Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Fairview, Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	353	531	327
Slaughter cattle	353	531	327

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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
990–1045	1018	2	107.00–116.00	$111.62	$1,136	—
1145	1145	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,179	—
1105–1250	1188	7	120.00–138.00	$132.92	$1,579	—
1195–1400	1305	4	129.00–139.00	$134.10	$1,750	—
1235–1600	1444	91	140.00–148.50	$144.90	$2,092	—
1670	1670	1	137.00	$137.00	$2,288	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1160	1030	2	72.00–91.00	$82.70	$852	—
1055	1055	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,203	—
1065–1285	1152	3	119.00–125.00	$122.46	$1,411	+6.58
1290	1290	3	149.50	$149.50	$1,929	—
1165–1515	1347	50	140.00–148.00	$145.68	$1,962	+7.78
1255–1545	1392	15	130.00–138.50	$134.82	$1,877	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1020	936	80-85%	6	74.00–110.00	$92.86	$869	—
790–1535	1163	80-85%	13	60.00–74.00	$70.24	$817	—
1015–1595	1255	80-85%	38	75.00–85.50	$80.37	$1,009	+0.82
1085–1540	1315	80-85%	7	86.00–92.50	$87.77	$1,154	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1790	1452	75-80%	12	73.50–84.00	$80.13	$1,163	—
1285–1880	1562	75-80%	32	85.00–95.50	$90.04	$1,406	—
1430–1920	1675	75-80%	2	96.00–98.00	$96.85	$1,622	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1185	1072	85-90%	5	52.50–63.00	$59.24	$635	-11.61
1070–1195	1122	85-90%	3	77.00–78.50	$77.81	$873	—
970–1375	1151	85-90%	7	65.00–74.50	$69.09	$795	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1620	1425	65-75%	2	115.00–116.00	$115.57	$1,647	+4.38
1540	1540	65-75%	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,987	+2.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1940	1495	7	79.00–102.00	$90.36	$1,351	—
1560–2260	1899	9	104.00–113.00	$107.84	$2,048	—
1540–2120	1956	5	116.00–119.50	$117.62	$2,301	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1150	1113	2	80.00–87.00	$83.38	$928	—
1350	1350	1	133.50	$133.50	$1,802	—

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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.