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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 375 361 215
Slaughter cattle 375 361 215

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold .50 to .75 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly .75 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. 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
1075–1475 1240 20 92.00–109.50 $103.62 $1,285 +2.62
1135–1560 1364 106 109.50–115.75 $113.08 $1,542 +5.38
1145–1640 1514 4 106.00–109.00 $107.38 $1,626 —
1650–1880 1737 8 94.00–110.00 $102.81 $1,786 —
1910 1910 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,662 —
2025–2530 2278 2 57.00–78.00 $66.34 $1,511 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
971 971 5 110.50 $110.50 $1,073 +4.61
1062–1380 1165 10 100.00–109.00 $104.85 $1,222 +4.30
1176 1176 3 82.00 $82.00 $964 -18.55
1150–1475 1320 24 110.00–116.00 $113.68 $1,501 +9.45
1146–1555 1345 11 102.00–107.00 $105.23 $1,415 -8.87

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 80-85% 1 26.00 $26.00 $228 —
990–1260 1162 80-85% 6 65.00–79.00 $69.45 $807 —
885–1550 1206 80-85% 11 35.00–53.50 $49.79 $600 +1.76
1270 1270 80-85% 1 66.50 $66.50 $845 +8.20
960–1935 1317 80-85% 44 54.50–64.00 $59.07 $778 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1350 1280 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.47 $953 —
1215–1980 1525 75-80% 44 56.00–66.00 $60.55 $923 -1.99
1330–1800 1573 75-80% 5 52.50–55.00 $53.82 $847 +1.56
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1155 1007 85-90% 3 34.00–43.50 $41.11 $414 —
960–1380 1127 85-90% 20 44.00–54.50 $49.62 $559 —
1135–1670 1383 85-90% 3 58.00–59.50 $58.69 $812 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1550 1431 65-75% 5 95.00–104.00 $99.84 $1,429 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 1 88.00 $88.00 $836 —
950–2160 1540 4 62.00–74.00 $68.96 $1,062 —
980–2085 1615 18 75.50–86.00 $82.57 $1,334 —
1855–2285 2009 6 87.50–89.50 $88.45 $1,777 —

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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.