Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	431	358	224
Slaughter cattle	431	358	224

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers sold 1.50 to 1.75 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.50 to 4.25 higher. Slaughter bulls sold .75 lower. Trade was active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1320	1093	7	68.50–93.00	$82.93	$906	—
1185–1610	1346	99	118.00–124.75	$121.54	$1,636	—
1205–1440	1357	7	100.00–115.00	$110.22	$1,496	—
1250–1585	1426	5	94.00–117.00	$107.65	$1,535	-12.29
1810	1810	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,973	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	86.00	$86.00	$516	—
760	760	1	88.00	$88.00	$669	—
988–1021	1005	8	103.50–105.00	$104.26	$1,048	—
1025	1025	1	64.00	$64.00	$656	—
1060–1530	1188	7	105.00–115.00	$110.33	$1,311	-3.35
1119–1550	1291	53	117.00–123.25	$120.52	$1,556	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1360	1135	80-85%	4	88.00–94.00	$90.53	$1,028	—
915–1510	1193	80-85%	20	57.50–66.50	$62.58	$747	—
915–1535	1216	80-85%	84	67.00–77.50	$72.71	$884	+4.30
1085–1540	1278	80-85%	5	78.00–80.00	$78.85	$1,008	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1805	1455	75-80%	48	70.50–81.00	$75.79	$1,103	-1.89
1285–1905	1535	75-80%	7	59.50–69.50	$66.02	$1,013	-6.12
1340–1825	1538	75-80%	3	82.50–84.50	$83.48	$1,284	+11.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	85-90%	1	79.50	$79.50	$815	+45.48
1055	1055	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$728	—
660–1330	1076	85-90%	6	43.00–56.50	$53.97	$581	—
970–1465	1186	85-90%	14	57.50–68.00	$62.17	$737	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	65-75%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,351	+6.89
1385–1415	1400	65-75%	2	106.00–109.00	$107.48	$1,505	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–2200	1494	6	78.00–87.50	$84.51	$1,263	—
1355–2120	1707	10	89.00–99.50	$94.86	$1,619	—
1640–1935	1780	3	100.50–104.50	$102.82	$1,830	-0.29

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1210	1203	4	96.00–103.00	$101.28	$1,218	—

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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.