Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	295	320	0
Slaughter cattle	295	320	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.50 higher with Breakers gaining the most. Slaughter bulls sold 3.75 lower. Trade was active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	1	38.00	$38.00	$418	—
1285	1285	1	76.00	$76.00	$977	—
1299	1299	4	109.50	$109.50	$1,422	—
1030–1560	1339	45	102.00–108.50	$106.36	$1,424	—
1275–1600	1438	2	100.00–101.50	$100.67	$1,448	-0.77

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1033	1033	3	100.50	$100.50	$1,038	—
1230	1230	5	109.25	$109.25	$1,344	—
1055–1495	1261	53	102.00–108.50	$106.18	$1,339	+6.22
1190–1415	1303	2	98.50–99.50	$99.04	$1,290	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1065	1030	80-85%	2	64.00	$64.00	$659	—
1050	1050	80-85%	1	65.50	$65.50	$688	—
1005–1490	1245	80-85%	32	52.00–62.00	$55.40	$690	—
835–1665	1288	80-85%	24	44.50–51.50	$48.77	$628	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	75-80%	1	66.50	$66.50	$964	—
1240–1815	1505	75-80%	35	55.50–65.00	$59.53	$896	+5.48
1370–1715	1516	75-80%	10	48.50–54.50	$52.88	$802	-1.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
762–1120	994	85-90%	13	46.00–54.50	$50.16	$499	+1.15

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1540	1277	65-75%	6	74.00–85.00	$77.39	$988	—
1260–1426	1398	65-75%	6	60.00–64.00	$63.40	$886	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1845	1327	8	49.50–69.00	$62.52	$830	—
1715–1790	1753	2	86.50–89.00	$87.78	$1,539	—
1545–2360	1795	12	72.50–82.00	$77.64	$1,394	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1435	1395	3	80.00–86.00	$83.72	$1,168	—

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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.