Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	361	327	414
Slaughter cattle	361	327	414

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.50 higher. Slaughter heifers sold .50 higher. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers steady to .25 higher, Boners 3.75 lower, and Leans 2.25 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.75 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1060	1040	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,154	—
1000–1300	1146	4	69.00–94.00	$83.09	$952	-11.52
1137–1445	1254	13	101.50–124.50	$119.57	$1,499	—
1235–1520	1382	14	104.00–127.50	$121.97	$1,686	-8.67
1120–1655	1406	76	128.50–134.50	$132.38	$1,861	—
1354–1533	1475	17	135.00–135.50	$135.09	$1,993	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,002	—
830–1215	959	5	71.00–86.00	$79.45	$762	-3.11
950–980	970	3	77.00–105.00	$95.86	$930	+13.30
990–1290	1111	9	100.50–127.50	$119.60	$1,329	—
1025–1200	1134	10	115.00–127.50	$122.71	$1,392	—
1150–1319	1266	25	129.00–133.50	$131.82	$1,669	—
1341	1341	4	135.50	$135.50	$1,817	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	80-85%	1	62.00	$62.00	$542	—
1010	1010	80-85%	1	67.50	$67.50	$682	-3.85
1020–1520	1245	80-85%	22	44.00–60.00	$55.51	$691	-13.39
1125–1535	1270	80-85%	4	74.00–76.50	$75.23	$955	-8.27
1040–1535	1287	80-85%	42	61.00–71.50	$65.31	$841	-18.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1870	1468	75-80%	29	71.50–82.00	$76.71	$1,126	+10.04
1200–1695	1473	75-80%	11	47.00–70.00	$65.25	$961	-1.42
1605–1705	1672	75-80%	3	83.00–84.50	$83.82	$1,401	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1260	1033	85-90%	6	26.00–49.00	$43.86	$453	—
965–1460	1154	85-90%	7	55.00–64.00	$59.11	$682	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1320	1200	65-75%	2	80.00–84.00	$82.20	$986	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1435	1310	5	70.50–85.50	$80.42	$1,054	—
1355–2075	1570	14	86.50–97.00	$91.33	$1,434	—
1625–2195	1886	8	97.00–102.50	$99.37	$1,874	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,290	—

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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.