/cwt +12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $3,293/hd at 925 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 881 1,105 0
Feeder cattle 881 1,105 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, quality early summer offering highlighted by several loads of locally produced yearling steers. Trade was active, reflective of current market trends with demand remaining good to very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,810 ±0.00
325–340 333 2 620.00–645.00 $632.22 $2,105 +19.85
402–440 416 14 520.00–550.00 $539.97 $2,246 -20.71
470–472 472 5 500.00–527.50 $522.02 $2,464 —
500–543 534 11 496.00–570.00 $509.55 $2,721 -1.61
555–582 567 14 492.50–495.00 $493.60 $2,799 —
610–648 637 11 430.00–470.00 $442.55 $2,819 -26.62
652–653 653 21 430.00–447.50 $445.48 $2,909 +10.48
705–708 707 27 404.00–416.00 $410.23 $2,900 +22.50
807–815 807 37 360.00–381.00 $380.43 $3,070 +34.21
858–871 867 124 369.25–371.00 $370.11 $3,209 +27.61
925 925 63 356.00 $356.00 $3,293 +12.37
958–985 971 117 334.50–356.00 $345.56 $3,355 +0.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 331 3 570.00–585.00 $580.47 $1,921 —
370 unweaned 370 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,980 —
378 378 3 560.00 $560.00 $2,117 +52.42
435–445 440 5 475.00–490.00 $484.01 $2,130 +18.60
455–470 463 3 475.00–495.00 $486.56 $2,253 -13.40
510–548 533 9 445.00–485.00 $470.25 $2,506 +23.40
560–595 581 8 430.00–480.00 $458.11 $2,662 +6.37
610–645 629 9 395.00–427.50 $413.83 $2,603 —
660–695 675 6 380.00–415.00 $399.61 $2,697 +12.31
757–790 764 5 362.50–374.00 $368.61 $2,816 +15.72
825–845 837 3 330.00–342.50 $335.83 $2,811 +4.93
851–895 872 11 328.00–352.50 $340.23 $2,967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 450.00–460.00 $455.16 $1,457 —
380 380 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,786 —
460 460 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,874 -20.93
515–532 526 3 405.00–440.00 $428.58 $2,254 +93.58
570–595 583 2 410.00–415.00 $412.45 $2,405 +28.70
600 600 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,070 -20.00
665–685 675 2 350.00–367.50 $358.88 $2,422 —
825 825 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,619 —
860 860 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,344 —
987–990 988 3 287.50–297.50 $290.84 $2,873 +10.84
1095 1095 1 275.00 $275.00 $3,011 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,156 —
395 395 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 —
555 555 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,998 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,730 —
805 805 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,858 —
870 870 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,871 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,898 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 unweaned 250 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,412 —
280 280 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,596 -60.00
300 300 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,800 —
355–390 381 5 525.00–550.00 $531.85 $2,026 +31.25
400–432 422 6 480.00–510.00 $487.95 $2,059 -11.02
506–520 508 7 440.00–502.50 $493.36 $2,506 +48.14
566–587 579 9 411.00–425.00 $416.58 $2,412 -13.37
600–636 616 23 400.00–427.50 $414.29 $2,552 +2.50
665 665 2 362.50 $362.50 $2,411 -26.13
701 701 4 347.00 $347.00 $2,432 —
762–768 765 8 347.50–355.00 $351.26 $2,687 +12.99
809–817 812 22 327.00–340.00 $329.33 $2,674 -2.14
876 876 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,812 -4.00
965–990 978 2 309.00–312.50 $310.73 $3,039 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 337 3 445.00–520.00 $484.43 $1,633 —
385 385 2 487.50 $487.50 $1,877 +42.54
420–446 440 15 420.00–530.00 $452.48 $1,991 +32.48
472–491 483 5 420.00–440.00 $432.19 $2,087 +4.74
505–544 530 22 405.00–430.00 $422.66 $2,240 +17.17
563–593 585 13 390.00–430.00 $409.41 $2,395 +19.52
612–618 616 5 385.00–397.50 $392.53 $2,418 —
688 688 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,511 +1.70
755–765 760 2 315.00–322.50 $318.77 $2,423 —
815 815 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,628 —
865 865 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 -16.00
980 980 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,793 -27.50
1005 1005 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,940 +3.75
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,654 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,768 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,133 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,397 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,984 -20.00
592 592 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,309 +20.00
658 658 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,533 +38.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,681 —
1051 1051 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,838 —

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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.