Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	182	375	168
Slaughter cattle	182	375	168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold .25 to .50 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.25 lower. Trade was active with good demand on a light offering.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1325	1210	16	103.00–109.50	$107.63	$1,302	+4.01
1446	1446	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,699	—
1100–1618	1460	11	110.00–116.00	$113.66	$1,659	—
1720–1885	1803	2	90.00–100.00	$94.77	$1,709	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1075	945	3	61.00–72.00	$68.42	$647	—
1175	1175	1	108.50	$108.50	$1,275	+26.50
1196–1430	1295	13	110.00–116.00	$113.85	$1,474	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1030	927	80-85%	3	60.00–71.00	$66.61	$617	—
910–1450	1219	80-85%	33	53.00–63.50	$58.77	$716	+8.98
1200–1255	1228	80-85%	2	64.00–65.00	$64.51	$792	+14.72
865–1575	1254	80-85%	12	20.00–51.00	$37.72	$473	-28.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	85-90%	1	11.00	$11.00	$88	—
696–1355	1067	85-90%	13	45.00–55.00	$50.74	$541	—
925–1300	1102	85-90%	8	20.00–42.50	$34.20	$377	-15.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1695	1385	75-80%	2	69.50–71.00	$70.08	$971	—
1100–1800	1461	75-80%	17	56.50–66.50	$62.64	$915	—
1655–1715	1685	75-80%	2	54.00–55.50	$54.74	$922	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1425	1361	65-75%	6	104.00–108.00	$105.33	$1,434	—
1300–1525	1413	65-75%	2	68.00–75.00	$71.78	$1,014	-28.06
1100–1975	1557	65-75%	8	80.00–90.00	$84.95	$1,323	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2085	1649	7	72.50–80.50	$77.71	$1,281	-4.86
1115–2190	1701	4	45.00–65.00	$59.81	$1,017	—

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,328	—

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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.