Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	366	488	396
Slaughter cattle	366	488	396

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.50 to 4.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold .50 to 3.25 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.25 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
1072	1072	2	99.50	$99.50	$1,067	+25.67
1055–1190	1145	3	57.50–70.00	$61.34	$702	—
1040–1440	1238	8	85.50–100.00	$94.72	$1,173	—
1290	1290	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,084	—
1102–1605	1360	10	90.00–99.50	$94.71	$1,288	—
1370	1370	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,480	—
1226–1565	1382	49	100.00–107.50	$104.06	$1,438	—
1668–1905	1736	10	80.00–101.50	$92.38	$1,604	-11.22

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	2	80.00	$80.00	$748	+10.77
960–1050	1005	2	88.00–90.00	$88.96	$894	—
1095–1585	1337	52	99.50–107.00	$103.73	$1,387	+5.80
1130–1625	1398	14	87.00–99.00	$95.04	$1,329	-16.71
1480	1480	1	109.50	$109.50	$1,621	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1715	1475	75-80%	11	38.00–49.00	$46.20	$681	-0.88
1485	1485	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$921	+14.92
1225–1936	1535	75-80%	56	49.50–60.00	$54.21	$832	-0.63

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
937–1440	1192	80-85%	15	40.00–46.00	$43.49	$518	—
1225–1270	1248	80-85%	2	55.00–59.00	$56.96	$711	—
1015–1560	1292	80-85%	40	46.50–56.50	$50.87	$657	-0.28
1160–1630	1395	80-85%	2	58.00–61.50	$59.46	$829	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1160	1007	85-90%	3	34.00–35.00	$34.62	$349	+8.14
1075	1075	85-90%	1	49.50	$49.50	$532	+3.50
815–1310	1097	85-90%	18	37.50–46.00	$42.72	$469	-3.28

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1625	1249	65-75%	8	58.50–75.00	$70.21	$877	—
1570	1570	65-75%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,492	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–2215	1434	14	44.00–67.50	$60.14	$862	—
1415–2475	1772	13	68.50–78.00	$73.08	$1,295	-1.56
1805–2360	2062	5	82.00–89.50	$84.55	$1,743	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	1	97.50	$97.50	$1,511	—

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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.