Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	380	418	206
Slaughter cattle	380	418	206

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 4.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.25 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.25 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand on slaughter steers and slaughter heifers, but good on slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1040	1028	2	94.00–96.00	$95.01	$977	—
1055	1055	2	90.00	$90.00	$950	—
1116	1116	1	80.00	$80.00	$893	—
1110–1240	1178	7	90.00–99.00	$93.89	$1,106	—
1155–1635	1437	50	100.00–106.00	$104.13	$1,496	—
1392–1490	1445	18	107.00–109.00	$107.76	$1,557	—
1225–1545	1449	5	94.00–99.00	$96.57	$1,399	—
1665–2015	1840	2	86.50–87.00	$86.73	$1,596	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–905	843	2	86.00–99.00	$92.98	$784	—
890	890	1	74.00	$74.00	$659	—
885–1280	1075	5	86.00–99.00	$93.67	$1,007	+18.23
980–1172	1108	3	64.00–73.50	$70.70	$783	-12.30
1060–1485	1310	35	101.50–107.00	$104.51	$1,369	-4.71
1115–1630	1321	7	92.50–98.00	$95.90	$1,267	-13.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1155	980	80-85%	10	53.50–79.00	$66.31	$650	—
815–1530	1235	80-85%	45	52.00–62.00	$54.96	$679	—
990–1520	1280	80-85%	16	39.00–50.00	$47.29	$605	-1.07
1615	1615	80-85%	1	64.00	$64.00	$1,034	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1189–1455	1376	75-80%	6	44.50–53.50	$50.58	$696	—
1280–1930	1495	75-80%	42	55.00–64.50	$59.35	$887	+7.20
1460–1620	1532	75-80%	3	66.00–69.50	$67.86	$1,040	+23.64

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–685	680	85-90%	2	55.00–57.00	$56.01	$381	—
715–1310	1056	85-90%	32	42.00–52.50	$46.72	$493	+11.03

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1250	1248	65-75%	2	61.50–65.00	$63.25	$789	—
1120–1755	1402	65-75%	9	73.50–85.00	$78.97	$1,107	—
1210–1610	1410	65-75%	2	93.50–94.00	$93.79	$1,322	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	2	85.00	$85.00	$748	—
765–2160	1393	5	35.00–68.50	$52.31	$729	—
1320–2205	1714	21	72.00–82.50	$77.43	$1,327	—
1595–2230	1868	6	83.00–88.00	$85.14	$1,590	—

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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.