Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

This is an archived report. See the latest Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle report →

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	361	440	392
Slaughter cattle	361	440	392

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 2.25 to 3.75 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.75 to 7.00 lower, with Leans taking the largest loss. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Trade was active with soft to moderate demand on a lower market.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1195	1041	5	96.00–111.50	$102.70	$1,069	—
1062–1415	1241	7	96.00–107.00	$101.00	$1,253	—
1295–1515	1375	4	104.00–109.50	$107.70	$1,481	—
1285–1610	1438	42	110.00–116.50	$113.78	$1,636	+7.36
1655–1675	1668	7	107.00–111.00	$108.42	$1,808	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1011	962	7	96.00–110.00	$105.89	$1,019	—
1005–1415	1196	5	97.00–107.50	$100.55	$1,203	—
1040–1465	1304	8	102.00–107.00	$104.23	$1,359	-12.38
1135–1490	1337	88	110.00–116.50	$114.10	$1,526	-2.51

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1360	1145	80-85%	7	63.00–81.50	$69.12	$791	—
955–1605	1219	80-85%	11	35.00–52.50	$48.03	$585	—
935–1560	1271	80-85%	42	54.00–64.50	$58.30	$741	-6.85
1255–1300	1278	80-85%	2	66.00	$66.00	$843	+0.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,038	—
1215–1920	1516	75-80%	44	56.50–67.00	$62.54	$948	-5.09
1330–1680	1574	75-80%	4	44.50–55.00	$52.26	$823	-23.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1295	979	85-90%	4	57.00–70.00	$61.17	$599	—
950–1075	996	85-90%	4	42.00–44.00	$42.48	$423	—
855–1575	1153	85-90%	14	44.50–55.00	$50.32	$580	—
950–1640	1312	85-90%	3	55.50–57.00	$56.07	$736	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1425	1355	65-75%	2	68.00–70.00	$69.05	$936	-16.14
1405–1530	1468	65-75%	2	92.00–97.00	$94.61	$1,389	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1740	1455	4	29.00–75.50	$64.59	$940	—
1310–2035	1695	10	77.00–87.50	$82.69	$1,402	—
1415–2000	1786	9	88.50–94.50	$91.07	$1,627	—

↑ Back to top

Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1810	1708	2	87.50–95.00	$91.02	$1,555	—

↑ Back to top

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.