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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 440 169 224
Slaughter cattle 440 169 224

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .50 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.25 to 3.50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.25 lower on a lower quality set of bulls. Trade was active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,090 —
1015–1330 1167 3 82.00–90.50 $84.81 $990 —
1065–1515 1198 13 92.00–111.00 $105.01 $1,258 —
1330–1470 1400 2 96.00–108.00 $101.70 $1,424 —
1205–1590 1447 9 94.00–112.50 $106.42 $1,540 —
1207–1630 1463 95 114.50–120.75 $117.66 $1,721 —
1650–1790 1727 6 104.50–112.50 $107.94 $1,864 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 54.00 $54.00 $418 —
930 930 1 80.00 $80.00 $744 -7.00
860–1120 948 5 68.50–86.50 $80.99 $768 -6.01
875–1130 1001 6 75.00–96.00 $87.07 $872 —
1015–1122 1086 4 87.00–102.50 $91.57 $994 —
1065–1535 1285 10 94.00–111.50 $106.89 $1,374 —
1130–1560 1321 66 113.50–119.00 $116.61 $1,540 +0.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1320 1156 80-85% 9 71.00–85.00 $75.22 $870 +6.04
900–1645 1276 80-85% 51 59.50–70.00 $65.15 $831 +3.13
980–1710 1322 80-85% 10 54.00–58.00 $57.05 $754 -15.71
1215–1535 1338 80-85% 5 71.00–74.50 $72.81 $974 +0.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1700 1415 75-80% 13 53.50–63.00 $60.39 $855 -13.45
1270–1910 1546 75-80% 52 63.50–74.00 $67.63 $1,046 —
1475–1770 1576 75-80% 4 75.00–76.50 $75.60 $1,191 +11.64
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–1180 778 85-90% 6 28.00–41.00 $36.32 $283 —
885 885 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $566 —
930 930 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $186 —
695–1375 1117 85-90% 14 50.00–57.50 $53.94 $603 +3.20
905–1330 1118 85-90% 2 57.50–61.50 $59.88 $669 +9.14
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1630 1382 65-75% 18 78.00–97.00 $85.19 $1,177 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1625 1293 8 68.00–82.50 $75.44 $975 —
1064–2175 1610 16 83.50–94.00 $89.85 $1,447 —
1985 1985 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,896 —

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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.