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Fairview Sale Barn Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 20, 2026

1,167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $325.13/cwt -20.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,877/hd at 885 lb · 233 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $346.20/cwt -6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,898/hd at 837 lb · 85 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.52/cwt -17.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 668 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,167 787 0
Feeder cattle 1,167 787 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today at Fairview, a quality offering was met with good demand on active trade.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,843 -16.07
375–385 379 4 432.50–462.50 $453.82 $1,720 -116.18
410–420 fancy 413 4 500.00–510.00 $507.45 $2,096 —
401–440 415 6 410.00–475.00 $447.36 $1,857 -60.72
450–492 472 19 420.00–485.00 $435.54 $2,056 -26.39
500–535 516 19 387.50–440.00 $421.77 $2,176 +3.32
577–590 586 19 393.00–435.00 $412.40 $2,417 +0.27
601–643 629 46 365.00–407.50 $387.11 $2,435 +7.11
686–697 693 35 352.00–379.00 $371.73 $2,576 -18.83
728–733 731 17 355.00–374.00 $371.36 $2,715 -13.42
787 787 2 336.00 $336.00 $2,644 -44.25
821–840 837 85 328.00–350.00 $346.20 $2,898 -6.29
867–893 885 233 320.00–335.50 $325.13 $2,877 -20.37
915 915 55 320.00 $320.00 $2,928 -13.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,332 —
430–445 442 5 322.00–367.50 $356.83 $1,577 -96.07
500–546 532 22 330.00–385.00 $357.79 $1,903 -30.54
550–597 584 29 332.50–381.00 $366.63 $2,141 -9.57
600–645 625 8 325.00–355.00 $339.69 $2,123 -16.00
650–667 653 25 312.50–346.00 $340.36 $2,223 -18.41
700–722 719 7 322.50–335.00 $324.24 $2,331 -31.59
750–790 769 4 322.00–325.00 $323.53 $2,488 -15.10
812–848 838 22 305.00–335.00 $320.22 $2,683 -0.22
860 860 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,666 +2.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–496 490 4 312.50–347.50 $320.90 $1,572 -36.40
565–585 575 2 305.00–310.00 $307.54 $1,768 -44.96
605 605 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,664 —
700–730 717 3 282.50–305.00 $296.83 $2,128 +76.83
885 885 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,611 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1033 1033 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,892 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,368 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 335 3 417.50–425.00 $419.85 $1,406 -115.57
360–385 373 6 405.00–420.00 $413.21 $1,541 -55.18
400–435 426 9 372.50–390.00 $387.32 $1,650 -107.28
469–472 470 20 402.50–417.50 $410.73 $1,930 —
500–545 520 11 357.50–385.00 $376.43 $1,957 -30.28
555–586 583 36 370.00–387.50 $372.52 $2,172 -9.00
619–645 623 13 322.50–342.00 $339.90 $2,118 -21.08
652–681 668 71 327.50–352.50 $335.52 $2,241 -17.05
714 714 10 332.50 $332.50 $2,374 -8.62
750–798 771 44 308.00–322.50 $315.48 $2,432 -7.86
834 834 59 320.50 $320.50 $2,673 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 3 375.00–380.00 $377.49 $1,333 —
430–443 440 5 345.00–360.00 $347.93 $1,531 -57.07
465–495 481 15 340.00–362.50 $348.93 $1,678 -47.68
510–547 524 10 350.00–370.00 $359.10 $1,882 -14.76
562–581 573 6 335.00–352.50 $344.53 $1,974 -25.18
635 635 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,048 —
662–682 668 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,138 -2.50
700–707 704 4 302.50–312.50 $307.52 $2,165 +2.52
780 780 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,398 -12.50
909–922 911 13 275.00–285.00 $283.44 $2,582 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 325.00–342.50 $334.16 $1,263 -29.82
530 530 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,683 -20.99
565 565 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,766 —
785 785 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,276 —
815 815 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,404 -7.50
889 889 6 252.50 $252.50 $2,245 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
851 851 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,340 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,351 —
385 385 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,636 -85.00
467 467 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,705 ±0.00
590 590 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,858 -56.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,552 -27.50
682 682 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,807 —
703 703 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,881 —

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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.