Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	261	214	216
Slaughter cattle	261	214	216

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers and slaughter dairy heifers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.75 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.50 lower. Trade was active with soft to moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	1	92.00	$92.00	$906	—
1040–1385	1199	4	85.00–93.50	$89.62	$1,075	—
1350–1405	1387	3	104.50–105.50	$105.18	$1,459	—
1188–1680	1427	34	97.00–103.50	$101.85	$1,453	-4.85
1350–1622	1489	14	90.00–95.50	$94.32	$1,404	—
1700–1930	1815	2	94.00–94.50	$94.27	$1,711	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1155	1040	2	75.00–79.00	$77.22	$803	-14.78
1025–1092	1064	6	87.00–95.00	$92.84	$988	—
1015–1555	1304	35	97.50–103.75	$101.36	$1,322	—
1335–1535	1418	3	93.00–96.50	$95.04	$1,348	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1010	1002	80-85%	3	67.50–74.00	$71.49	$716	—
1180	1180	80-85%	1	63.50	$63.50	$749	—
935–1445	1214	80-85%	6	47.00–51.50	$49.50	$601	-9.00
1000–1585	1301	80-85%	41	52.00–62.50	$56.01	$729	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1345	1338	75-80%	2	67.50–69.50	$68.51	$917	+14.13
1255–1690	1492	75-80%	31	53.50–64.00	$58.48	$873	—
1395–1580	1497	75-80%	3	48.00–52.50	$50.07	$750	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1412	1412	65-75%	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,341	—
1375–1675	1455	65-75%	11	76.50–87.50	$83.34	$1,213	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1120	931	85-90%	4	38.00–45.00	$41.14	$383	—
1010–1355	1163	85-90%	7	48.50–56.50	$54.13	$630	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1320	1175	3	47.00–74.00	$63.47	$746	—
1680–1975	1803	5	89.50–95.00	$91.59	$1,651	—
1790–1940	1887	3	75.00–83.50	$80.64	$1,522	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1305	1226	4	64.50–79.50	$70.35	$862	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1385	1335	2	78.50–83.00	$80.67	$1,077	—
1489	1489	6	91.50	$91.50	$1,362	—
1450–1565	1512	3	93.50–98.00	$95.17	$1,439	—

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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.